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High-Altitude Museums for the Design (and Mountain) Lover

by Silvia Donati | Fri, 10/29/2021 - 03:51

Architecture fans with a love for mountains can combine their two passions in Italy when they visit a number of ‘high-altitude' museums with incredible designs…

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First Major Restoration of Michelangelo’s Florentine Pietà Completed

by Silvia Donati | Thu, 10/07/2021 - 00:00

Michelangelo tackled the theme of la pietà (the death of Christ) throughout his career and the so-called ‘Bandini Pietà’ was one of his last works, created…

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Five of Italy’s Most Interesting House Museums

by Silvia Donati | Fri, 09/17/2021 - 05:39

As the name implies, a ‘house museum’ is a house transformed into a museum. The house or building in question may have been the home of notable people, a noble…

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Newly Opened Fellini Museum Celebrates Italy’s Greatest Film Director

by Silvia Donati | Wed, 08/25/2021 - 08:20

Fellini fans, take note: the world’s largest museum devoted to the life and work of the acclaimed Italian director opened in his hometown of Rimini last week.…

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Contemporary Art Makes Its Way into Naples’ Baroque Soul

by Silvia Donati | Wed, 07/28/2021 - 04:45

The Church of San Gennaro at the Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte has reopened to the public after 50 years, and it promises to be quite the unusual…

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Exploring the Wonderland Home of the Father of Futurism, Casa Balla

by Magda Lauer | Tue, 07/06/2021 - 13:06

Back to the Future or Have We Arrived? The From Home to the Universe and Back project has come to its completion with the reopening of apartment 39B on Via…

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'Uffizi Diffusi' Project Set to Launch with Five Art Exhibitions Scattered Across Tuscany

by Silvia Donati | Thu, 07/01/2021 - 03:35

The ‘Uffizi Diffusi’ project is set to debut with five temporary exhibitions that will feature artworks from the Uffizi Galleries on display in various towns…

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Uffizi Galleries Reopen with New Displays and a Revised Entrance System

by Silvia Donati | Wed, 05/12/2021 - 03:39

After a two-month closure, the Uffizi Galleries in Florence reopened to the public on May 4, with 13 new rooms devoted to 16th-century art, holding 129…

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The Last Judgment by Michelangelo in the Sistine Chapel

Remembering the Sistine Chapel Restorer Whose Seminal Work Brought Back Michelangelo’s Original Colors

by Silvia Donati | Wed, 04/14/2021 - 03:16

If today you are still able to admire the original colors that Michelangelo painted for his absolute masterpieces, the Sistine Chapel’s vaulted ceiling and The…

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Uffizi Gallery Plans to Display Its Famed Collection Across Tuscany

by Silvia Donati | Wed, 03/17/2021 - 01:26

Italy’s most famous museum, the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, is planning on launching a new program, called ‘Uffizi Diffusi’ (or ‘scattered’ Uffizi), in which…