Saviano wins Palme
for exposing criminals
Italian writer Roberto Saviano and Mexican journalist Lydia Cacho have been named co-winners of the $75,000 Olof Palme Prize for their efforts to expose criminal networks despite great personal risk. Cacho was...
Nanni Moretti to head jury
at Cannes Film Fest
Organizers of the Cannes Film Festival have chosen satirical Italian filmmaker Nanni Moretti to head the jury at this year's festival. The veteran actor and director of 2001 Palme d'Or winner "The Son's Room" will head the jury...
Amy Winehouse’s voice: the unlucky soul princess - VIDEO
Last July Amy Winehouse died when she was only 27. Starting from her debut in 2003, she has been one of the most fascinating singer of the so-called “new soul”. Rumors circulated about her, her vices and sins. But today we...
US company sends Italian statues home
Officials say two Roman statues that were smuggled from Italy and purchased at a New York gallery in 1984 are being returned home. The announcement was made Wednesday by the Italian government and Humana Inc....
the story of the month
“... Welcome to Palermo, Sir!!”
(by Gianni D'Amico) There were only a few minutes left to 10 in the morning on that tremendous Friday 2 June 1944. The sun was high and, under my naked feet, the pavement already manifested its arrogant heat. I was there, I had...
italian arts
US man's possible Michelangelo on display in Rome
A possible 16th-century Michelangelo painting that hung for years in a local family's home is being displayed in Rome as part of an exhibit of Renaissance art, a...
Take a virtual tour of Monreale Cathedral
On November 11th, at the Conference Centre “La Casa del Sorriso”, in Monreale, the virtual tour of Monreale’s cathedral was showed. It is a virtual reality instrument allowing people “to fly” inside the cathedral and to observe its mosaics. The visitor...
Leonardo da Vinci the star of major London show
Leonardo da Vinci is a Renaissance rock star. A-list levels of hype and anticipation are surrounding a new exhibition of the artist's work at London's National Gallery...
Florence wants Mona Lisa back for a visit
Florence officials are launching a campaign to bring the "Mona Lisa" back for a visit. Leonardo da Vinci brought the painting of a Renaissance woman with an enigmatic...
Key renaissance portraits on show in Berlin
A new exhibition in Berlin of early Italian Renaissance portraits brings together for the first time key works from museums around the world, including Leonardo da Vinci's...
exhibitions
Arts guide: exhibits in Italy
The following is a city-by-city guide to some of Italy's art exhibitions: BRESCIA - Museo di Santa Giulia: Inca, Origins and Mysteries of the Civilisation of Gold; 250...
Macchiaioli stars back in spotlight
A passion for the outdoors and a trend in small-scale paintings are explored in an exhibition here looking at Macchiaioli...
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