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4. ITALY CELEBRATES YEAR 18.
MISCELLANY
LAKES AROUND ROME 34.
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EXHIBITIONS
OF DANTE 20. ROME FOR children 38. ART news
Andy Devane
22. STREET ART guide 43. Opera
8. RUINS, PAST AND FUTURE 24. MUSEUMS 43. Classical
Martin Bennett
26. ART GALLERIES
14. REFLECTIONS FROM
45. CULTURAL VENUES
A ROMAN LAKE
Mary Jane Cyran
51. RECIPE
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ITALY CELEBRATES
YEAR OF DANTE
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EXHIBITIONS
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REFLECTIONS FROM
A ROMAN LAKE
43 ART NEWS
Literature
ITALY CELEBRATES
YEAR OF DANTE
2021 MARKS 700 YEARS SINCE THE DEATH OF
THE FATHER OF THE ITALIAN LANGUAGE
Andy Devane
I
taly is marking the 700th anniversary of the The precious drawings are normally only available
death of the mediaeval poet and philosopher to view by a handful of scholars and have been seen
Dante Alighieri, known as the Father of by the public just twice: first in 1865 and again in
the Italian language, with a programme of 1993. The online show of high-definition images is
commemorative events throughout 2021. called To See the Stars Again (A riveder le stelle).
Celebrations began with the Uffizi Gallery in Florence Dante died before the Black Death swept through
launching a free virtual exhibition of 88 fragile Italy however, seven centuries later, another
drawings for The Divine Comedy, Dante’s epic work pandemic is upsetting the programme of events
which he completed a year before his death in 1321. in his honour. At the time of writing, Tuscany
Depicting scenes of hell, purgatory and heaven, is classified as a medium-risk orange zone under
the sketches by the 16th-century Renaissance artist Italy’s tiered system of covid-19 restrictions, after
Federico Zuccari passed through the hands of the the museums of Florence enjoyed five weeks of
powerful Orsini and Medici families before becoming being open under the less-strict yellow zone rules.
part of the Uffizi collection in the 18th century.
The covid-19 regulations matter little in the case
of the online Dante exhibition at the Uffizi, now
closed to visitors. However Tuscany’s colour-coded
demotion came just days after Florence’s town
hall in Palazzo Vecchio put Bronzino’s allegorical
portrait of the mediaeval poet on display.
The work was commissioned by the Florentine
banker Bartolomeo Bettini in the early 1530s,
according to Giorgio Vasari in his Lives of the Artists.
It is hoped that the painting can go back on public
display before the exhibition is scheduled to end on
31 May but for now Palazzo Vecchio remains closed.
As Florence honours one of its most famous sons,
perhaps the Tuscan capital is keen to make up for
the way it treated Dante in the past. A descendant
of the poet made headlines recently by dusting
off a 700-year-old court case, keen to restore the
good name of his esteemed forebear.
Italy's logo for Dantedì, the national day in honour of Astrophysicist Sperello di Serego Alighieri and
Dante Alighieri. law professor Alessandro Traversi are seeking
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Domenico di Michelino, Dante e il suo poema, 1465. Fresco, Cattedrale di S. Maria del Fiore, Florence.
a pardon of sorts for Dante who – after failing dead: Inferno (hell), Purgatorio (purgatory), and
to appear in court in 1302 on charges of fraud, Paradiso (heaven).
perjury, extortion and embezzlement – was
sentenced to be burned at the stake. Dante, who began composing the groundbreaking
trilogy in or around 1308, wrote the poem’s
Rather than face this terrible fate Dante chose to leave 14,233 lines in the vernacular, opting for the
the city of his birth, never to return. His descendant Tuscan dialect which was accessible to the masses
told Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera that the rather than the traditional Latin reserved for the
trial was “politically motivated” and the “death most educated readers.
penalties inflicted on my dear ancestor are unjust.”
In May a mock retrial in the form of a conference Dante’s unorthodox approach paved the way for
will take place in Florence, with historians, linguists important Italian writers such as Petrarch and
and lawyers examining whether Dante’s sentence Boccaccio, while his depictions of hell, purgatory
was the result of regular judicial proceedings or the and heaven had a profound influence on western
“poisoned fruit of politics,” according to Traversi. art, from Sandro Botticelli to William Blake.
