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06/03/2010 - Women's Day free museums in Italy http://www.beniculturali.it

Throughout Italy state-run museums are open to women on 6-7 March (a weekend) free of charge as a way of celebrating women who have contributed to all the arts. Since 1911, 8 March has been International Women’s Day – a day... [more]

01/03/2010 - Immigrant strike on 1 March

Foreigners living and working in Italy are striking on 1 March to draw attention to their contribution to society and protest against recent episodes of racism and discrimination. The protest draws inspiration from a similar initiative in France on the same... [more]

22/02/2010 - Caravaggio opening in Rome draws large crowds www.scuderiequirinale.it

The long-awaited exhibition of work by Michelangelo Merisi, known as Caravaggio, opened at the Scuderie del Quirinale on 20 February to an enthusiastic public. Long queues formed outside the restored stables opposite the Quirinale palace early in the morning as Romans... [more]

19/02/2010 - Garbatella district celebrates 90 years

Ninety years ago, on 18 February 1920, King Vittorio Emanuele III laid the first stone in what was to become the central piazza of the Garbatella district in south Rome. From here was born an area built for workers and their... [more]

16/02/2010 - Transport strikes in Italy

Travellers in Italy can expect disruptions over the next few days due to strikes or threats of strikes in various sectors. Pilots and flight attendants working for the Italian flag carrier Alitalia are striking on 16 February from 12.00 to 16.00,... [more]

15/02/2010 - Bring back the Berlusconi bus stops

Nine thousand signatories have added their names to a petition to bring back the bus stops on Via del Plebiscito, in front of Palazzo Grazioli, Silvio Berlusconi's Rome residence. Serving 18 buses in all (13 daytime and 5 night-time routes),... [more]

12/02/2010 - Snow in Rome

Snow covered the centre of Rome early on the morning of 12 February, the first seen in five years. By mid-morning it was settling and traffic was beginning to have difficulties, especially on the main roads into the city. The areas... [more]

11/02/2010 - National Day for Medicine Donation www.bancofarmaceutico.org

The tenth National Day for Medicine Donation - Giornata Nazionale di Raccolta del Farmaco - is on Saturday 13 February, when it will be possible to donate medicines to those in need. Participating pharmacies – over 3,000 nationwide – will have... [more]

11/02/2010 - Innamorati dell’arte

Are you in love with art? Then on 13 and 14 February you and your beloved (or just your partner) can make the most of a Beni Culturali promotion. Buy one ticket to any state museum or gallery and the two... [more]

10/02/2010 - Bertolaso future uncertain

Guido Bertolaso’s future as head of the civil protection department hangs in the balance after prosecutors announced that he is under investigation for corruption in relation to works for the July 2009 G8 summit in La Maddalena in Sardinia, before the... [more]

10/02/2010 - Italian industrial production falls sharply

Industrial production in Italy in 2009 fell by 17.5 per cent compared to 2008 according to the national statistics institute ISTAT. This is the sharpest annual fall since 1991, the first year in which these year-on-year comparisons were made. The sectors... [more]

10/02/2010 - Pope to visit Caritas hostel

On 14 February Pope Benedict XVI will make a pastoral visit to the hostel for the destitute run by the Rome diocese branch of Caritas on Via Marsala near Termini station. The Pope is expected to arrive at 10.00 and is... [more]

08/02/2010 - Rome regulates use of its squares

Rome city council and the ministry for cultural heritage have signed a protocol regulating the use of public land in the historic centre for cultural, sporting, religious, political and other events. A register of permitted activities has been drawn up for... [more]

08/02/2010 - Source of Trajan’s aqueduct unearthed

Two British film makers claim they have found the primary source of Trajan’s aqueduct, which has eluded archaeologists for centuries. Michael and Ted O’Neill made their discovery near lake Bracciano north of Rome while researching documentaries on ancient Roman aqueducts for MEON... [more]

28/01/2010 - American Academy director

The new director of the privately funded American Academy in Rome has been announced as Christopher Celenza, who is currently a professor in the department of German and Romance languages and literatures at Johns Hopkins University. He will succeed Professor Carmela... [more]

04/02/2010 - Roman Carnival 2010 www.carnevale.roma.it

For the second year running Rome city council has organized a programme of events to celebrate the traditional carnival season Carnevale Romano runs from 6 February to Martedì Grasso (Shrove Tuesday) on 16 February, the day before Ash Wednesday and the start... [more]

04/02/2010 - S. Luigi dei Francesi restored

The repairs and restoration of the main façade of the church of S. Luigi dei Francesi have now been completed and work can begin on the two sides of the building. The church, which has been the centre of French worship in... [more]

03/02/2010 - Who visits Italy’s archaeological sites? www.civita.it

Women are the most frequent visitors to Italy’s main archaeological sites according to a new study called L’archeologica e il suo pubblico. The research shows that 56.4 per cent of visitors to seven of Italy’s major sites are women, most of... [more]

28/01/2010 - Georgina Masson revised

The newly revised edition of Georgina Masson’s classic guide book, The Companion Guide to Rome, is now available in international bookshops in Rome. John Fort is once again responsible for the revision but he says that this is not a major... [more]

28/01/2010 - Casa di Goethe expansion

Rome’s Goethe museum on Via del Corso has announced its expansion after funding from the German government enabled the purchase of additional space adjacent to its current premises. The Casa di Goethe, located in the rooms where German writer and poet... [more]

News in Europe

Jersey, Great Britain: Ferry stops Jersey-St Malo service.

published on 10/09/2008

The troubled ferry company on the Jersey–St Malo route, HD Ferries,...

London, United Kingdom: London Transports Oyster card goes international.

published on 04/09/2006

The electronic Oyster travel cards used by millions of London commuters...

Berlin, Germany: Court gives go-ahead for airport.

published on 23/03/2006

Germanys Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig has given the green light...

Milan, Italy: Street theatre on the Navigli.

published on 11/06/2009