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  WTI Magazine #76    2016 February 15Author : italia.it      Translation by:   Florence is a city whose charm and splendid past have remained unaltered. At least, this is how the enchanting Tuscan capital appears – it continues to enchant, by means of its artistic masterpieces, colored marbles and architectural works that evoke the pomp and cir...

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AmCham Italy, insieme a Confindustria Toscana e Confindustria Firenze, ha organizzato un incontro con le istituzioni, la stampa locale, il mondo imprenditoriale e professionale a Firenze lunedì 16 settembre. In occasione dell'incontro, il nuovo Rappresentante Locale di AmCham Italy per la Regione Toscana, Lorenzo Parrini, Partner di Deloitte F...

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Marking the first time works by Michelangelo have ever been exhibited in Nashville, the Frist Center for the Visual Arts proudly presents Michelangelo: Sacred and Profane, Masterpiece Drawings from the Casa Buonarroti, on view from October 30, 2015, through January 6, 2016. The Casa Buonarroti, the artist's family home in Florence, Italy, possesses...

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The Times of London named the Uffizi Gallery, located in Florence, Italy, the "world's greatest gallery." In South Florida, the restoration of artworks found at the Uffizi Gallery is supported by the Palm Beach-based Friends of the Uffizi Gallery. Since their inception in 2006, the organization has fully funded, or contributed to the...

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by Alex Schechter   There's a reason Italy ranks as one of the top-visited destinations in the world. Actually, there are a lot of reasons. Its exquisite beauty, its relaxed pace, its startling integration of the ancient and the modern—it all contributes to the magic.   Whether you're flying down pistes in the Dolomites, or sunning yo...

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Vive da anni a New York e in questi giorni è una delle protagoniste sulle passerelle della settimana della moda con il suo brand, Giulietta, marchio di abbigliamento femminile fondato nel 2011 dalla stilista fiorentina Sofia Sizzi. La sua è una storia di successo: in pochi anni ha conquistato un mercato vasto e articolato come quello americano, imp...

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Florence's Palazzo Pitti hosts Impressionists at Palazzo Pitti until January 5th, with 12 Impressionist masterpieces on loan from the Musee d'Orsay in Paris. Two sections compose the exhibit (one outdoors), while both boast names like Degas and Pisarro, Monet and Cézanne, Guigou and Renoir.   Verona, rather, is all about Monet, with the retr...

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by Mostafa Heddaya   As part of sweeping culture ministry reforms, 20 major Italian museums, including world-renowned institutions like the Uffizi in Florence and the Borghese in Rome, have announced a search for new directors.   A January 8 listing in The Economist describes the search as an "international call for applications," and...

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The spices division of Florence-based company Drogheria & Alimentari, owned since 1987 by Francesco Carapelli (the former owner of the oil brand bearing his name) and two investment funds (Sici Sgr at 24% and Hat at 16%), was purchased by American giant McCormick.   The division’s turnover stands at €50 million.   Read more  ...

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The Palazzo Strozzi High School Renaissance Award winners will be recognized by the Palazzo Strozzi Foundation USA . The mission of the foundation is to preserve the values of openness and creativity of the Renaissance, one of the foundations of the Enlightenment and of modern Western societies.   The winners of the competition travel to Ita...

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