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Eurovision Song Contest 2012: Nina Zilli represents Italy with "L'Amore è Femmina"

by Gabi Logan | Thu, 05/24/2012 - 00:29

This Saturday the 27th of May, Italian singer and songwriter Nina Zilli will compete in the European Broadcasting Union’s 2012 Eurovision Contest, becoming the…

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Private Collection of Futurist Art on Display at New York University

by Gabi Logan | Thu, 05/24/2012 - 00:26

Through the 1st of June 2012, New York University’s Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimo in New York City will display rarely-seen works of art by prominent Italian…

Venice Marries the Sea During This Weekend’s Ascension Festivities

by ITALY | Fri, 05/18/2012 - 04:36

words by Gabi LoganThe City of Venice celebrates the Festa della Sensa (Ascension Festival) on the 19th and 20 of May 2012 with a floating parade and the “…

“Monumenta” Video Installation Mixes Modern with Ancient in Sicily’s Valley of the Temples

by ITALY | Thu, 05/17/2012 - 08:34

words by Gabi LoganOn Saturday, the 19th of May 2012, Italian video installation artist Fabrizio Plessi will light up the Valle dei Templi (Valley of the…

Madrid’s Prado Unveils Previously Unknown Painting From Titian

by ITALY | Thu, 05/17/2012 - 04:00

words by Gabi LoganMiguel Falomir, head of the Italian and French painting department at the National Prado Museum in Madrid, Spain, uncovered a previously…

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Buckingham Palace Exhibits Rare da Vinci Anatomy Studies 300 Years Ahead of His Time

by Gabi Logan | Tue, 05/15/2012 - 04:18

The Queen’s Gallery at Buckingham Palace will host the largest ever display of Leonardo da Vinci’s anatomical drawings in the exhibition “Leonardo da Vinci:…

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Turin’s International Book Fair Hosts Italy’s Largest Book Store and Over 1000 Cultural Events

by Gabi Logan | Fri, 05/11/2012 - 04:18

From the 10th to the 14th of May 2012, the Salone del Libro (International Book Fair of Torino) will welcome 300,000 visitors to Turin’s Lingotto Fiere…

Venice’s Grand Canal to Become a Floating Rose Garden Sunday

by ITALY | Fri, 05/04/2012 - 04:03

words by Gabi LoganThis Sunday, the 6th of May 2012, Venice’s Grand Canal will be filled with an unusual cargo: a floating rose garden. Entitled “Un giardino…

MTV TRL Awards Takes Over Florence’s Piazzale Michelangelo This Saturday

by ITALY | Thu, 05/03/2012 - 04:53

words by Gabi LoganAt 9pm this Saturday, the 5th of May 2012, MTV will televise its annual TRL (Total Request Live) award ceremony from Florence’s Piazzale…

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First American Exhibition of Works from the Uffizi Gallery at the Michener Art Museum

by Gabi Logan | Tue, 05/01/2012 - 15:13

From the 21st of April to the 10th of August 2012, the James A. Michener Art Museum in Doylestown, Pennsylvania will host works from Florence’s Uffizi Gallery…