Covid-19: Are museums in Italy about to reopen?
Rome: Museums and archaeological sites in Italy's 'yellow zone' regions could reopen from 16 January, under a new emergency decree,...
History & Culture
Italy: Pompeii’s Alexander Mosaic to be restored
Naples: Pompeii's celebrated mosaic of Alexander the Great's victory over King Darius III of Persia is to undergo a major...
Italy: Rome’s Arch of Septimius Severus to be restored
Rome: The Arch of Septimius Severus - one of ancient Rome's most recognised monuments - is to undergo a programme...
Italy begins year of Dante anniversary events with virtual Uffizi exhibition
Rome: Eighty-eight rarely seen drawings of Dante’s The Divine Comedy have been put on virtual display as Italy begins a...
Italy: Rome streets bid farewell to cobblestones
Rome: Rome's traditional cobblestones or sampietrini are to disappear from 68 streets in the centre, including several thoroughfares with heavy...
2000-year-old Roman-era equivalent of fast food stall unearthed in Italy
Rome: A 2,000-year-old fast-food stall unearthed from the ash of Pompeii has given researchers new clues about the snacking habits...
Wealth of intangible heritage in China is amazing: Convention secretary
China Economic Net Beijing: The wealth of intangible heritage in China is amazing, said Tim Curtis, Secretary of the Intangible...
Italy: Rome’s Mausoleum of Augustus to reopen after 14 years
Rome: Rome’s Mausoleum of Augustus will reopen to the public on 1 March 2021 following a major restoration funded principally...
Italy to establish cultural center in Islamabad: Ambassador Andreas Ferrarese
Islamabad: The Italian Ambassador to Pakistan, Andreas Ferrarese said Tuesday that Italy wanted to establish a culture center in Islamabad...
Italy: Domenico Bianchi exhibition at Lorcan O’Neill Gallery in Rome
Rome: Roman artist Domenico Bianchi shows new large-scale works, made using wax and cherry wood, and a group of watercolours...
Zardari felicitates Sindhis all over the world
Islamabad: Former President of Pakistan and President Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians, Asif Ali Zardari has felicitated Sindhis all over the...
Italy: Did Michelangelo carve a graffiti portrait in Florence?
Florence: A carving of a man’s face on the walls of Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, often attributed to Michelangelo in...
Italy: Pompeii unearths bodies of master and slave
Rome: The skeletal remains of two men, believed to be a master and his slave, have been discovered at Pompeii,...
China Economic Net organizes webinar on ‘China-Pakistan agricultural cooperation and prospects’
Karachi: Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Fakhar Imam on Thursday said that seed technology of Pakistan required...
China Focus: China retrieves 68 cultural relics from Britain
Beijing: A total of 68 cultural relics have been returned to China from Britain, said the National Cultural Heritage Administration...
Italy: Rome unearths remains of Caligula’s lavish palace and gardens
Rome: Traces of the depraved emperor's luxurious palace and ornate gardens have been discovered under an office building in Rome....
Italy: Rome exhibition by Anna Di Paola: Misero Blu
Rome: Maja Arte Contemporanea presents the first solo exhibition by Anna Di Paola, a young artist from Italy's Molise region,...
Photographic exhibition ‘Ancient Silk Road Kingdom of Kucha’ opens
Islamabad: A travelling photographic exhibition “Ancient Silk Road Kingdom of Kucha” opened at COMSATS Art Gallery on Friday. The exhibition...
Italy returns 1,800-year-old artifact to Turkey
Rome: Italian authorities have handed over a historical inscription that dates to the ancient Lycian era to the Turkish foreign...
Italy prepares for 700th anniversary of ‘Father of the Italian language’
Florence: Italy will mark the 700th anniversary of the death of the mediaeval poet and philosopher Dante Alighieri, known as...
Italy: Rome’s MAXXI gets ready to open art museum in L’Aquila
Rome: MAXXI L'Aquila, a new contemporary art museum under the management of Rome's Museo Nazionale delle Arti del XXI secolo,...
Italy: Rome’s Circus Maximus comes to life with virtual reality
Rome: The Circo Maximo Experience, reopens after the summer break from 1-30 September, offering visitors the chance to "relive the...
Online activities continue at China Cultural Center in Pakistan during Coronavirus
Islamabad: The COVID-19 pandemic had a sudden and substantial impact on the arts and cultural heritage sector. The global health...
Ferragosto: Italy’s summer holiday in August
Rome: Italy marks the national holiday of Ferragosto each year on 15 August, the feast of the Assumption, the day...
Italy: Pompeii unveils new hidden secrets
Rome: Pompeii was the first Italian archaeological site to reopen to the public after the coronavirus shutdown. The first visitors...
Italy: Opera fans raise funds to save Verdi’s home
Rome: Italian opera fans raise funds to save Verdi's home Villa Verdi house-museum does not have enough funds for urgent...
Italy: Summer concerts at Teatro di Marcello in Rome
Rkme: Concerti del Tempietto, Rome's summer-time series of classical music concerts, is held in the archaeological site of Teatro di...
Italy: Rome fills museum with vintage toys in new exhibition
Rome: Rome displays an exhibition of vintage toys, including doll houses, cars, trains, spinning tops, magic lanterns, clowns and music...
Italy: Romaeuropa Festival returns to Rome in 2020
Rome: 2020 edition of Romaeuropa Festival will be staged in full respect of Italy's covid-19 safety precautions.The 35th edition of...
Italy: Rome opera launches at the Circus Maximus
Rome: Rome's opera house, Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, staged the premiere of a new production of Giuseppe Verdi's Rigoletto in...
