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Archaeologists and restorers working in a little-known catacomb in south Rome have uncovered what they say are the oldest known paintings of the apostles Peter, Paul, Andrew and John. The four full-face icons are datable...
The Keats-Shelley Memorial House in Piazza di Spagna has recently bought a rare first edition of Shelley
Restoring a roof or, even worse, buying a new boiler, are the maintenance jobs that everyone dreads. Remodelling the kitchen, re-planting the terrace, commissioning a painting or even restoring grandma
Rome is where you reckon with your past, where you take stock of history and your own doings. When the thoughtful, moody and deeply committed New York School painter Philip Guston, one of the
Marcia Plevin is a busy woman. Since 2005 she has been working as a dance movement therapist at the Bambin Ges
From 1 July it will be possible to book and pay for tickets to Italy
Three American university choirs will sing in the church of S. Maria Sopra Minerva in the historic centre of Rome on 20 June as part of the European Festival of Music.
The Loyola Marymount University Choir, the St Ig...
A tryptich thought to date to the early 14th century has come to light in the city hall on the Capitoline hill.
The fresco depicting Christ the Saviour, the disciples Peter and Paul, the patron saints of Rome, and pa...
Part of a false ceiling has collapsed in the Vatican Museums, damaging furnishings and fittings but causing no harm to people or works of art.
The incident occurred during the night of 7-8 June in the so-called Sala P...
Art galleries in the Via Giulia, Via Monserrato and Banchi Vecchi area of the historic centre in Rome have organised late-night openings with an aperitivo on five Thursdays from 10 June to 11 July. Some of Rome
Top 10 spots to watch the football World Cup in Rome.
The event kicks off on 11 June and runs until 11 July
1. 3D at Space Cinemas
FIFA has licensed just 20 cinemas in Italy to screen matches in 3D and developed the...
Some of the people sitting under the columns looked bored, others indifferent. All were carrying bulging bags and some clutched bottles of water, as though afraid they would not find anything to drink again for days. All...
How an idyllic colony of Scandinavian artists in a mountain village in Abruzzo came to a sudden end after 30 years.
Early in the morning of 15 January 1915 the Abruzzo region was hit by an even more terrible earthquake...
Rome residents have until 30 June to take advantage of the amnesty on unpaid traffic fines received before 31 December 2004 by paying only the original amount owed and reduced collection fees. The cut-off point for
From 4-10 June films shown at the Cannes film festival will be screened in Rome in the following cinemas: Alcazar, Nuovo Sacher, Roma, Sala Triosi, and the French Academy at Villa Medici. The films will be in original la...
From 3-6 June the World Food Programme (WFP), the food-aid agency of the United Nations, is organising a series of events in Rome as part of its annual global anti-hunger initiative Walk the World.
The programme opens...
People travelling by high-speed train from Rome to Milan and other destinations in Italy can benefit from special discount fares made available by the national railway operator Trenitalia over the summer.
Prices on t...
Rome city council and the World Food Programme (WFP), the emergency food aid agency of the United Nations, are to work together to raise public awareness about hunger-related issues and funds to support relief efforts in...
According to a plan drawn up by the eco-economist, Jeremy Rifkin, and presented to Rome
2 June is Republic Day in Italy, when the country commemorates the day in 1946 when Italians voted in a referendum to abolish the monarchy and establish a republic. It is a national holiday and shops and offices will be...
The Sindacato Unitario Lavoratori (SUL), a small independent union of transport workers, has confirmed two strikes affecting public transport services in Rome on 28 May.
The first, from 08.30-12.30, concerns services...
The Reverend Dr Michael Vono, rector of St Paul
Four contemporary art galleries in Rome have formed a new association to promote contemporary art within the context of the Jewish ghetto.
The new association, called Artuget, is made up of the Valentina Bonomo Roma ga...
Piazza Siena in Villa Borghese hosts the annual horse show of the same name from 27-30 May. This annual equestrian event is still among the best on the international show jumping circuit and this year it is the second co...
Romans and visitors to the city are in for a treat from 27 to 30 May with a programme of inaugurations and events dedicated to contemporary art.
The most important is the official opening of the national gallery of 21...
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