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May is the Month of Photography in Rome! 10 Exhibits for an Alternative Day
Tired of museums, archaeological findings, churches and monuments? Want to spend a day doing something else? Here’s our proposal. A photo tour of Rome! Rome has a very interesting array of photography exhibitions in May. You just have to pick your favorite ones and enjoy an off-the-beaten track visit of the Eternal City. We selected [...]
Open Your Heart to Rome’s Architecture & Design Beauties for Open House Roma 2013 on May 4-5
800 guided tours in 145 sites, 34 special events, 8 bike tours, 4 workshops for kids, 4 installations, 4 construction yards. All coordinated by 300 volunteers. These are the numbers of Open House Roma 2013, the second edition of this entirely free initiative whose main aim is to show the architecture and design beauties of [...]
Corporations Renovate Rome’s Landmarks: Colosseum, Trevi Fountain & Pyramid of Cestius
Rome’s department for heritage and monuments is running short of money, as most of the Italian public institutions, and private funds are compensating for the central state’s lack of resources. (Un)fortunately Rome has very high maintenance costs, considered the average age of its treasures. Therefore private capital can be very useful in such a hard [...]
Rome has the world’s highest concentration of mosaics. Discover Them with Us!
Venice, Istanbul, Ravenna? No way! It’s in Rome that mosaics play the largest role in the local art scene. Ancient Roman, Medieval, modern mosaics, floor, wall or ceiling mosaics, the Eternal city can boast the best preserved mosaics and the largest amount of them. The decorative art of mosaic was not invented in Rome, but [...]
Trajan’s Markets, the Perfect Window on Rome’s Forums
A Syrian architect, a Spanish emperor, an Italian location. This is the magic mix behind the Trajan’s Markets. [1] Only the Roman Empire could draw the very best talent from Europe and the Mediterranean Sea to create this architectural wonder. And the Roman empire under Trajan, at the start of the 2nd century, was at its [...]
60 Museums and 150 Shows for Free the Night of October 6, until 2am, in Rome!
The eighth edition of the Night of Museums in Rome takes place on October 6 rather than the originally scheduled May 19 date. On that day, an attack to a high school in Brindisi with the killing of one girl worried the whole country since it seemed to be carried out by terrorists and made [...]
Free Museums, Guided Tours & Special Openings on Sep29-30 in Rome for the European Heritage Days!
“Italy is Europe’s Treasure” is the motto of this year’s edition of the European Heritage Days a Europe-wide event that aims at making European citizens aware of the wealth and cultural diversity which thrives in the Old Continent. On September 29 and 30 most monuments and museums will be free in Rome. There will [...]
Rome, city of Saints. Visit for free their Houses through June 23!
Religion in Rome is not just the Vatican and the beautiful churches scattered all over downtown. It’s a much more complicated story. The city always attracted charismatic figures, religious scholars and men and women imbued by noble values. Many of these virtuous people became saints and gave a great spiritual but also factual contribution to [...]
Italian Painting Exhibits in Rome: Tintoretto, the Set Designer, and Guercino, the Sky Specialist.
“The smartest brain the art of painting ever had.” This was the pretty assertive definition of Tintoretto given by Italy’s first art historian, Giorgio Vasari. And it’s already a good reason to see what his canvases were like in the exhibit at Scuderie del Quirinale running until June 10. Jacopo Robusti also known as [...]
Free Culture Week in Rome (April 14-22): Highlights, Events and Exceptions!
There it is! Another 9 full days of free monuments, museums and archeological areas in Rome & surroundings for the 14th edition of Settimana della Cultura. This nationwide event has become a must since not only gives you free access to Italys’ landmarks but also encompasses very interesting activities and guided tours (mostly in Italian, [...]
Rome’s Flaminio Borough Turns 100 But Still Hosts Big Events And Is Poised For More!
Is there a better way for the Flaminio borough to celebrate its first 100 years than with a great basketball win versus Italy’s best team, Siena? We don’t think there is, really, and we loved to see all those people filling the Palazzetto dello Sport last week. This neighbourhood was actually created to host big [...]
A Map of What’s Open & When for the Christmas Holidays in Rome: Museums, Monuments & Exhibits
Many, many of you want to know what they can see on days such as Christmas or January 1 etc…During the Christmas holidays museums, archeological areas, monuments and exhibition centres change their opening days and hours. Not everything has been decided yet, though. As Here in Rome planning is not our strong side. Some further [...]
