Culture

This holiday season, the United Nations headquarters in New York City will have the rare opportunity to host an exhibit featuring the original writings of St. Francis of Assisi, known the world over as the patron saint of animals, the …

A soli 20 anni era già sui ponti, pronto a sfidare la forza di gravità. Non è più sceso.  Neanche l’incidente che subì mentre costruiva il Golden Gate, a San Francisco, e che lo bloccò per mesi a letto, riuscì …

In the aftermath of the economic crisis, Italy continues to experience high unemployment rates and a constant brain drain that doesn’t facilitate recovery. Nevertheless, Italy has once again proved that it is home to some of the most beautiful minds …

Founded in 1895, La Biennale di Venezia is the oldest and most widely recognized contemporary art event in the world. While the Biennale’s roots are in the visual arts, its scope now encompasses theatre music, dance, film and architecture. The …

When Mina Gregori, one of the greatest living Caravaggio experts, found herself in front of a portrait of a young girl in the private collection of a European family, she said “Finally, it’s her”. The painting was found this past …

One hundred years ago, the whole world was fighting over territory and power. Unresolved political, territorial, and economic conflicts among the major European nations, where imperialism and nationalism had been constantly growing since the 19th century, fuelled military rivalries and …

The Vatican City is the smallest internationally recognized independent state in the world. Yet in terms of art pieces per square meter, it might be the state with the highest concentration of art in the planet.    Over time the …

Founded in 2014 by Luciano Lamonarca and Jere Palazzolo, the Saint Pio Foundation carries out several interesting initiatives that involve an increasing number of members and supporters. In this interview, Maestro Lamonarca offers an insight into the main activities and …

Nino De Vita was born in 1950 on the western side of Sicily near the town of Marsala. Among his many books of poetry, he has published three children’s books. Over the last fifteen years, he has won some of …

Fifteen years ago, I was fortunate enough to take a tour through the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel and have the humbling experience of standing beneath Michelangelo’s masterpiece, “The Creation of Adam”.  I could make out the figures of God and Adam …