‘Dark Ages’ Weren’t Dark at All
Colourful frescoes recently uncovered in a church in Pavia prove that medieval art was anything but dark.
Out of Town
At Lake Como, Art Is Center Stage
A new exhibition explores the link between theatre and visual arts while building a collaboration between the two shores of the lake.
‘Hippie-Before-Hippies’ Ascona Celebrates Its Legacy
In the Swiss town, idealists and revolutionaries founded a vegetarian community of intellectuals who liked to walk around naked.
Dreams and Love Come Together on the Shores of Lake Iseo
A new exhibition of bronze sculptures by Giacinto Bosco is a magical dream about love.
Titian Up Close
In Brescia, the Renaissance masterpiece that Titian called “his best work” can be admired from an unusual viewpoint.
A New Festival Celebrates Archives Outside Milan
The first edition of “Archivifuturi” connects a vast network of archives, museums and cultural centers just outside Milan.
What to see at the Venice Biennale, according to 9 art aficionados
A cast of art devotees share their must-go happenings at the 59th Venice Biennale.
The Theatre of the Twentieth Century
Contradiction and grotesque are centre stage in the work of Umberto Tirelli.
A visionary entrepreneur turned his dream into reality on the bank of Lake Como
A few enlightened Italian entrepreneurs have made Italy’s industrial and cultural history great. One of these distinguished Italians was certainly the late Antonio Ratti.
24 Hours in Brescia
Just forty-five minutes by train from Milan, Brescia is the ideal spot for a weekend getaway for art lovers.
