Thetimes.co.uk – The Uffizi gallery in Florence has agreed to lend some of its masterpieces for exhibitions at a museum in Shanghai, in a multimillion-euro deal. The agreement with the Bund One Art Museum covers ten exhibitions over the next five years, as well as cultural exchanges and collaboration on research. Uffizi art collections to …
Monthly archives: November 2021
VI Week of Italian Cuisine in the World
“Tradition and perspectives of Italian cuisine: awareness and enhancement of food sustainability.” This is the theme of the sixth Week of Italian Cuisine in the World to be held from the 22nd to the 28th of November 2021. The initiative will promote alongside the main theme: the Mediterranean Diet as a model and balanced eating style that counteracts …
Museums v business: the growing market for cultural digitisation
TheGuardian – As sales of licensed goods soars, battles loom over the use of works by long-dead artists This summer, the Uffizi gallery threatened to sue Pornhub for using its masterpieces in a “classic nudes” video. “Some people think of museums as boring, stuffy or dull,” posed the adult streaming site. “But what if we …
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Rossi eterno: “Smettere solo una scusa per fare casino. Contento di lasciare così”
Gazzetta dello Sport – Valentino dà l’addio alla MotoGP conquistando il 10° posto finale a Valencia. L’omaggio del Motomondiale e dei piloti: “Hanno provato tante volte a farmi piangere. Contento sia stata una festa”. Non poteva esserci addio migliore. È questo il sentimento comune diffuso all’interno del paddock al Ricardo Tormo di Valencia per l’ultima …
Archaeologists unearth ‘slaves’ room’ at Pompeii
CNN – Archaeologists have uncovered a room at a villa just outside Pompeii containing beds and other objects that shed light on the living conditions of slaves in the ancient Roman city buried by a volcanic eruption.The room, in an excellent state of preservation, contains three wooden beds and a series of other objects including amphorae, ceramic …
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Municipal elections: local, independent parties are the way forward
The mayor of Villeray─Saint-Michel─Parc-Extension, Giuliana Fumagalli, and Sue Montgomery, mayor of Côte-des-Neiges─Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, held a joint press conference this morning in front of City Hall to reiterate the importance of local parties that are rooted in their neighbourhoods and are independent of the major parties. “Our boroughs are both the largest and most populous on the …
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Giornata delle Forze armate, Mattarella: “Ricordiamo le vittime di tutte guerre”
RaiNews – Un corteo fino a piazza Venezia per celebrare il milite ignoto. Draghi: “Onoriamo i militari che garantiscono sicurezza e libertà”. Guerini: “Orgoglio e gratitudine per il lavoro delle Forze armate. Il presidente della Repubblica, Sergio Mattarella, ha deposto una corona di alloro all’Altare della Patria, davanti al Sacello del Milite Ignoto, per le celebrazioni del “Giorno …
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‘Father of tiramisu’ Ado Campeol dies aged 93
BBC – Restaurateur Ado Campeol, dubbed “the father of Tiramisu” by Italian media, has died aged 93. Campeol was the owner of Le Beccherie, a restaurant in Treviso in northern Italy where the famous dessert was invented by his wife and a chef. The dish, featuring coffee-soaked biscuits and mascarpone, was added to their menu in …
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Elezioni Com.It.Es 2021
Essere parte di una comunità e fare rete: grazie ai Com.It.Es, puoi! Chi può votare? Tutti gli italiani iscritti all’AIRE da almeno 6 mesi potranno eleggere i propri rappresentanti registrandosi per votare tramite mail, pec, o tramite il portale Fast-It, o recandosi personalmente in Consolato Generale Sono 124 le circoscrizioni che hanno superato i 3.000 …