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Umberto Mucci

Umberto has a degree in Political Science and a master in Marketing and Communication. He is the founder and CEO of We the Italians and the representative in Italy of the Italian American Museum of New York. He gives lectures about History of Italian Emigration to the US, and he has published seven books about Italy and the US

  WTI Magazine #72    2015 November 13Author : Italian Botanical Heritage      Translation by:   Villa Arconati, also known as the Castellazzo, is one of the historic mansions located in Bollate, in the hamlet of Castellazzo di Bollate. It is an example of late XVIII century Lombard baroque, and it is a national monument. The villa is located wi...

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  WTI Magazine #72    2015 November 13Author : Paola Lovisetti Scamihorn      Translation by:   Autumn is a nice season of the year: leaves share their most brilliant colors and soil offers us healthy fall produce. One of my favorite autumn veggies is pumpkin (for more info check risotto with pumpkin. I love its sweet and chestnutty taste. I eve...

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  WTI Magazine #72    2015 November 13Author : italia.it      Translation by:   Green meadows, thick forests, teeming streams, hidden gorges and towering waterfalls create all together a painting of rare beauty: we are in Valnerina, one of the most beautiful areas in Umbria region. The Nera River Park, better known as "Waters' Park", because of...

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  WTI Magazine #72    2015 November 13Author : Angie Spitalieri      Translation by:   In 1995, a group of prominent business leaders in Cleveland held small group meetings to discuss how to best honor their Italian-American heritage, culture and traditions. This group later became the Northern Ohio Italian American Foundation (NOIA). Now celebr...

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  WTI Magazine #72    2015 November 13Author : Elda Buonanno Foley      Translation by:   On top of a very famous palace in Rome, there is a popular line "A people made of artists, poets, saints, philosophers, scientists and sailors". The line, thought to celebrate the "Italian Civilization," remarkably summarizes how often the Italians are seen...

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  WTI Magazine #72    2015 November 13Author : folclore.it      Translation by:   In the year of the Expo 2015, in the Venetian province there's a city that showcases the goose, through an exhibition with tens of thousands of visitors, sold out hotels and restaurants, opportunities for recreation and for the rediscovery of ancient traditions, in...

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  WTI Magazine #72    2015 November 13Author : Giovanni Verde      Translation by: Giulia Carletti   Caterina de' Medici is a famous and controversial protagonist of legends questioning her behalf. She was one of the most powerful and influential women of 16th century Europe. She was born in Florence on the 13rd of April, 1519, daughter of Loren...

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  WTI Magazine #72    2015 November 13Author : Jennifer Gentile Martin for www.vinotravelsitaly.com      Translation by:   Variety is one of the reasons why I developed a huge love for the wines of Italy. Italy has hundreds of native indigenous varietals, plus international grapes as well. Of course, to the average consumer wine can be completel...

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  WTI Magazine #72    2015 November 13Author : John Cabot University      Translation by:   Many inventions that we take for granted today – from roadways to concrete and even our calendar – have their origins in the ancient world. Some were invented in Ancient Rome, and others were perfected by the Empire as it absorbed technologies from the ci...

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  WTI Magazine #71    2015 October, 30Author : Umberto Mucci      Translation by:   Ciao from Rome! Welcome to the 71st issue of our online magazine. We are back in Rome, after our very profitable trip to New York and Washington. And we're planning a new trip to the US, this time to a few cities in the South, to attend a few important events, an...

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  WTI Magazine #71    2015 October, 30Author : Maria Teresa Cometto      Translation by:   Did you know the first personal computer was invented by an Italian? As well as the first microchip and many other breakthroughs in technology. You will find out this and much more, when you visit the new exhibition "MAKE IN ITALY - 50 YEARS OF ITALIAN BRE...

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  WTI Magazine #71    2015 October, 30Author : Giulia Carletti      Translation by:   A sincere attachment to primordial earth and its prime materials is what pervades the variegated œuvre of the Italian artist Gastone Primon. Gastone Primon started his career as a ceramist in Este, his hometown, yet today he lives and works in the south of Rome...

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