Carnival is one of the most overwhelming venetian appointments that gives a colourful and joyful atmosphere to the city. It allows to live again an ancient popular event. When Vitale Falier was doge, in 1094, we have the first written proof referring to some public entertainments which have been made official in 1296. By the way only in the XVIII century this event became renowned all over the world. People were waiting for Carnival all the year long ...

The Association for Cultural Heritage ABCOnlus SAIE exhibition hall which will be held in Bologna from October 18 to 21 will participate in the exhibition'' Italian'' Liberty organized by the regional Abco Emilia-Romagna and the Turin office. The exhibition Liberty'' Italian'' followed, in part curated by Andrea Apothecaries, project designer and author volume'' A Season of Art Nouveau in Riccione'' and'' Romagna Liberty'' published by Maggioli will present to the public the famous fair Saie architecture with the aim of ...

The exhibition Art Nouveau architecture in Romagna comes to stores in Cervia salt from July 23 to August 12 The project Romagna Liberty (AGM ABCOnlus) born from the initiative of Andrea Speziali, which has already received wide critical and public success in Emilia-Romagna, is now drawing a tour of exhibitions throughout the Romagna in 2012 and 2013 at the monograph: Andrea Speziali, Liberty Romagna, Maggioli publisher, Santarcangelo 2012 The 216-page monograph is rich ...

Returns this year the awaited event in Venice with Arte Laguna Prize. Opens on March, 17th at Nappe of Arsenale of Venice, the collective exhibition of finalists who come from all over the world and belong to six different disciplines: Painting, Sculpture, Photography Art, Video Art, Performance, and, for the first time, Virtual Art set up on iPad. During the happening will be announced the five overall winners and finalists performers will exhibit live. The exhibition is open ...

The ABCO Cultural Association presents a new series of photographic workshops, especially  dedicated to lovers of Venice and Carnival masks. A “Shoot in Venice” is an initiative that includes six photographic workshops during 2012, offering a wide variety of shooting and photographic techniques, involving national and international renowned photographers. Particular attention will be given to the precious masks of Venice Carnival, which will have the opportunity to be photographed in Venetian historical palaces and in special ...

The Palace Bru Zane - Centre de musique romantique française presents the program for the 2011-2012 season. There will be three Festival: Virtuous (October 8th to November 19th, 2011), Le Salon Romantique (4 - 28 February 2012), and Théodore Dubois and the official art (April 14th to May 27th, 2012). It is clear the goal of the Centre: to deepen that French Romanticism still little known, thanks to an intense concert activity, not detached from a musicological ...

Three players, a big cuff, a ball, so much energy: these are the ingredients for one of the oldest and most famous national sports in Italy (but also common in other European countries). Heir to the even more ancient game of the "Pallacorda" ("Ballgame"), the “Palla al Bracciale” (literally translated as “Ball and Bracelet”) is still played in some cities in Italy which compete for the National Bracelet Championship each year. In the championship, teams participate from ...

Cartasia 2012, Biennial of Contemporary Art, announces the opening of entries to the competition of sculpture in paper and cardboard. As in years past the selected artists will take part in the open-air exhibition which will take place in Lucca from 30 June to July 29, 2012, and the winner will receive a cash prize of € 2,000 .00. The event will be a breath of customary international and is shaping up to be an ...

Also this year, an appointment is renewed since 2003 is having a great success. In Florence, in its setting of historic palaces and gardens of enchanting beauty, will take place from June 10 to July 29, the exhibition "The Medici months." This event, especially theatre, but not limited to, aims to stage, in the places that have seen the players, events and personalities of the Medici dynasty, with the theatre company TEDAVI'98. In this edition of the ...

Saturday, July 16th, Venice will celebrate one of the most famous events in Italy: the Festa del Redentore. This Feast was born at the end of the plague of 1575-1577, which caused the death of one third of the population. The Venetian Senate ordered the construction of the Church of the Redeemer (designed by Palladio) on the Giudecca island, and ordered that from then on, every year, the third Sunday of July, was celebrated to ...