During the ongoing national lockdown due to the coronavirus epidemic, Italian cities are mostly deserted. Staying at home and practising proper social distancing is crucial to keep the virus under control but this does not mean that you cannot enjoy the achingly beautiful [...]
Parma is the Italian Capital of Culture 2020. After the buzz around Matera designation as European Culture Capital last year, another one of Italy’s most overlooked art cities will be able to display its cultural riches to the world thanks to this prestigious [...]
Italian cultural industries are brimming with optimism and constantly looking towards what the future will offer. Young, dynamic and ready to invest: this description comes straight from the new report, curated by Intesa Sanpaolo, on the situation of Italian creative enterprises. The survey [...]
Friday, January 19. Matera has inaugurated its year as the European Capital of Culture. Until December 20, the city of Basilicata will offer its visitors the opportunity to participate in all sorts of events. For Matera, which shares the title of European Capital [...]
Dubai will host the twelfth edition of the art fair Art Dubai starting on 21 until 24 March 2018. The event is only one of many culturally relevant ones taking place in the Emirati city. Events and fairs such as Dubai Art Season, [...]
Italy is entering the period of one of its most loved festivities, both by locals and foreigners alike. Carnival in Italy is the perfect time to visit the country and experience the unique atmosphere encompassing the cities celebrating it. Even if, according to [...]
The new Italian Budget Law shall reinstate a 180 million EUR for the restoration of historical private buildings. The set of cultural amendments shall include contributions supporting restoration and preservation of private buildings of historical and artistic value. State's contribution will not be [...]
Since 2009, the number of Chinese students taking part in the Marco Polo and Turandot programs has doubled from 1,099 to 2,178. This is what emerged at the Conference at Farnesina palace on Dec 15th. Organized by Uni-Italia with the support of the [...]
The Neapolitan art of pizza twirling has been declared UNESCO heritage. During the meeting at Jeju Island, in South Corea, last Thursday, UNESCO cultural body has unanimously declared the job of 'pizzaiuolo', or pizza-maker, part of the UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible [...]
Following the success of the debut at Za Koenji Public Theatre in Tokyo on Sept 2nd, the play Pinocchio by the Apulian director Teresa Ludovico (scenography by Luca Ruzza) gets a national tour and replicas planned for ten years. This adaptation from the [...]