Florence’s loss was Ravenna’s gain, for it was The first printed edition of the book was published in
in this city near the Adriatic coast that Dante Foligno on 11 April 1472, with 14 of the original 300
settled for the remaining years of his life. It was copies still in existence. Today Dante’s masterpiece
here that he completed the work which would is widely considered the pre-eminent work in Italian
guarantee him eternal fame. literature and one of the greatest works of world
literature. There are few poets in western literature,
But why exactly did La Divina Commedia make from the Romantics to the contemporary, who have
such an indelible impression on both literature not been inspired by Dante.
and theology? The long narrative poem represents
a 14th-century vision of the afterlife, describing Dante’s milestone has also prompted Italy to
Dante’s journey through the three realms of the create a Museum of the Italian Language, in
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Literature
Dante is hitting the radio airwaves too with the
poet’s verses being streamed every Monday at
11.00, 13.00, 16.00 and 18.00 on Radio Dante,
via www.radiomi.al.
Wordsmiths and Dante fans are also being
entertained by Accademia della Crusca in
Florence, the world’s leading authority and
research centre on the Italian language. Every
day this year it is publishing a new word or
expression coined by the poet, accompanied
by an explanation, on its website www.
accademiadellacrusca.it.
Luca Signorelli, portrait of Dante. Fresco (1500-1504), This month will see the second, bumper edition
Cappella della Madonna di S. Brizio, Duomo of Orvieto. of Dantedì, a national day dedicated to Dante.
Florence, with works to begin this year after being Launched last year by Italy’s culture ministry,
stalled by covid-19. The museum will be housed Dantedì is held annually on 25 March, the date
in a wing of the S. Maria Novella complex that given by scholars for the start of the journey
played a decisive role in Dante’s studies and in to the afterlife in The Divine Comedy. Culture
writing his masterpiece. minister Dario Franceschini effused: “Dante
With funding of €4.5 million from Italy’s culture reminds us of many things that hold us together:
ministry, the new museum will outline the Dante is the unity of the country, Dante is the
history and evolution of the Italian language and Italian language, Dante is the very idea of Italy.”
celebrate Italy’s great writers such as Boccaccio, Many of the anniversary events will be staged in
Dante, Machiavelli and Petrarch. The museum is
Ravenna, where the exiled poet died of malaria
to market itself on an international level and will
in 1321, aged 56, and where his tomb can be
adopt an interactive approach with the aim of
visited at the Basilica di S. Francesco. From
attracting younger visitors.
virtual tours to lectures, events are planned in 70
Dante continues to reach new audiences thanks Italian towns and villages connected to the poet
to literary initiatives being streamed on radio either through his writings or personal life.
and television. Following in the footsteps of the
One of the biggest events is the ambitious exhibition
memorable readings by Roberto Benigni a few
project Dante: The vision of art to be held in Forlì
years ago, a new project emerged during lockdown
from 12 March until 4 July, subject of course to
last year when actress and theatre director Lucilla
covid rules. “A great show will be dedicated to
Giagnoni dedicated herself to Dante in the
the Supreme Poet in a strongly symbolic place,
north-west Italian city of Novara. With special
because it was in those lands that the author of
permission to leave her home, Giagnoni sat on the
The Divine Comedy spent several years of his exile”
stage of Teatro Faraggiana for 100 days, with her
– said Eike Schmidt, director of the Uffizi which
husband on sound and daughter filming, as she
read a “canto a day” from March to June. is co-organising the exhibition. The display will
include portraits of Dante by Andrea del Castagno
Now her project, which saw up to 70,000 viewers and Pontormo’s Expulsion from Paradise, alongside
tuning in during lockdown, makes its debut on works by Michelangelo and Zuccari.
national television. Each evening until 25 March,
RAI5 will screen three verses a day, with The Divine To keep up to date with Italian events for the
Comedy being read in its entirety on Italian television. anno dantesco as they are announced, follow
#Dante2021 on social media. However it is worth
The epic work will also be read in Milan’s remembering that it is not just Italy making a
Duomo, from 7 April until 15 July, in 100 canti in fuss. Commemorative events are taking place
100 giorni, a collaboration between the musicians around the world, in multiple languages, making
of Teatro alla Scala and the students of the Dante’s writings accessible on a scale that the
Piccolo Teatro di Milano. great poet could never have imagined.
