A World on the Verge - exhibition based around Mary Shelley's novel The Last Man

Mary Shelley’s ‘The Last Man’ honoured at exhibition

ROME — Two centuries after Mary Shelley published her radical, visionary novel about the end of humanity, The Last Man, Rome’s Keats-Shelley House is honouring the milestone with a new exhibition. Titled A World on the Verge, the exhibition explores the haunting contemporary relevance of a work that essentially founded the modern apocalyptic fiction genre.

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The Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli in the Uffizi

Uffizi revamp: curation triumph or visitor nightmare?

As Simone Verde’s ambitious redesign of the Botticelli rooms at the Uffizi draws international praise, Florence’s licensed tour guides are raising pointed questions about who the changes are actually for. Perhaps the real question is whether a museum generating nearly €62 million a year in revenue can afford to ignore its customers’ experiences.

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