Museums

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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…