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Exhibitions
RUINS, PAST AND FUTURE
ROME'S ARA PACIS SHOWS MORE THAN 100 BLACK
AND WHITE IMAGES OF ANCIENT ROMAN AND GREEK
HERITAGE TAKEN BY MAGNUM PHOTOGRAPHER
JOSEF KOUDELKA IN THE MOST IMPORTANT
ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN
Martin Bennett
A
sked in an interview to name a The show opens with a view of Delphi; dated
photographer’s most precious asset, Josef 1991, recent or not so recent here are particularly
Koudelka, exile and chronicler of the relative. In an interplay between human/historical
1968 Prague Spring and now resident in Paris, time and its geological counterpart, stacked drum-
replied, “A good pair of shoes.” like sections of what were once Doric columns
foreground a mountainside. On the wall opposite,
Or maybe a dozen, given that the exhibition now on photo-turned-panoramic-window frames the
display at Rome's Ara Pacis museum was 28 years temple of Hercules outside Amman. Off right a
in the making. A map of the travelling exhibition colossal hand and disjointed elbow of the demi-
pinpoints a blistering 200 sites visited, often times god is caught in the act of hauling himself upwards
over in Koudelka’s pursuit of perfection: west-east through a crack. Or is he clinging on for dear life
from Morocco or Portugal to Petra or Palmyra; until the ground consumes him? Who knows.
north-south from Plovdiv (Bulgaria) to Algeria,
Libya or Egypt. “To choose between endless striving In one photograph the now horizontal Doric
and wise resignation,” as he puts it, another key drums resemble the vertebrae of some mastodontic
quality being patience, a trust that repetition will animal. Another picture revolves around a single
eventually deliver the definitive shot, leaving the drum slanted, dipping toward the viewer, part
photographer free to move on. chthonic cog, part massive sunflower.
Aphrodisias, Turkey, 2014. © Josef Koudelka/ Magnum Photos / Contrasto.
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Exhibitions
Palmyra, Syria, 2006. © Josef Koudelka/ Magnum Photos / Contrasto.
"Evidence," in another of Koudelka’s phrases, in Ostia the goddess Roma as imperious Amazon,
gets twinned with "enigma." Cubist houses of the only that like a moon in eclipse half of her face
modern suburbs behind the ruin photographed has gone missing: all photos on the benches are
are just visible through a haze of grey. In another hauntingly, not to say disconcertingly, laid flat.
room, layering three millennia, a shot of the
Roman Forum features a paving slab of the Via Collapse can suggest chaos, as in a view of
Sacra accompanied by protective guard-rail for Selinunte, atria, architraves or peristyles heaped
present-day tourists. Temples and churches (or like rubble, entropy spelt in marble and granite.
amalgams of both) lean like ghosts to either side. Yet in other photographs columns have fallen
with a grace of their own, preserving an order
Compared to his Magnum Studio colleague in destruction.
Henri Cartier-Bresson, the past-master of human
movement, Koudelka’s work is markedly static. Ruins, yet with a still impressive strength. A
And in contrast to C-B , who had an exhibition in photo of the oldest ruin, placed modestly on
Rome 10 years ago, in Koudelka’s work there is top of one of the benches, is tagged 2600-2250
scarcely a living person in sight. Movement occurs, if BC; the paved ramp at the image’s centre leads
at all, in the form of gravity; collapse and destruction to Troy’s Scaean Gate whence, Homer tells us,
also frequently produce patterns all their own. An the Trojans would venture to battle with the
ex-painter, Cartier-Bresson possessed an unerring Greek army on the plain below. Thanks to the
sense of geometry; so with equivalent precision does Romans' use of the arch, the Pont du Gard
Koudelka, a former aero-engineer, the absence of acqueduct in France remains not just majestically
colour serving to focus the attention on the ‘fearful upright. Helped by Koudelka’s camera-work, the
symmetry’ of his scenes. C-B captures moments in structure is doubled in the relection below.
time – the so-called ‘infinite instant’; Koudelka, for
his part, directs the gaze not ‘in’ time so much as There are two pictures of Roman roads: one from
‘across’ it. (C-B would tease Koudelka by saying his Via dei Cureti in Ephesus, the other, from out
work resembles so much ‘spaghetti.’) along the Appian Way, still shows the tracks of
chariots and ancient carts. Koudelka represents
The massive wall-photographs come interspersed both sets of slabstones vertically. One might
with smaller scenes placed on top of benches, wonder whether our tarmacked motorways will
occupying the museum floor like the tumbled last a fraction as long. Meanwhile, suggesting
masonry they represent. As when visiting an the darker side of empire, there’s a view of the
archaeological site, one is tempted to sit down on Colosseum. Decorous statuary and travertine
them. (Attendants are on hand to prevent this long vanished, we share a downward look onto
happening.) Olympia; Rome’s Domus Augustana, the monument’s innards, the ragged circles and
Trajan’s arch, here in Algeria not the Forum; back sinster tunnels conjure up Dante’s hell.
