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The Museum of Santa Maria della Scala, a former hospital in Siena, has opened following renovation, featuring a new segment dedicated to the history of Siena and several ancient silver, gold, and precious stone Byzantine reliquaries. The building opened to the public as a museum in 1995; extensive renovation began in 1998 and has continued in phases since then, with …
This is an excerpt from the February 2014 issue of Dream of Italy: New Modern Museum: Florence, home to more than 80 museums, is gaining another one at the end of April. Museo del Novecento (Museum of the 20th Century) will open in a former Leopoldine convent in Piazza Santa Maria Novella. The city’s 2,300 works of contemporary art, which …
A new science museum, designed by celebrated Italian architect Renzo Piano has opened in Trento, in the Dolomite Mountains. With its jagged edges, MUSE mimics the surrounding mountainous landscape. Inside is a museum that digs deep into the history of the local area. According to a local travel site, “This is a sensory journey through science and nature, with a full …
Thinking about a trip to Italy in 2013? Plan your visit around one of these amazing events… Carnevale in Venice: See the city’s official program of events from January 26 to February 12. The balls are spectacular and expensive. We’ve been to the stunning Ballo del Doge and hear the Bauerlesque Ball is a hot ticket this year. Pietro Bembo …
This weekend is the perfect time to find yourself in Italy—great weather, pre-Easter celebrations and one of the most anticipated events of the year, the 20th annual Spring Open Days. Six hundred seventy cultural and historical sites all over Italy will be open to the public free of charge. The event is organized by the Fondo Ambiente Italiano (FAI), the …
Every so often we share our expertise on other Web sites. Take a look at our Italy travel articles floating around cyberspace this week: Four Places to Celebrate Christmas in Rome on The Huffington Post Last-Minute Christmas and New Year’s Italy Deals on PeterGreenberg.com Parma Museums Dedicated to Food and Perfume on Jetsetter.com’s Blog
Little is known about the life and work of illustrious Renaissance artist Giorgione Barbarelli, but what survives lingers in a small museum in the artist’s hometown of Castelfranco Veneto, just under 25 miles west of Venice. The painter, known as Giorgione, was born around 1477 and died from the plague in Venice in 1510. His studies with renowned artists Giovanni …
Italians are crazy about presepi (Nativity scenes) – almost every Italian home is sure to have at least one if not more on display during the Christmas holidays. If you’d like to see a variety of these small works of art, visit Rome’s Museo del Presepio, run by the Italian Association of Friends of the Nativity, which was founded in …
Duncan Campbell, a freelance writer living in the Le Marche region of Italy, has contributed a number of articles to Dream of Italy on little-known areas of Italy, including his home region of Le Marche as well as the Cilento area of Campania. He has a knack for finding Italy’s unusual gems. That’s why I was thrilled for him to …
The Dogana, a 17th-Century “former customs house” in Venice, is making headlines this week. The space was bought by renowned French art collector Francois Pinault in 2007 after he out-bid the Guggenheim Foundation, according to The New York Times. Renovations to transform the building into a stunning gallery space were led by Tadao Ando, a Japanese architect, and completed earlier …
