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It remains unclear if Pappano will remain as musical director of Rome's Accademia S. Cecilia.
Sir Antonio Pappano is to replace Sir Simon Rattle as the chief conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra.
His new job, w...
Raphael attributed officially as artist behind putto fresco fragment in collection of Rome academy.
A fragment of fresco in the collection of Rome's Academy of S. Luca has been confirmed as the work of High Renaissance...
Over 100 Dante-themed events taking place across Italy.
Italy celebrates Dante Alighieri, the mediaeval poet and philosopher known as the Father of the Italian language, with the second edition of Dantedì on 25 March....
2021 marks 700 years since the death of Dante Alighieri, the Father of the Italian Language.
By Andy Devane
Italy is marking the 700th anniversary of the death of the mediaeval poet and philosopher Dante Alighieri,...
Italy celebrates 700th anniversary of Dante in 2021.
Italy marks the second edition of Dantedì, the national day dedicated to Dante Alighieri, on 25 March.
The annual event in honour of the Father of the Italian lang...
Dante Easter egg is two metres high and contains 300 kg of chocolate.
Naples continues to celebrate the 700th anniversary of Dante Alighieri, the Father of the Italian language, in its own unique way.
After creating...
Rome museums can be visited from anywhere in the world with new augmented reality tours.
Rome's museums may be closed due to covid-19 restrictions but that does not mean their riches cannot be explored and enjoyed, than...
Weekly livestreams of Fendi-sponsored restoration in Roman Forum.
The Temple of Venus and Roma, located in the Roman Forum opposite the Colosseum, is currently undergoing a major restoration sponsored by luxury fashion...
Rome struggles to keep up with demand from visitors keen to step inside the newly-reopened Mausoleum of Augustus.
Tickets to visit the Mausoleum of Augustus - the tomb of Rome's first emperor - have sold out for a secon...
Mayor Virginia Raggi attends reopening of the tomb of Rome's first emperor.
Rome reopened the Mausoleum of Augustus, the largest circular tomb of the ancient world, in the presence of the city's mayor Virginia Raggi on...
Discovery of almost intact carriage hailed as unique in Italy.
The Pompeii archaeological park has announced the discovery of an ancient four-wheeled processional carriage, believed to have been used for an "artistocrat...
Ancient hunting scene fresco in Pompeii's Casa dei Ceii comes back to life with help of laser technology.
Pompeii has completed a major restoration on a large fresco in the garden of the House of the Ceii, bringing back...
One of Rome's most magnificent palaces reopens with new visiting hours.
Galleria Colonna, temporarily closed to visitors on Saturdays due Italy's covid-19 restrictions, is now open for private visits on request between...
Poetry readings at Keats' grave 200 years after his death in Rome.
It was a perfect morning in Rome's Non-Catholic Cemetery as flowers were laid on the grave of Romantic poet John Keats who died in the city 200 years ag...
The Death of KeatsBy Luke Wright
What better way to start a journey thanwith friends? I’m sure yours tried their best: a backslap,a bon voyage or two beside the Thames.But later, as you listened to the salt-splashon t...
Keats made the arduous journey to Rome hoping that the milder winter climate would cure his consumption, but within three months he was dead.
Mary Wilsey
This is a tale of two young men who travelled to Rome and took...
German-born archaeologist has been director of Paestum since 2015.
Italy's culture ministry has appointed Gabriel Zuchtriegel, a 39-year-old German archaeologist, as the new director of the Pompeii Archaeological Park....
All you need to know about the Cinepanettone genre. The birth of cinema in the early 1900s led Italians to produce documentaries, which slowly started adopting the movie structure when elements of fiction were incorporat...
Museo Palatino reopens to visitors after extended closure.
The Palatine Museum has reopened to the public, after an extended closure under Italy's covid-19 regulations, with new opening hours.
The Museo Palatino, whi...
Guide to art exhibitions in Rome's museums and galleries in February 2021.
Museums, palaces and archaeological sites in Rome began reopening on 1 February, following a three-month closure, after the Lazio region was rec...
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