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Exhibitions
The Koudelka exhibition at the Ara Pacis can be visited until 16 May.
More serene is the temple of Poseidon in Greece. he contorts himself, a sort of optic acrobat,
Five columns still standing form a shutter onto the wriggling his still limber frame into alignment
sea-god’s realm. Off left two figures, tiny as inverted with his ageless model.
commas, peer out on our behalf. Occupying the
foreground like a beached boat is a fallen frieze. A previous Koudelka show in Rome (at Trajan’s
The pagan god seems present even in his own Markets in 2003) was entitled Teatro del tempo.
absence. In the distance hump-backed islands Ancient theatres recur here. In Sagalosso, Turkey,
extend the gaze beyond any easy formulation. ‘The one is cut from a rocky slope, giving the impression
enigma of beauty’ is Koudelka’s phrase. Another of the landmass behind gradually taking back
photo, again from Ostia Antica, represents the same what is its own. The theatres at Epidaurus and
god in a mosaic riding a marine chariot, cherubs, at Pergamon seem to invite us modern citizens (if
dolphins and the odd sea-serpent as outriders. The again invisibly) to take centre stage. "Ruins are
diagonal play of light evoking the element over not the past, but the future, seeking our attention
which the god’s trident holds sway. and beckoning us to enjoy the present while it
lasts," Koudelka offers further caption.
The show ends with an intriguing hands-on video
of the master at work. One notes Koudelka’s At once concentrating and widening perspectives,
beatific smile throughout. Like a spectrometre on this exhibition lingers in the mind for days, and
legs, he walk and walks. Waits, now pausing for especially nights. "The enigma of beauty," yes.
midday snooze, now consulting his wristwatch Also power and even a hint of terror, what’s
turned triangulation-device for the right slant beyond tame definition, to summarise Edmund
of light or most telling angle. In one shot he Burke’s concept of the sublime. Here’s history
interacts with a frieze containing a reticent for everyone, though captured within a vaster
legionnaire. More waiting for the Roman soldier time-frame whose immensity precedes or shall
to fully present himself. Then, snap: There he surely follow it.
is, like a fully developed negative. Photographer
can finally bid his subject a happy farewell. The exhibition can be visited Mon-Fri 09.30-18.30
until 16 May at the Ara Pacis, Lungotevere in
To capture a carved female head, in Turkey, he Augusta. Online booking advised, for full details see
doesn’t just walk. His 80 years no impediment, website, www.arapacis.it.
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Book Review
REFLECTIONS FROM
A ROMAN LAKE
AS MORE PEOPLE SEEK A QUIETER PACE OF LIFE
OUTSIDE ROME, JUDITH HARRIS WRITES ABOUT
LIVING IN NEARBY TREVIGNANO ROMANO
Mary Jane Cyran
T
he publication of Judith Harris’s latest smallest of three towns on the perimeter of
book is very timely as real estate brokers pristine Lake Bracciano, just an hour north of
are noting a surge of interest for spacious Rome. Trevignano, the most ancient of the three,
residences in small towns outside of major cities has preserved many of its original traditions and
around the world. Why live in a cramped apartment local dialect while Bracciano and Anguillara, on
in Rome, New York or London when you can enjoy the train line linking Rome and Viterbo, have
a quieter, healthier and less expensive lifestyle with morphed into dormitory suburbs of the capital
more space for family and working from home. with enormous expansion in the past 40 years.
Reflections from a Roman Lake, Trevignano Romano, The first part of Reflections describes Trevignano’s
a biography of an adoptive home is a love story long and intricate history, beginning with the
that Harris dedicates to her adopted home, the prehistoric settlement of La Marmotta discovered
Trevignano is located about 50 km north of Rome. Photo ValerioMei / Shutterstock.com.
12 | March 2021 • Wanted in RomeTrevignano Romano sits on the northern shore of Lake Bracciano.
and excavated by underwater archaeologists between and gold jewellery. Over the years she gained
1989 and 2009. Archeologists who excavated the vast knowledge of archaeology in Italy which she
underwater site say that in approximately 5,600 BC passes on to the reader in this and a previous
it was home to about 500 people. The prehistoric book, Pompeii Reawakened: a Story of Rediscovery.
village was submerged by the lake waters when
an earthquake or other natural disaster occurred, Through personal encounters and research in
similar to what happened to the Roman colony specialised texts Harris gleans information about
Baiae / Baia in the Bay of Naples. the ancient sites in Trevignano and shares the
more interesting tidbits with her readers, making
The site is located under 7m of lake water and it easy for the layperson to understand and
nearly 3m of silt which, once removed, have given appreciate the various civilisations that existed
up precious objects including pottery shards, opium on the lakeside: Villanovian settlements, Etruscan
pipes, pirogues, tools, animal bones, food residues necropoli and imposing Roman vestiges.
and textiles. These are now conserved at the Pigorini
Museum in Rome’s EUR. The most important piece The second part of the book tells of the strict
according to archaeologists who worked there, is a rules people were subjected to by absentee noble
tiny chubby Venus figurine in soapstone which was landlords from feudal times right up to the 1950s
discovered inside a sanctuary hut on the lake floor. when battles for reforms finally resulted in grants to
the families that had worked the land for centuries.
