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Herculaneum: Burning ash vitrified brains

April 13, 2023April 13, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

New research into the Vesuvius eruption of 79AD shows a cloud of ash so hot it incinerated bodies and vitrified brains hit Herculaneum.

Culture Capital 2025 - Agrigento Sicily, Valley of the Temples

Culture News Round-up: Tuesday 4^th April 2023

April 4, 2023April 4, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A round-up of news from the world of Italian culture on Tuesday 4th April 2023.

Although the flesh and some draperies are painted in egg tempera, the grass foreground and the stone tomb background are painted with oil paints containing proteins. © Bavarian State Painting Collections, Munich.

Study confirms Renaissance Masters used egg yolk in oil paints

March 29, 2023March 29, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Research published by Nature Communications, and led by Italian scientists, confirms the great Renaissance Masters added egg yolk to their oil paints.

Creating synthetic food - government seeks ban. Imagen de Arturs Budkevics en Pixabay

Agriculture Minister proposes ban on synthetic food

March 28, 2023March 28, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Agriculture Minister Francesco Lollobrigida presented a bill seeking to ban the production and sale of synthetic food in Italy to the cabinet today. It would ban the sale, production for exportation, and importation of food for human consumption or animal feed stemming from the cultivation of cells or tissue.

Coldiretti attacks FT over Italian food article

March 27, 2023March 27, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italian farmers’ association Coldiretti slammed an article published by the Financial Times which it claims mounts a “surreal attack” on traditional Italian food.

Bid for Italian cuisine to join UNESCO intangible cultural heritage list

March 23, 2023March 23, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The Italian government is putting Italian cuisine forward as this year’s candidate to join the UNESCO list of intangible cultural heritage.

Pantheon in Rome. Imagen de G-tech en Pixabay

Pantheon to start charging entrance fee

March 18, 2023March 18, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Tourists visiting the Pantheon in Rome will soon be charged a €5 entry fee. Proceeds from the new entry fee will be split between the culture ministry and Rome diocese.

International Women’s Day 2023

March 7, 2023March 7, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

For International Women’s Day 2023, we look at thirteen Italian women who made an impact in Italy and abroad. From science and mathematics to literature and politics, each of these women made important contributions to their field.

Save the date: 31st edition of the FAI Spring Days

March 1, 2023March 1, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

On 25th and 26th March, the FAI Spring Days event returns for its 31st edition. Over the weekend, over 750 sites in 400 cities which are normally inaccessible will be open to visitors.

Sanremo Song Festival ends on a high note

February 13, 2023February 13, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The Sanremo Song Festival ended on a high note early Sunday morning despite political rows. Some members of Premier Giorgia Meloni’s rightwing Brothers of Italy (FdI) party called for the decapitation or privatisation of State broadcaster Rai because of a perceived leftwing bias.