The 19th edition of the Teatro del Silenzio, the exclusive artistic event that comes to life every year on the hills of Lajatico in the province of Pisa, Maestro Bocelli’s […]
Florence, 17th March 2011, free museum entry
Having just posted about some special late night openings on the night of the 16th March 2011, now follows the official announcement from the Florence authorities that there will be […]
Italy reunification celebrations, 16th-17th March
Notte tricolore, 16th – 17th March 2011 This event, one of thousands across the country, will see late night free opening of various national museums and galleries on the night […]
MART, Rovereto – major exhibition of impressionism and post-impressionism
MART, Rovereto, near Trento 19th March – 24th July 2011 ‘La rivoluzione dello sguardo. Capolavori impressionisti e post-impressionisti dal Musée d’Orsay’ The press release from the Ministry of Culture/MART translates […]
Exhibitions at Villa Manin, Udine 2011 – 2012
Located close to Udine in the far north east of Italy (to the north of Trieste and Venice), Villa Manin plays host to some unusual events and exhibitions. From the […]
Florence, possible strike, 11th March 2011
We’ve just been told of a possible strike in Florence this coming Friday, 11th March 2011. The proposed strike is by State employees of the ‘Soprintendenza per il polo Museale […]
Turin, Palazzo Carignano – Baroque rooms and Legnanino exhibition
‘Palazzo Carignano. Gli appartamenti barocchi e la pittura del Legnanino’ Turin, Palazzo Carignano, 20th March to 26th June 2011 To quote from the press release for this event: Il 20 […]
Vatican Museums late night opening, beatification John Paul II
To mark the beatification of the venerabile Servo di Dio Giovanni Paolo II on the 1st of May 2011, the Vatican Museums will stay open between 19.00 and 24.00 on […]
Information and ticket booking for the Leaning Tower of Pisa
Tickitaly are delighted to be accepting reservations for the Leaning Tower of Pisa, and we’ll use this blog post to try and answer some questions you may have about visiting […]
Rome, Easter 2011 – Colosseum early closing times
As we touched on in this post, Rome is going to be extraordinarily busy around Easter time 2011, and we’ve just been told of a couple of early closing times […]
Michelangelo’s David, Florence – an expert warns he is at risk
It comes to us all, old age. Dave’s got dodgy ankles, apparently, and ‘underground architect’ Fernando De Simone claims that planned construction work may see Michelangelo’s masterpiece crumble and collapse. […]