Italian archaeological mission in Ebla resumes
Italy’s Mission at the Archaeological Site of Ebla – Syria’s thousand-year old city discovered by Italian archaeologist Paolo Matthiae in 1964 – has resumed, 12 years after its interruption, caused by the occupation of Al-Qaeda’s rebel militias. The invasion lasted from 2014 to 2019, ravaging the site with tunnels, trenches and small barracks, and totally […]
Read moreThe Farnesina Collection soon to open to the public
At the close of the summer break, the Italian Touring Club’s “Aperti per voi” (“Open for You”) initiative resumes with the opening to the public of the Farnesina, the seat of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, which first joined the initiative in 2016. The Farnesina’s next opening is scheduled for 30 […]
Read moreFarnesina Collection welcomes Marinella Senatore’s work
The Farnesina Collection welcomes the work of Marinella Senatore (Cava de’ Tirreni, 1977), an exponent of participatory art and one of the most renowned artists on the international stage. The banner, set up in the Farnesina Collection’s gallery dedicated to artistic research in the 21st century, comes from a set of banners of the “Protest […]
Read moreFarnesina Collection displays Giulia Neri’s works
The Farnesina Collection welcomes the works of Giulia Neri (Bologna, 1979). The twenty digital illustrations created between 2020 and 2022 by the Bologna-born illustrator, who graduated at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna and has a degree in psychology, add to the recent section – dedicated to graphics, illustration and street art – of […]
Read moreThe Farnesina Collection acquires “Unbinding Creatures” by Camilla Alberti
“Unbinding Creatures. Organismo 10” (2021) by Camilla Alberti (Milan, 1994) is one of the recent acquisitions of the Farnesina Collection. The artist has always worked on relationships and on the hybridization options between different living species and the surrounding space. The series of sculptures and installations – titled “Unbinding Creatures” – reflects “the potential of imagination […]
Read moreThe Farnesina Collection welcomes a new work of art: “80” by Moneyless
Farnesina Collection welcomes “80”, a work by Teo Pirisi, better known as Moneyless, an abstract graffiti artist, illustrator, and designer. The work, displayed in the graphic design gallery of the Farnesina Collection, is directly made on the slate of an old school blackboard that the artist salvaged from being discarded. “What I love of this […]
Read moreTwo works by Berengo Gardin enter the Farnesina Collection
A browse through the recent acquisitions by the Farnesina Collection reveals “Polesine, Veneto” (1971) and “Taranto” (1993) by Gianni Berengo Gardin (Santa Margherita Ligure, 1930) The first photograph is from a series on the Po Delta. It recounts an ancient landscape characterised by the “persistence of agricultural work in all its antiquity”, untouched by modern […]
Read moreMusic For Uncertain Times 2022
Today’s Italian music in a duet with international pop in a three-stage journey recounted in the language of film and produced by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. After last year’s success, Music for Uncertain Times returns from 21 June 2022 with three new “episodes” establishing a dialogue between the beauty of the […]
Read moreNext Farnesina Collection open day 24 June
The Touring Club’s “Open for You” initiative continues, with the Farnesina building again opening its doors to the public. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has been taking part in the initiative since 2016. The next scheduled open day is Friday 24 June, the last before the summer break. On the day, members […]
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