Innovative start-ups’ turnover up 33% in 2015
by Elena Delfino Innovative start-ups in Italy are in fine shape; internationalization, however, remains a major challenge, according to the ninth quarterly report on the main demographic and financial trends of cutting-edge Italian start-ups. As of September 30, innovational start-ups listed in the register of businesses had grown by 420...
Look but don’t touch! American tourist snaps Italian statue’s finger off
by Rob Lovitt Violating the first rule of visiting a museum — look but don't touch the art — an American tourist in Italy has generated shock and outrage by snapping the finger off a 600-year-old statue at a museum in Florence. According to the Italian newspaper, Corriere Fiorentino, the snap heard around the art world took place...
Mark Robbins, FAAR’97 Named New President of the American Academy in Rome
On behalf of the Board of Trustees and the Presidential Search Committee I am enormously pleased to announce the selection of Mark Robbins as the President and CEO-elect of the American Academy in Rome. In January 2014 Mark will succeed Adele Chatfield-Taylor, FAAR'84, who has led the Academy for twenty-five remarkably transformative years...
Obama, gli Usa parteciperanno ad Expo
"Torneremo a Milano con un padiglione": così il presidente americano Barack Obama ha annunciato, nel corso della conferenza stampa con il premier Matteo Renzi, a Roma, la partecipazione degli Stati Uniti all'Expo di Milano, che si terrà nel 2015. Quello americano era l'ultimo grande sì atteso dagli organizzatori dell'esposizione universale...
Usa: Pierrel cresce sul mercato dei prodotti dentali
Pierrel segnala una forte avanzata delle vendite sul mercato Usa, imputabile soprattutto al successo dell' anestetico dentale (articaina) prodotto in asepsi nello stabilimento di Capua. Fabio Velotti, amministratore unico della controllata Pierrel Pharma ha comunicato i dati relativi ai volumi di vendita raggiunti nel corso del primo trime...
Le task force «dal basso» per tenere in piedi il Belpaese
By Gian Antonio Stella Le macerie del corpo di ingresso del castello medievale di Frinco, nell'Astigiano, tre mesi dopo il «Grande Crollo» del 5 febbraio (così chiamato per non confonderlo con altre frane meno gravi che avevano annunciato il disastro) sono ancora lì. L'unico impegno preso dall'amministrazione comunale è sulla rimozione di...
Niccolò Macchiavelli, ritrovato in America un ritratto inedito del celebre scrittore fiorentino
Stasera al Complesso del Vittoriano a Roma ci sarà un incontro per presentare al pubblico una scoperta molto interessante: il sesto ritratto di Niccolò Macchiavelli, probabilmente il primo in ordine cronologico tra quelli noti, che attualmente sono cinque. Il Complesso del Vittoriano aveva già avuto a che fare con il noto scrittore, quando...
Italy looks for help with heritage
Italy's leading tourist attractions including the Colosseum could soon be in foreign hands as the country seeks new directors from around the world to make its museums more profitable. In the biggest shake-up of arts and culture of modern times, Matteo Renzi, the Prime Minister, has announced that the Government is to run advertisements in...
Italian bottles among 2015 best wines
by Claudia Astarita Financial Times released this weekend its own "selection of fuller-bodied red, white and fortified wines", introducing them as "the kind of wines that we think are perfect for fireside conversation and comforting, slow-cooked meals". Rosés and lighter-bodied reds are definitely out this year, at least in the Un...
Siena's Cathedral Opens the Gate of Heaven
The Siena Cathedral's Gate to Heaven opened on March 9 and will remain open until October 31, 2015. Thanks to a project by Opera della Metropolitana di Siena, visitors can now enjoy a unique view of the magnificent Romanesque-Gothic church built between the 13th and 14th centuries, from a place as high up as the stars. The Tuscan city's cr...
Despite protests, Expo 2015 a potential diplomatic setting
By Colleen Barry The Expo 2015 world's fair showed potential as a backdrop for serious diplomacy as it opened Friday for a six-month run, even as it also served as a lightning rod for anti-globalization protests. North Korea stepped out of its isolation as a last-minute participant, and there are signs that Turkey may use the occasion...
Leonardo's Self-Portrait Exceptionally on View in Rome
If you're in Rome this summer, don't miss the rare chance to admire Leonardo da Vinci's iconic self-portrait, for the first time on display at the Capitoline Museums, starting today. Normally preserved in the vault of the Royal Library of Turin, and rarely visible to the public, the delicate portrait, thought to be drawn around 1510, when...