Archaeologist Jacopo Tabolli says the discovery will “rewrite history” after 24 bronze statues and thousands of coins are found at the bottom of a Roman pool at San Casciano dei Bagni.
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A 65-year-old tourist toppled two ancient sculptures at Vatican Museums on Wednesday. He reportedly told museum staff he wanted to see the Pope before throwing the Roman busts to the ground.
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The weekend of the 15th and 16th October 2022 is the ‘FAI Autumn Days’ event. 700 special places will in 350 Italian towns and cities will open to the public.
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For considerably less hassle, and infinitely better choices than the general election, you can vote to preserve Italian heritage. The FAI (Fondo Ambiente Italiano) national campaign, I Luoghi del Cuore (Places of the Heart) is underway.
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Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi will be hosting Olafur Eliasson: Nel tuo tempo. It is the largest exhibition in Italy to date exploring the art of Olafur Eliasson, from 22nd September, 2022.
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FILM: Venice Film Festival 2022 – The VENEZIA 79 Jury, chaired by Julianne Moore, presented the Golden Lion award for Best Film to Laura Poitras’s All the Beauty and the Bloodshed.
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On 9th August 1173, work began on the construction of a freestanding bell tower for the Cathedral in Pisa. The famous lean started during the building process.
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The ancient site of Roman baths at San Casciano dei Bagni, a small hamlet in Siena, has revealed yet more treasures. The lead archaeologist calls it “a site without equal”.
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Italy has five films in the running for the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival 2022. American director Noah Baumbach’s White Noise will open the 79th version of the event.
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The avant-garde sculptor Arnaldo Pomodoro was born in Morciano di Romagna, a small town just inland from the Adriatic coast, on this day in 1926. He is best known for his Sphere within Sphere series.
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