Culture

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 …

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 …

Year: 1934.  Region: Abruzzo, Italy.  You: A poor farmer plowing your field.  Discovery: One of the most archeologically significant finds in your country’s history.   Amidst the Gran Sasso National Park in the Province of L’Aquila, a nearly 7-foot limestone …

A un secolo di distanza dal catastrofico terremoto che sconvolse l’Abruzzo, e in particolare Avezzano e la Marsica, l’editore D’Abruzzo-Menabò presenta l’edizione in lingua italiana del racconto “Civita d’Antino”, una straordinaria testimonianza di quella tragedia del poeta e scrittore danese …

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 …

Two days ago, in Carbognano in the Resurrection Chapel of the town church, restorers from the “Soprintendenza ai beni storico artistici del Lazio” (Superintendency for Lazio’s historical and artistic properties) noticed that the Resurrection frescos continued behind the altar. Upon …

L’orgoglio delle radici. Il riconoscimento delle positività espresse dagli italiani di ieri e di oggi. In un’intervista al Corriere della Sera, il sindaco di New York, Bill De Blasio è stato molto chiaro: “Sono americano, ma sono orgoglioso delle mie …

Monuments are problematic, especially official state or national monuments. They dictate to the viewer what to think.  How do we commemorate without dictating?  Mount Rushmore’s intended message does not stop Douglas Gladstone in Carving a Niche for Himself from problematizing …

In a few months, the travelling exhibition of Michelangelo’s precious  drawings from Casa Buonarroti, Florence, will proceed to Nashville and Phoenix, after having had its only Canadian venue in Toronto, at the Art Gallery of Ontario. Michelangelo (1475-1564), was a …

Dear Readers, Giovanni da Verrazzano’s namesake New York, double-decked suspension bridge which lost a z in the translation, turns 50 this month. Then New York Mayor, Robert F. Wagner cut the ribbon at the opening ceremony. The upper level of …