Category: Art and Architecture
Take a deep dive into the world of Italian art and architecture. Explore Michelangelo’s art in Rome or learn more about Tuscany’s wine windows.
Leonardo’s Notebooks Come to the U.S.
The Birmingham Museum of Art is the first museum in the U.S. to exhibit the notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci.
Bernini Up Close and Close To Home
The Getty Museum exhibit features 57 works by Gian Lorenzo Bernini.
Italy Adds Two More UNESCO Sites: Mantua and Sabbioneta and the Rhaetian Railway
Time to add two more Italian sites to the UNESCO World Heritage List. In July, UNESCO inscribed the Po Valley towns of Mantua and Sabbioneta and the Rhaetian Railway, which passes through the Swiss Alps into Tirano, Italy. Both new sites are located in the region of Lombardy. Mantua (Mantova) and Sabbioneta were selected for
Walking Via Giulia
Rome’s famous Renaissance street, Via Giulia, is celebrating its 500th anniversary this year. And, the New York Times‘ Elisabeth Rosenthal provides the history and descriptions of the streets’ sites in her article A Stroll in Rome With a Papal Pedigree. Usually an unharried street, Via Giulia is set to be quite busy this year with
