The doll hospital in Naples
Dolls are often sad. The people working in the Doll Hospital in Naples know it well: day in and day out, "doctors" here diagnose young and old patients made in wood, papier-mâché, porcelain and plastic. Along these crowded hallways, working-class puppets and aristocratic 'pupi' are all treated the same, and precious Lenci ceramic dolls receive the...
Martini, the story behind the most iconic Italian drink
by Serena Perfetto It is usually said that while there are many 'martinis', there is only one Martini. This reminds us how cocktails sometimes have little or no resemblance to the original, the classic Gin Martini, made of gin and dry vermouth, which will always be a classic and the favorite cocktail for many. But when did the sto...
Vino: crolla la Russia, risorge la Cina, ma l’Italia ringrazia gli Stati Uniti
Trattandosi di vino la battuta potrebbe venire spontanea: rischio bolla per il mercato mondiale? Qualche dubbio produttori e addetti ai lavori cominciano ad averlo. Soprattutto sembra essersi interrotta la cavalcata epocale che in appena cinque anni – tra il 2009 e il 2014 – aveva visto il mercato mondiale crescere addirittura del 122%. Or...
6 Iconic Italian Dishes You Didn't Know Were From Emilia-Romagna
If you think you can come to Italy and keep your waistline intact, you are sorely mistaken – for there is no such thing as being on a diet in this country. Between the countless gelatos (it's hot in Italy, okay?) and the pasta and the wine, well, calories really aren't much of a concern. Especially in Emilia-Romagna, one of Italy's most underrated...
What's Inside Rome's Ancient Catacombs?
By Maria Cristina Valsecchi A cross inlaid in the floor of a library marks the spot where Indiana Jones has to dig to access the ancient catacombs of Venice in the film Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. The catacombs, a network of dark and narrow underground tunnels and tombs, hold the secret that eventually leads Indy to the hideout of...
Italoamericani “Il valore dell’Italianita”, presentata la mostra fotografica itinerante a Messina
Alla presenza del Presidente dell'Assemblea Regionale Siciliana, On. Giovanni Ardizzone e di altre Autorità civili e militari, si è svolta il 18 dicembre u.s. nei Saloni di Rappresentanza della Prefettura di Messina, l'anteprima ufficiale di presentazione della Mostra Fotografica itinerante dal titolo ItaloAmericani "il valore dell'ITALIANITA". L'...
Italy, manufacturing, and engineering students
Early in December I participated in a weeklong trip to Italy, sponsored by the Italian Trade Agency. It was a busy schedule including visits to machine tool and automation companies headquartered in Italy, and included a few days observing an international group of students selected to participate in a 2-day Lean Factory Lab workshop at LIUC Univer...
The ancient Carnival of Sciacca
by Teresa Di Fresco Among the best known and most important writers of Italy was Gianni Rodari, a master of children's literature who in this rhyme from "The Travels of Pulcinella", the protagonist is Pulcinella, a carnival mask among the most famous and most poetic that Italy has ever celebrated, not only in the carnival parades of floats...
IAP 09: Dream of Italy Made Reality: TV host Kathy McCabe on travel to Italy, authentic experiences, and the changing look of the country.
In this episode of The Italian American Podcast, we speak with Kathy McCabe, host and executive producer of the travel series "Dream of Italy," showing on PBS stations around the U.S. through spring 2017. The television series is inspired by the award-winning subscription travel newsletter and website, Dream of Italy, which McCabe founded in 2002,...
Showcase USA-Italy nel segno dei parchi. «Oltre 1 milione di turisti per il 2016»
Superare un milione di turisti italiani negli Stati Uniti nel 2016. E' questo obiettivo che ha animato i lavori del 19° Showcase USA-Italy tenutosi a Torino, organizzato dall'U.S. Commercial Service del Consolato Usa di Milano e dall'Associazione Visit Usa Italia. "Our Parks", ispirato dal Centenario del National Park System, è stato il te...
From Genoa to Catania, Italian universities are at the forefront of robotics research
It is not often that a prestigious scientific periodical like Nature cites Italy as a frontier for research. But when, in an article published on February 3, it came to talk about soft robotics, a new discipline which develops robots privy of rigid structures, it was necessary to cite Italy. Because soft robotics was born thanks to a pool of resea...
Tax break, private citizens and businesses, aid Italy’s art sector
The so-called art bonus — a 65% tax break for art-related donations — was an experimental measure adopted in 2014 for three years that was made permanent in Italy's most recent budget law. The incentive has already created a significant group of patrons. As of last January, more than 2,000 of them (between private citizens and businesses) had cont...