Monday, March 19, 2012

Time flies: the Auckland Art Gallery!


Time flies, moving around as always to make life more interesting!
Here a mix of photos from the refurbished Auckland Art Gallery










Since the gallery has reopened the doors in early September so many people have gone to visit this new amazing place, therefore if you have occasion, go and visit the gallery!

You can find a very big variety of artworks.....

A presto!

Thursday, September 15, 2011

Prato: Festival Contemporanea 11


Between September 23 and October 8, 2011 at the Teatro Mestastasio there will be a contemporary program, not only Renaissance art, but something modern and beautiful to admire and enjoy in Tuscany.

All of this is in Prato, not far from Florence, symbol of the Renaissance art and literature.

Go and have fun!!

A presto!

Simona

Saturday, September 10, 2011

The European Baroque: what's outside Italy?

The Drunken Hercules by Rubens

Despite various wars, the Baroque was the style of the seventeenth-century Europe.


The Baroque was passionate, energetic and exciting. Church and palace ceilings were replaced by painted illusions of limitless space, often extravagant and ostentatious, such as the Triumph of Divine Providence for the Palazzo Barberini by Pietro da Cortona.

Sculpture and paintings expand spatially: they evoke emotions and feelings!


The Baroque style took shape in Rome, attracted artists all over Italy, such as collectors and connoisseurs from everywhere, so what was the situation outside Italy?


Come to next series of lectures at New Farm State School during the last term for 2011.


Lessons start on:
Thursday 13th October at 6.30pm.


A presto!


Simona

Lavazza Italian Film Festival 2011 in Australia

Next week the Italian Film Festival 2011 is on again in this part of the world. It will start in Melbourne and Sydney to then reach Brisbane in October.

If you have missed all the nice Italian movies in Italy, this is the perfect occasion to go and enjoy an Italian movie and practice your Italian at the main time, so enjoy!!

Rugby World Cup 2011: Auckland and New Zealand

A Haka in Auckland!

                                                   

Auckland is a wonderful city and a fantastic place to live, there are galleries, museums, shopping and much much more....but this year there is the Rugby World Cup 2011. It started yesterday in Auckland, the opening ceremony was wonderful and obviously the All Black have won the match against Tonga.

Tomorrow the Italian team will play vs Wallabies (Australia) in Albany on the North Shore at 3.30pm, New Zealand time! Many matches will be in Auckland, but others around New Zealand, so wherever you are be a supporter.....

Now for me...which team I should support?

A presto!

Simona

Saturday, September 3, 2011

The Macchina di Santa Rosa


The Macchina of Santa Rosa is an annual celebration in the city of Viterbo!!  Santa Rosa is the patron of Viterbo, she lived during the XIII century.


Every year Viterbo celebrates this event with a huge manifestation, called La Macchina di Santa Rosa, where a big tower decorated with lights, tall about 30m, is carried around the city by circa 100 strong men. 


The first Macchina was organized in 1258, when the body of Santa Rosa was transferred from the Church of Santa Maria in Poggio to the Church dedicated to her by order of Pope Alexander IV. Since then every year this event is celebrated to commemorate the day. So September 3rd is a very important day for all the people of Viterbo and for the curious tourists.


If you want to know more and you are in Italy go and have a visit to Viterbo, the Macchina is tonight at 9pm.


More information in Italian from:

http://www.infoviterbo.it/viterbo_la_macchina_di_santa_rosa.htm



Friday, September 2, 2011

Palazzo Davanzati in Florence - a different museum

Florence
Imagine a different day in Florence! You want to escape the crowd and the confusion of the city center, where to go? what to do? i have an idea...go and visit Palazzo Davanzati.

In the past this palace belonged to the Davizzi family, wealthy merchants in the late fourteenth century. They constructed the palace, which later was purchased by the Davanzati family in the late sixteenth century.

This palace brings you back in time, show you the structure of what the modern palaces are going to be, so don't miss this place next time you are in Florence!!!

Palazzo Davanzati
Florence


Palazzo Davanzati


Address:  Via Porta Rossa 13 – Firenze – Tel. 055 2388610
Hours: Weekdays: 8.15 am – 1.50 pm; open second and fourth Monday of the month.
Holidays: 8.15 – 1.50 pm – open first, third and fifth Sunday of the month.
Closed on: the second and fourth Sunday of the month; the first, third and fifth Monday of every month. December 25, January 1, May 1
A presto!!
Simona

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