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What Museums and Monuments Are Open in Venice?

by Silvia Donati | Fri, 06/19/2020 - 00:00

What has reopened in Venice in terms of museums and monuments? The situation is so confusing that when I asked a local tour guide, even she wasn’t sure. …

Travel

Why This is a Good Time to Take a Walk on the Accademia Bridge in Venice

by Silvia Donati | Thu, 09/20/2018 - 03:00

The newly restored Ponte dell’Accademia in Venice is one of the four bridges crossing the Grand Canal, linking the sestieri of Dorsoduro and San Marco.…

Culture

'Feast in the House of Levi': Veronese's Irreverent Take on The Last Supper

by Katia Amore | Sun, 01/18/2015 - 04:00

Festa a Casa di Levi - The Feast in the House of Levi is a 1573 painting by Italian painter Paolo Veronese and one of the largest canvases of the 16th century…

Culture

Gallerie dell'Accademia Museum in Venice Plans to Double Exhibition Space

by Silvia Donati | Sat, 12/20/2014 - 02:00

Five new exhibition halls are set to open at the famous Gallerie dell’Accademia in Venice in late April 2015, shortly before the beginning of Milan’s Expo 2015…

Culture

Michelangelo's David at Risk of Collapsing

by Silvia Donati | Wed, 05/07/2014 - 01:30

Michelangelo's David is at risk of collapsing under its own weight, researchers from the National Research Council (CNR) and the University of Florence warned…

Culture

Colosseum is Italy's Most Visited Monument

by Anonymous (not verified) | Wed, 04/09/2014 - 20:10

2013 was a highly successful year for the Colosseum, which registered a total of 5,625,219 visitors, up 400,000 from the previous year, making it the most…

Titian's "La Fuga in Egitto" Returns to Venice After More than 250 Years

by Gabi Logan | Fri, 11/02/2012 - 04:52

After twelve years of restoration, Titian's early masterpiece "La Fuga in Egitto" (Flight to Egypt) makes its last-ever Italian appearance at the Gallerie dell…