The Imperial and Royal Apartments of the Pitti Palace are being reopened to the public after 5 years of refurbishment. Fourteen luxuriously decorated chambers which were occupied by the Medici, […]
All Change At Rome’s Colosseum?
Scheduled to be ready next year is a new look at the Colosseum and the area that surrounds it, a project by the school of architecture at Rome’s RomaTre University. […]
Milan, Last Supper exhibition, October 2018
Exhibition: ‘Leonardo da Vinci: prime idee per l’Ultima Cena’ Milan, 11th October 2018 to 13th January 2019 Chiesa di Santa Maria dell Grazie An early event in what’s going to […]
Uffizi – New Room For Leonardo Da Vinci Masterpieces
Florence, Uffizi Gallery, 9th July 2018 The three Da Vinci ‘capolavori‘ from the Uffizi Gallery have been united in a single room – the recently restored Adoration of the Magi, […]
Milan’s 2019 Leonardo Da Vinci Celebrations
Next year (2019) sees the 500th anniversary of the death of Leonardo Da Vinci and Milan, the city where he spent arguably his most creative and dynamic years, is planning […]
‘The Young Tintoretto’, Venice Academy Exhibition
Il giovane Tintoretto Gallerie dell’Accademia, Venice 7th September 2018 – 6th January 2019 There are to be two exhibitions in Venice to mark the 500th anniversary of the birth of […]
Exhibition, ‘Islam & Florence’
‘Islam e Firenze. Arte e Collezionismo dai Medici al Novecento’ Uffizi Gallery & Bargello, Florence 22nd June – 23rd September 2018 Islamic art from the Medici to the 19th century […]
Boboli Gardens Florence, Exhibition ‘Man & the Horse’
‘A cavallo del tempo. L’arte di cavalcare dall’Antichità al Medioevo‘ Boboli Gardens 26th June – 14th October 2018 Opening today, an exhibition tracing the strong historical ties between man and […]
Venice, Piazza San Marco – The Missing Column
Did you know that the pair of columns overlooking St Mark’s Square – Piazza San Marco – in Venice should, legend has it, actually be triplets? It’s said that the […]
New Room at the Uffizi – Michelangelo and Raphael
Uffizi Gallery, Florence There’s a new ‘sala’ at the Uffizi, one with a striking visual design to focus the eye on Michelangelo’s Tondo Doni. Also given pride of place is […]
Florence Cathedral’s Celestial Sundial
Florence Duomo – Cathedral ‘Gnomone’ phenomenon, June 2018 A quite unique annual event will again be visible to the public in 2018 when the position of the sun causes a […]