No Bull: Italy Has a Museum Devoted to Sh*t
Emilia-Romagna's Shit Museum explores man's relationship to manure.
Museums and Exhibits
From Veronese to Futurism: Italian Art in the NYRB
Excerpts from the Art Issue of the New York Review of Books. Reviews on Veronese, Piero della Francesca, and Futurism. There's also a Michelangelo poem.
The Art of Nobel Winner Dario Fo
Dario Fo's "The Earthquake in L'Aquila" Calling Italian playwright Dario Fo a "Renaissance" man would probably irk him given his long history of questioning authority and mocking the status quo. ...
Longer Hours for Rome’s Municipal Museums
In an initiative to allow locals and the throngs of summer tourists more time to enjoy Rome's cultural riches, the City of Rome is keeping its municipal museums open from 8pm until 1am every Saturday ...
Abruzzo’s Beffi Triptych
The Beffi Triptych spends time in the U.S. following the devastating earthquake in Abruzzo.
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’s UNESCO Heritage Sites On Display at Rome Photo Exhibit
So, you've made it all the way to Rome but wish your vacation time allowed you to visit the other UNESCO Heritage Sites in Italy? Have no fear! According to the U.K.'s Italy Magazine, an exhibit ...
Valentino Retrospective Opens Ara Pacis In Style
The event of the year for 2007. Valentino exhibit features 45 years of designer fashion in Rome's newly open Ara Pacis Museum.
Getting Into the Vatican Museums
It's getting ever more difficult to get into the Vatican Museums. The museums, Musei Vaticani in Italian, are home to some of the world's most precious and recognizable Western art including ...
