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My Brilliant Friend makes NYT Tv to love list. Image courtesy of HBO

‘My Brilliant Friend’ makes NYT’s “TV to Love” List

December 4, 2024December 4, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The fourth and final TV adaptation of Elena Ferrante’s My Brilliant Friend series has earned a spot on The New York Times‘ “TV to Love” list for 2024.

Koyo Kouoh. Credit: https://www.labiennale.org/

Koyo Kouoh new Director of Venice Art Biennale 2026

December 3, 2024December 3, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Koyo Kouoh, a curator of Cameroonian and Swiss heritage, has been selected as the Director of the 61st Venice Art Biennale. It will take place from April to November 2026.

One of the new treasures at San Casciano dei Bagni. Sculpture of healed body

More treasures from San Casciano dei Bagni

December 3, 2024December 3, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A wealth of ancient treasures has once again emerged at San Casciano dei Bagni. Archaeologists reveal extraordinary new finds, including gleaming gold crowns, intricately designed jewels, and thousands of ancient coins.

Villa Farnesina 17th century fresco. Credit: Villa Farnesina

Hidden Frescoes Discovered at Villa Farnesina

November 30, 2024November 30, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

An electrician performing routine maintenance at Villa Farnesina in Rome stumbled upon a remarkable hidden treasure: vibrant 17th-century frescoes attributed to Baroque painter Carlo Maratta and his pupils, Girolamo Troppa and François Simonot.

Technology reaches the Vatican with live webcam and a cartoon mascot, also available as a meme. Pic: Grzegorz Galazka/SIPA/Shutterstock

Vatican to install Live Webcam at St. Peter’s Tomb

November 26, 2024November 26, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The Vatican will install a live webcam at St. Peter’s Tomb as part of its technological initiatives for the Jubilee Year 2025. Pope Francis will inaugurate the livestream on 2 December, allowing Catholics worldwide to view the tomb of the apostle and first pope.

Palazzo Guiccioli home to Museo Byron e del Risorgimento Photograph: Emanuele Rambaldi

Palazzo Guiccioli Becomes Museum Honouring Byron and Risorgimento

November 25, 2024November 25, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Countess Teresa Guiccioli profoundly influenced Lord Byron, leading him to Ravenna and the magnificent Guiccioli Palace. This historic building has now been transformed into a museum dedicated to Byron and the Italian unification movement, the Risorgimento – the Museo Byron e del Risorgimento.

Caravaggio. The portrait unveiled at Palazzo Barberini

Previously unseen Caravaggio portrait unveiled

November 22, 2024November 22, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A previously unseen Caravaggio portrait was unveiled in Rome on Friday at Palazzo Barberini, where it will be displayed until 23 February. The portrait, depicting Monsignor Maffeo Barberini, is the centrepiece of the exhibition Caravaggio: The Portrait Unveiled.

Etruscan Artefacts of “Exceptional” Value Recovered

November 20, 2024November 20, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italy’s Carabinieri Unit for the Protection of Cultural Heritage (NTPC) has recovered a significant trove of Etruscan artefacts. It included two sarcophagi and eight urns, described as being of “exceptional” historical value.

Netflix to Launch Italian Period Drama The Leopard in 2025

November 20, 2024November 20, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Netflix will premiere the Italian period drama The Leopard in 2025, bringing to the screen a fresh adaptation of Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa’s acclaimed novel.

Bernin souls - Damned soul and Blessed soul. Images credit of Spanish Embassy to Vatican, Rome

Bernini ‘souls’ on display at Vatican Museums

November 20, 2024November 20, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Two early masterpieces by Baroque artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini, ‘souls’, are now on display at the Vatican Museums. The sculptures, Damned Soul and Blessed Soul, have moved from their previous location at the Spanish embassy, which was difficult for the public to access, to the Holy See.