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Venice’s Palazzo Mocenigo: The Museum of Perfume

by Anonymous (not verified) | Sun, 11/17/2013 - 05:00

Completely renewed and expanded, the Museum of Palazzo Mocenigo launches the first museum itinerary in Italy dedicated to the art and history of perfume.The…

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Italian Museums and Exhibitions Prominently Featured in The Art Newspaper's Annual Survey

by Silvia Donati | Sun, 11/03/2013 - 05:00

A recent survey published by The Art Newspaper documenting 2012 visitors figures for exhibition and museum attendance sees Italian museums featured in just…

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Italy Celebrates the European Heritage Days

by Katia Amore | Sat, 09/28/2013 - 05:10

On Saturday, September 28th, Italy will celebrate the European Heritage Days, a cultural event first conceived by the European Council in 1991 as a way to…

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Rome Museums Offer Free Entry To Blood Donors

by Carol King | Fri, 09/27/2013 - 07:00

In the photo: Centrale Montemartini museum Museums in Rome are offering free entry to residents who donate blood. All of the city’s civic museums - except…

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Violin Museum Opens In Cremona

by Carol King | Mon, 09/02/2013 - 06:30

A museum dedicated to violins, music making and luthiers – including Antonio Stradivari and his family – is opening in Cremona in northern Italy. Cremona has…

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MUSE Science Museum Opens In Italy

by Carol King | Mon, 08/05/2013 - 06:29

Italy’s newest science museum, the Museo delle Scienze (MUSE), was inaugurated on 27 July. Located in Trento in the Dolomites, the museum is designed by…

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Operation Husky 70 Years Later: When The Allied Forces Landed in Sicily

by Carol King | Mon, 07/08/2013 - 10:42

The Allied Forces landed in Sicily in July 1943 in a campaign that changed the course of World War II. Carol King reports on the operation and how those who…

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Italy’s Artworks Up For Hire Abroad

by Carol King | Tue, 07/02/2013 - 09:19

New legislation that advocates Italy’s artworks in storage can be lent to foreign museums for as long as 20 years in return for payment has caused controversy…

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The Times Crowns The Uffizi The World’s Best Art Gallery

by Carol King | Wed, 05/22/2013 - 08:31

The British newspaper ‘The Times’ has crowned Florence’s Uffizi Gallery the best art gallery in the world. ‘The Times’ invited an expert team of culture…

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Web Museum Conserves History Of Italian Areas Struck By Earthquakes

by Carol King | Mon, 05/20/2013 - 10:22

The Museo Diffuso (Widespread Museum) Archive aims to preserve the history of areas in Italy hit by earthquakes and other disasters. The project is the…