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"The Sistine Chapel. Michelangelo's Masterpiece and More". A talk by Professor Judith Testa. February 22nd at 6pm. Italian Cultural Institute, 500 N Michigan Avenue, Suite 1450. Registration at https://sistine-chapel.eventbrite.com The Sistine Chapel - the most visited religious site in Rome - is more than merely a setting for Michelangelo’s famous...

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In the fall of 2015, twenty Italian national museums changed their directors through a competition, which let many high profile international art leaders, for the first, time some of them not Italians, reach the top positions of these institutions and what unpublished.

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For Rome’s tourists, the ancient fountains in front of the Spanish Steps, in Piazza Navona, that called Trevi and many others are the objects of ceaseless wonder and admiration. And Romans’ age-old relationship with their water is unique and eternal, given the majesty of their aqueducts and, above all, their fountains.

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In a famous prophesy a medieval monk known as Venerable Bede wrote that "Rome will exist as long as the Colosseum does; when the Colosseum falls so will Rome; when Rome falls so will the world."   While that moment isn't at hand, the Colosseum is a mess. Traffic pollution has blackened the once colorful walls and pieces have fallen off. The...

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Rome's Trastevere neighborhood hosts The Italian Landscape Seen Through 134 Photos (January 24 - April 20). On view in the Museo di Roma in Trastevere are photos taken of Bell'Italia between 1950 and 2010; curation by Walter Liva has rendered the exhibition exceptional in its capacity to travel the panoramas of the Peninsuala temporally and creativ...

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The newly released ranking from The Time reveals the best universities in the world with less than fifty years. The criteria of evaluation remain the same thirteen as those for the more notorious World University Ranking. However, the indicators have a greater focus on innovation and potential, rather than history and prestige. The countries with t...

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Attivare flussi di investimenti dall'estero per almeno 20 miliardi di euro l'anno per il mercato domestico e un punto di Pil in più per l'export delle imprese italiane.   Sono questi gli obiettivi del decreto "Sblocca Italia" che è stato illustrato a palazzo Chigi dal ministro dello Sviluppo economico Federica Guidi dopo l'intervento del pre...

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La presidente della Consulta degli emiliano-romagnoli nel mondo Silvia Bartolini, nella sua veste di coordinatrice nazionale delle Consulte regionali dell'emigrazione, ha partecipato l'11 dicembre a Roma al Tavolo permanente Governo – Regioni in materia di rapporti internazionali.   All'ordine del giorno: lo sviluppo dei programmi di collabo...

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The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel is one of the most famous frescoes in the world unsurprisingly it's one of Rome's most visited and valued historic sites. Set within the Vatican City and Museums, the Sistine Chapel welcomes around 25,000 visitors a day who flock to see Michelangelo's masterpiece and marvel at the feat of artistry.   As came...

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by Paola Dezza   The historic State Printing Office and Mint building at Piazza Verdi in Rome will become a luxury hotel managed by Rosewood Hotels and Resorts International Limited, a subsidiary of New World China Land Ltd. said Cassa Depositi e Prestiti in a statement yesterday.   The letter of intent between Residenziale Immobiliar...

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