The Forum Of Augustus. 2000 Years Later - Project Brings Lights On The Forum
From Monday 21st April, on the occasion of the 2767th Birthday of Rome, the lights will turn on the Forum of Augustus and "The Forum of Augustus. 2000 Years Later" project, promoted Roma Capitale, Gabinetto del Sindaco, Assessorato alla Cultura, Creatività e Promozione Artistica – Sovrintendenza Capitolina ai Beni Culturali and produced by Zètema P...
CGIE: Da domani la Plenaria alla Farnesina
Inizieranno domani pomeriggio alla Farnesina i lavori della assemblea plenaria del Cgie, convocata dal segretario generale Elio Carozza. La plenaria inizierà, come di consueto, con le relazioni del Governo, del Comitato di Presidenza e gli interventi dei parlamentari inviati da Camera e Senato.I lavori riprenderanno giovedì mattina con l'i...
Spared in war, Italy's 'greatest picture' saved again by benefactor
An Italian Renaissance masterpiece that English novelist Aldous Huxley once described as "the greatest picture in the world" was saved from destruction in World War Two by a British artillery officer who defied orders to shell the town. Today, Piero della Francesca's 15th Century fresco of the resurrection of Jesus Christ on a wall in the...
Paintings by Giotto, Raffaello, Carracci and Reni highlight the Pinacoteca of Bologna
Visitors of Bologna's "Pinacoteca" can find paintings that date from the fourteenth century up until the eighteenth century, mostly by regional artists. However, its two most important masterpieces, a painting by Tuscan painter Giotto and the famous "Santa Cecilia" painting by Rome-based Raffaello Sanzio, were brought here from other regions. These...
Parmesan Producers in Italy Protest Fake Versions of Cheese
Italian Parmesan producers are protesting what they call fake versions of the cheese made in the U.S. that are cutting into their livelihood. Parmesan cheese — the real stuff, that is, labeled Parmigiano Reggiano — is a globally protected Italian brand. It can only be legally produced in and around the city of Parma, following a strict pro...
Italian team Pallacanestro Cantu signs Metta World Peace, calls it 'coup of the century'
Former NBA All-Star Metta World Peace has signed for Italian team Pallacanestro Cantu for the remainder of the season. After a series of teasing tweets from the 35-year-old World Peace — such as "whatever you can do I Cantu better" — Cantu confirmed the news, calling it "the coup of the century." "When Daniele (sporting director Danie...
The Tale of Tales: Real life Fairy tale locations in Italy
by Claudia Baroncelli As one of the three Italian movies competing at the Cannes Film Festival 2015, The Tale of Tales by Italian Matteo Garrone (two-time winner of the Cannes Grand Prix for "Gomorra" in 2008 and "Reality" in 2011) is a "fantasy movie with horror elements" in the director's words, interpreted by Salma Hayek, John C. R...
Dopo 35 anni Burri si prende tutto il Guggenheim
di Ada Masoero Milano. È stata presentata ieri a Milano, sotto l'affresco di Giovanni Battista Tiepolo in Palazzo Clerici, la mostra curata da Emily Braun (con Megan Fontanella e Carol Stringari) che il Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum di New York dedica dal 9 ottobre al 6 gennaio prossimi ad Alberto Burri (1915-95), nel centenario della nasci...
I 10 paesi fantasma più suggestivi d’Italia
Nel 1950 le località di Resia e Curon vengono artificialmente allagate per creare un lago atto alla produzione d'energia idroelettrica. Tutti gli edifici vengono rasi al suolo eccetto il campanile della Chiesa di Santa Caterina, che ancora oggi emerge dalle acque del Lago di Resia, diventando una famosa attrazione turistica. Curiosità: Il vec...
The Search for our Ancestry (XVIII)
By Angelo Coniglio Often, I have had more luck finding facts in the Mormon microfilms than I've had by trying to contact Sicilian towns or churches by mail, e-mail, or even by personally visiting the town. But after a trip to Sicily, I learned a lesson about primary records. The names below have been changed, but the story is factual. &nb...
AUR’s first ‘Parents’ Weekend’ and Thanksgiving Dinner a huge success
AUR hosted it's first (of many, we hope) annual Parents' Weekend and Thanksgiving Dinner between the 26th and 28th of November and it was a truly rewarding and enjoyable undertaking. It's not just us saying that either; ""It is great to see" said Michael Hook (parent to Lindsey) "how AUR has organized itself in providing not only good education to...
After toughest juncture in decades, Italy launches €32 mn national olive oil plan
Italy has finally returned to investing in the olive oil sector. The national olive oil plan allocated €32 million in order to, among other things, strengthen the quantity and quality of production, promote Made in Italy extra virgin olive oil abroad. A sort of "ghost" evoked in nearly every debate on olive oil starting from the mid-90s has now fi...