Other objects from later Etruscan and Roman times She writes about life in the area during more recent
are in Trevignano’s civic museum or can be viewed times of war and peace. Harris has interviewed
in situ. These include the marble panel sculpted dozens of townspeople, recording their memories
with rosettes from a Roman public building in of the harsh life endured by the local fishermen
the main square and the imposing remains of and farmers during two world wars when many
the aqueduct which was built by Trajan to bring men of the town were conscripted.
precious spring water from the Trevignano and
Bracciano area to the fountains of Rome. Talks with elderly local people helped to collect eye-
witness details of the German military occupation
Harris narrates how during her early years in during world war two when German nuns at the
Trevignano she sometimes heard the whirring Vicarello complex cared for their injured military
sound of a mechanical device at night, which countrymen. Now abandoned, this picturesque
meant tombaroli, or tomb-raiders, were searching borgo was a spa during Roman times and more
the nearby Etruscan tombs for precious Attic vases recently used as a film set.
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The third section of Reflections is a hymn to the good Recently the Lazio region has given funds to
life enjoyed by Trevignano residents today, a series continue the bike path around the lake begun
of cameo appearances featuring residents who have under a previous administration and more money
left an imprint on the town over the centuries from to improve the surrounding parklands. However
17th-century saints to ferocious princes, the blind there are also a few problems. In the chapter Lake
mailman and the pioneer teacher of the hearing- at Risk Harris denounces the present state of the
impaired, to sculptors and bogus miracle workers. lake’s health, due to climate change and reduction
of its water level. The receding lake is a threat to
From a tiny, rather isolated lakeside borgo the
tourism, one of the area’s major sources of income
town has expanded, welcoming many expats
today. The use of pesticides for hazelnut orchards
who enjoy living in the area today. Jackie Bennett
Leto who came to live here in 1979 explained the surrounding Bracciano, and nearby Lake di Vico
phenomenon, mentioning the magical Etruscan and Lake Bolsena, is another serious problem that
atmosphere, the simple fishing village life and micro needs to be resolved to protect the bucolic nature
climate which make Trevignano a perfect place for of the countryside north of Rome.
wine enthusiasts, painters and horse riders.
The final chapter of Harris’s book Flight, is
For a recent newcomer to Trevignano the location prompted by the presence near Trevignano of
is ideal, for it is steeped in ancient history and three interesting centres: the historic Vigna di
on the doorstep of the Tuscia region while still Valle Aeronautic Museum, a small airport (Scuola
accessible to Rome and its amenities. Nature di Volo Club Arrow) for ultralight aircraft and the
lovers enjoy the surrounding national forest centre for Rapacious Birds (Centro Volo Rapaci).
land, windsurfing on majestic Lake Bracciano, The sprawling aeronautic museum at Vigna di
as well as strolling along the peaceful lakefront, Valle, a sea plane station during world war one,
having an open air meal or aperitivo at one of now houses dozens of original historic airplanes
the restaurants and cafes. and a few unexpected curiosities: the silk remains
of a giant hot air balloon which flew from Paris
to Bracciano in 1804. Perhaps the most curious
exhibit in the museum however is the embalmed
dog of explorer Umberto Nobile. Out of a crew of
16, just nine including Nobile survived months on
the polar ice, as did Titina the terrior, before being
rescued. Their story was told in Nobile's 1967
book which later became the film The Red Tent.
Five pages of footnotes and a vast bibliography
complete this extremely interesting and thorough
exploration of Judith Harris’s adoptive hometown
of Trevignano.
See www.judithinrome.com for book trailer and purchasing
choices. Reflections from a Roman Lake is available in
ebook form or hardback (Fonthill Media, €26).
Before searching for a new country residence,
Judith Harris called historic Palazzo Doria Pamphilj
home. Among the real estate she turned down was
a property badly in need of restoration in Vetralla.
