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  • Massimiliano Finazzer Flory e Jacopo Rampini
    Arte e Cultura

    "Being Leonardo da Vinci" alla Morgan Library & Museum di New York

    Francesca Pili(October 10, 2018)
    Grande successo e partecipazione, tutto esaurito, per la presentazione del corto “Being Leonardo Da Vinci”, diretto da Massimiliano Finazzer Flory, tenutasi il 9 ottobre alla Morgan Library & Museum, luogo simbolo in quanto custode di un raro disegno di Leonardo.
  • Art & Culture

    Travels in Molise: Splendors of the Samnites and their Scions

    Goffredo Palmerini(October 09, 2018)
    Discovering the Wonders of the Bel Paese. A small region of 1,714 sq miles and little more of 300,000 inhabitants, located between Abruzzo and Apulia, Molise is a land rich in history, full of mountain- and hilltop towns that look like nativity scenes, hermitages and monasteries, and vestiges of the ancient world.
  • Art & Culture

    When Tourism Becomes more Burden than Bounty

    Judith Harris(October 07, 2018)
    Until now, tourism has been hailed as Italy's magic beam, transporting the country beyond the losses from runaway factories and ever more present robots. Nevertheless a small but serious reaction against the vast influx of tourists is becoming evident.
  • Facts & Stories

    Back to School Time for Italian Youngsters

    Judith Harris(September 05, 2018)
    Schools are about to reopen for Italy's students, although not without problems. Some towns have lost school buildings due to earthquakes while others complain of a shortage of teachers. A bitter controversy is over vaccinating the very youngest.
  • Wall fresco, Priapus
    Art & Culture

    Consolidation Work at Pompeii Reveals New Fresco of Priapus

    Judith Harris(August 16, 2018)
    For the ancient Greeks and Romans, the image of Priapus represented the origin of life itself, plus good luck and business success. Now, during consolidation work at Pompeii, archaeologists discovered a fresco painting of Priapus, weighing on a scale his huge phallus against a pile of coins.
  • Ivrea, Ponte Vecchio
    Facts & Stories

    UNESCO Names Industrial Ivrea as World Heritage Site

    Judith Harris(July 18, 2018)
    The city identified with Olivetti, the manufacturer of office machines since it was founded in 1896, is Italy's 54th to be accorded World Heritage status by UNESCO. For Adriano Olivetti, factory owners were to respect the workers' whole life, and not only the assembly line
  • Giacometti Exhibit. Courtesy of The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum  
    Art & Culture

    Giacometti's Illustrious Works Make Their Way to the Guggenheim

    N.D.(June 08, 2018)
    An art exhibit that explores the depths of human perception and the many perspectives of the human mind as well as the human body. Interested in learning more? Alberto Giacometti, infamous 20th century modern artist, has his artwork displayed at the Guggenheim for the public to examine and be captivated by the art created by an imaginative spirit until Sept. 12
  • Italy Runs 2
    Chairman of the NYRR Board of Directors George Hirsch, NYRR Vice President Sarah Cummins, Deputy Consul Isabella Periotto and Consul General Francesco Genuardi
    Life & People

    Celebrate Festa della Repubblica with Italy Runs in Central Park

    Giada Gramanzini(May 31, 2018)
    The long-awaited "Italy Run by Ferrero" was presented at the New York Road Runners Center, which will see on Sunday, June 3rd 11,000 people bringing a touch of (tri)color to the heart of the Big Apple

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