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by Katia Amore | Wed, 05/01/2013 - 07:39

1º May marks the celebration of La Festa dei Lavoratori or Labor Day in Italy. Also known as May Day, the Primo Maggio has long symbolized the workers that…

Culture

Italy’s Frecce Tricolori: Italian Daredevils Of The Skies

by Carol King | Wed, 04/24/2013 - 11:33

Carol King reports on the flamboyant aerobatic antics of Italy’s most skilled pilots. When it comes to creating a dazzling spectacle in the sky, the pilots of…

Culture

Contemporary Italian Artist Pistoletto Retrospective Opens at Louvre

by Nicola Ferlei-Brown | Tue, 04/23/2013 - 11:00

"A 'thing' is not art, but the idea expressed by that same 'thing' may be". These are the words of Michelangelo Pistoletto.Born in Biella in 1933, Pistoletto…

Rome celebrates its 2,766th anniversary.

by ITALY | Fri, 04/19/2013 - 11:59

Romans are ready to celebrate the city’s 2,766th birthday this Sunday, 21 April.The Eternal City is preparing itself for the festivities, concerts and special…

Culture

Ancient Sicilian Masterpieces On Show At Getty Villa

by Carol King | Mon, 04/08/2013 - 07:13

The Getty Villa museum in Malibu, California is mounting an exhibition of masterpieces of ancient art from Sicily.Called ‘Sicily: Art and Invention between…

Culture

Sir John Soane’s Museum In London Mounts Piranesi Show

by Carol King | Thu, 04/04/2013 - 06:24

A rare collection of drawings of Ancient Greek temples in Paestum by 18th-century Italian artist Giovanni Battista Piranesi is on show at the Sir John Soane’s…

Culture

Artists Reinterpret The Italian Flag

by Carol King | Mon, 04/01/2013 - 11:00

Painting by Giuliano della Casa The Italian flag is getting a new look thanks to 90 international artists participating in a show in Emilia-Romagna.Called ‘…

Culture

Metropolitan Museum of Art Mounts Exhibit Of Italian Instruments

by Carol King | Thu, 03/28/2013 - 11:03

New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art is staging an exhibition of rare Italian and Cremonese stringed instruments.The show is of the Sau-Wing Lam collection of…

Culture

Tuscan New Year in Pisa and Florence

by ITALY | Mon, 03/25/2013 - 06:39

Pisa and Florence celebrate the traditional New Year ceremony that marked the life of the Tuscan cities from the middle ages to the 18th century. This is…

Culture

21st FAI Spring Day: 700 Italian Cultural Sites Open For Free

by Carol King | Fri, 03/22/2013 - 05:27

From 23 to 24 March, 700 of Italy’s cultural sites, many of which are not usually open to the public, will be open to all for free. The open days form part of…