Serendipitously this became my new home in 1993
and the subject of a bilingual book Painted Palazzo/
Palazzo Dipinto (Etruria Editions/Archeoares).
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LAGO DI ALBANO
This volcanic crater lake presents visitors with
beautiful views of its clear water and surrounding
forests. The picturesque towns along the shores
serve as popular summer resort areas for Romans,
including Castel Gandolfo, home to the summer
papal palace whose gardens were recently opened
to the public. On the other side of the lake is
Palazzolo, a villa bought by Rome’s Venerable
English College in 1920 and now open to guests. The
towns surrounding the lake are known for their
restaurants, shops and fruit farms. Swimming,
fishing and boating are among the favourite
activities for visitors, and the lake’s beach is located
on the western shore. A simple 45-minute train ride
from Termini, visitors can reach Lago Albano by
taking the FL4 train towards Albano Laziale and
getting off at the Castel Gandolfo stop.
around
LAGO DI BOLSENA
Located on the site of the Vulsini volcano, dormant
since about 100 BC, this crater lake has two islands
and is surrounded by rolling hills and vegetation. The
rome
area around Montefisascone on the southeast shore
of the lake is famous for its Est! Est!! Est!!! wine. The
town of Bolsena in the northeast is a popular tourist
resort in summer and it is here that the famous
so-called Eucharistic Miracle took place in 1263
when a Bohemian priest is said to have seen blood
coming from the host that he had just consecrated
at Mass. Capodimonte on the southwest of the lake
is also worth a visit. The lakeside area provides
activities for sports and nature enthusiasts all year
round. The best way to reach Lago di Bolsena from
Rome is by car, as buses to Bolsena from Termini
Station are infrequent.
LAGO DI NEMI LAGO DI BRACCIANO
Lago di Nemi is a small and unique volcanic lake Just north-west of Rome along the Via Cassia, Lake
where divers in the 19th century discovered two Bracciano is one of the most easily accessible lakes
large ships built for the notorious Roman emperor for Romans. The ban on motor boats (except for a
Caligula at the bottom of the lake, filled withbottom little ferry) means it remains an ideal spot for
of the lake, filled with artworks and treasures. swimming, sailing and canoeing. The Lega Navale
Replicas of the ships along with other artefacts are operates a dinghy sailing school in Anguillara.
on display at the nearby Museum of Roman Ships. Churches and historic sites are located in the three
Travellers can also visit the natural caves around the small towns around the lake: Bracciano, Trevignano
lake, which were a favourite haunt of 19th-century and Anguillara. There are also places for camping
foreign artists such as Turner. Nemi is associated and horse riding tours by the lake, which is just an
with the cult of the Roman goddess Diana, and, for hour on the Viterbo train line from Rome’s Ostiense
the last 80 years, an annual strawberry festival. station. The lake is overlooked by the 15th-century
Visitors can reach the lake by taking the SS7 Appia Orsini-Odescalchi castle in Bracciano, often chosen
southbound as far as Genzano, and then following as the venue for jet-set weddings, and there is also
signs for Nemi. an air force museum at nearby Vigna di Valle.
LAGO DI VICO LAGO DI MARTIGNANO
Formed by the volcanic activity of Mount Venus, This tiny volcanic lake just to the east of Lake
Lago di Vico offers a unique geological backdrop Bracciano offers clean water and beaches with
scenic views of the surrounding meadows and
set amid lush woodland and hills. The surrounding
wildlife. Lago di Martignano is known for its outdoor
nature reserve is a haven for wildlife, but what is
activities such as horse riding, hiking, mountain
most characteristic of the area are the hazel and
biking and swimming. Umbrellas, loungers and
chestnut plantations. Lakeside campsites and hotels
luggage storage are available to rent along with
offer swimming, sailing and horse riding. The two
canoes, sailboats and windsurfing equipment. It is
towns worth a visit are Ronciglione and Caprarola
also known for the hot sulphurous springs surroun-
with its magnificent and recently restored Villa
ding the lake. Arriving at Lago di Martignano by car
Farnese. Lago di Vico is a 90-minute drive from is the easiest option. Reaching the lake by public
Rome taking the SS2 Cassia, and turning north at transport involves taking the FM3 train to Cesano
Sutri. and opting for either a local bus or taxi.
