Museums

Travel
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…
Culture
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…
Culture
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…
Culture
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…
Culture
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…
Culture
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…
Culture
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…
Culture
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…
Culture
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…
Culture
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…