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are currently open, culturaldue
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covid-19 There are also tennis courts, a table tennis room and
museums and exhibitions for children
crisis. It is advisable to check websitesin Rome. For a pizzeria. Via G. Zoega 6 (Monteverde/Bravetta),
event details tel. 3315524440, email artandseekfor- tel. 0666158206, www.bowlingsilvestri.com.
for visiting details and make reservation
kids@gmail.com, or see website, www.artandse-
before going.
ekforkids.com. Casa del Parco
Eco-friendly workshops, in Italian, in which kids
Bioparco can learn about nature and how to care for the
Rome's Bioparco has over 1,000 animals and offers environment. Located in the Valle dei Casali nature
special activities for children and their families at park. Via del Casaletto 400, tel. 3475540409,
weekends and during the summer. When little legs www.valledeicasali.com.
get tired, take a ride around the zoo on an electric
train. Open daily. Viale del Giardino Zoologico 20 Casina di Raffaello
(Villa Borghese), tel. 063608211, www.bioparco.it. Play centre in Villa Borghese offering a programme
of animated lectures, creative workshops, cultural
Bowling Silvestri projects and educational activities for children from
This sports club has an 18-hole mini golf course, the age of three. Tues-Fri 14.30, Sat-Sun 11.00 and
with good facilities for children aged 4 and over, 17.00. Viale della Casina di Raffaello (Porta Pincia-
adults and disabled children. na), tel. 060608, www.casinadiraffaello.it.
20 | March 2021 • Wanted in RomeCinecittà World
This 25-hectare theme park dedicated to the magic
of cinema features high-tech attractions, real and
virtual roller coasters, aquatic shows such as Super
Splash, giant elephant rides and attractions with
cinematic special effects. Located about 10 km from
EUR, south of Rome. Via di Castel Romano, S.S.
148 Pontina, www.cinecittaworld.it.
Climbing
Associazione Sportiva Climbing Side. Basic and
competitive climbing courses for 6-18 year olds.
Tues, Thurs. Via Cristoforo Colombo 1800 (Torri-
no/Mostacciano), tel. 3356525473.
Explora
The 2,000-sqm Children’s Museum organises
creative workshops for small children in addition to
holding regular animated lectures, games and
meetings with authors of children’s books. Via
Flaminia 80/86, tel. 063613776, www.mdbr.it.
Go-karting
Club Kartroma is a circuit with go-karts for
children over 9 and two-seater karts for an adult
and a child under 8. Closed Mon. For details see Luneur
website. Via della Muratella (Ponte Galeria), tel. Located in the southern EUR suburb, Luneur is
0665004962, www.kartroma.it. Italy’s oldest amusement park. Highlights include
ferris wheel, roller coaster, carousel horses, bamboo
Gymboree tunnel, maze, giant swing and a Wizard of Oz-style
This children's centre caters to little people aged farm. Aimed at children aged up to 12. Entry fee
from 0-5 years, offering Play and Learn activities, €2.50, payable in person or online. Via delle Tre
music, art, baby play, school skills and even English Fontane 100, www.luneurpark.it.
theatre arts. Gymboree @ Chiostro del Bramante
(Piazza Navona), Via Arco della Pace 5, www.gym- Rainbow Magicland
bo.it. The 38 attractions at Rome's biggest theme park are
divided into three categories: brave, everyone, and
Hortis Urbis kids. Highlights include down-hill rafting, a water
Association providing hands-on horticultural roller coaster through Mayan-style pyramids, and
workshops for children, usually in Italian but someti- the Shock launch coaster. Located in Valmonte,
mes in English, in the Appia Antica park. Weekend south-east of the capital. Via della Pace, 00038
activities include sowing seeds, cultivating plants and Valmontone, www.rainbowmagicland.it.
harvesting vegetables. Junior gardeners must be
accompanied by a parent or guardian. Via Appia Time Elevator
Antica 42/50, www.hortusurbis.it. A virtual reality, multi-sensorial 5-D cinema
experience with a motion-base platform, bringing
Il Nido the history of Rome to life in an accessible and fun
Based in Testaccio, this association supports way. The time-machine's commentary is available
expectant mothers, parents, babies and small in six languages including English. Daily
children. It holds regular educational and social 11.00-19.30. €12 adults, €9 kids. Via dei SS.
events, many of them in English. Via Marmorata Apostoli 20, tel. 0669921823, www.time-eleva-
169 (Testaccio), tel. 0657300707, www.associazio- tor.it.
neilnido.it.
Zoomarine
This amusement and aquatic park outside Rome
offers performances with dolphins, parrots and
other animals for children of all ages. It is also
possible to rent little play carts. Children under 10
must be accompanied by an adult. Via Casablanca
61, Torvaianica, Pomezia, tel. 0691534, www.zoo-
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disadvantaged blocks
north-east suburb of Agostino Iacurci. Via Muzio Oddi 6.
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Tributes to Pier Paolo Pasolini by Totti mural by Lucamaleonte. Via museum. Via Tor Marancia. For full
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22 | March 2021 • Wanted in RomeClockwise from top left: S. Maria di Shanghai by Mr Klevra (Big City Life), Nido di Vespe by Lucamaleonte, El Devinir by Liqen,
Fish'n'Kids by Agostino Iacurci, MAGR by Seth.
Clockwise from top left: S. Maria di Shanghai by Mr Klevra (Big City Life), Nido di Vespe by Lucamaleonte, El Devinir by Liqen,
Fish'n'Kids by Agostino Iacurci, MAGR by Seth.
Wanted in Rome • March 2021 | 23ROME'S MAJOR
MUSEUMS
PLEASE NOTE THAT NOT ALL OF THESE MUSEUMS ARE CURRENTLY OPEN, DUE TO THE COVID-19 CRISIS. IT IS ADVISABLE TO
CHECK WEBSITES FOR VISITING DETAILS AND MAKE RESERVATION BEFORE GOING.
VATICAN MUSEUMS Crypta Balbi
Via delle Botteghe Oscure 31, tel.0639967700, www.archeo-
Viale del Vaticano, tel. 0669883860, www.museivaticani.va. logia.beniculturali.it. Museum dedicated to the Middle Ages
Not only the Sistine Chapel but also the Egyptian and on the site of the ancient ruins of the Roman Theatre of
Etruscan collections and the Pinacoteca. Mon-Sat 09.00-18.00. Balbus. 09.00-19.00. Mon closed. Guided tours in Italian.
Sun (and bank holidays) closed except last Sun of month (free
entry, 08.30-12.30). All times refer to last entry. For group tours Etruscan Museum at Villa Giulia
of the museums and Vatican gardens tel. 0669884667. For Piazza Villa Giulia 9, tel. 063226571, www.villagiulia.benicul-
private tours (museum only) tel. 0669884947. Closed 26 turali.it. National museum of Etruscan civilisation. 08.30-
December and 6 January, Easter Sunday and Monday. 19.30. Mon closed.
Advance booking online: www.biglietteriamusei.vatican.va.
Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna
Patrons of the Arts in the Vatican Museums Viale delle Belle Arti 131, tel. 06322981, 08.30- 19.30. Italy's
Tel. 0669881814, www.vatican-patrons.org. For private modern art collection. Mon closed.
behind-the-scenes tours in the Vatican Museums.
MAXXI
STATE MUSEUMS Via Guido Reni 6, tel. 063210181, www. fondazionemaxxi.it.
National Museum of 21st-century art, designed by Zaha Hadid.
Baths of Diocletian Tues-Sun 11.00-19.00, Thurs and Sat 11.00-22.00. Mon closed.
Viale Enrico de Nicola 78, tel. 0639967700, www.archeoro-
ma.beniculturali.it. Part of the protohistorical section of the Palazzo Corsini
Museo Nazionale Romano in the Baths of Diocletian plus the Via della Lungara, 10, tel. 0668802323, www.barberinicorsi-
restored cloister by Michelangelo. 09.00-19.45. Mon closed. ni.org. National collection of ancient art, begun by Rome’s
Corsini family. 08.30- 19.30. Tues closed.
Borghese Museum
Piazzale Scipione Borghese (Villa Borghese), tel. 06328101, Museo Nazionale d’Arte Orientale
www.galleria.borghese.it. Sculptures by Bernini and Canova, Italy's museum of oriental art. Piazza Guglielmo Marconi 14
paintings by Titian, Caravaggio, Raphael, Correggio. (EUR). For details see website, www.pigorini.beniculturali.it.
09.00-19.30. Mon closed. Entry times at 09.00, 11.00, 13.00
15.00, 17.00. Guided tours in English and Italian. Palazzo Altemps
Piazza S. Apollinare 46, tel. 0639967700,
Castel S. Angelo Museum www.archeoroma.beniculturali.it. Ancient sculpture from the
Lungotevere Castello 50, tel. 066819111, www.castelsantan- Museo Nazionale Romano, including the Ludovisi collection.
gelo.com. Emperor Hadrian’s mausoleum used by the popes 09.00-19.45. Mon closed.
as a fortress, prison and palace. 09.00-19.00. Mon closed.
Palazzo Barberini
Colosseum, Roman forum and Palatine Via delle Quattro Fontane 13, tel. 064824184, www.barberini-
Colosseum: Piazza del Colosseo. Palatine: entrances at Piazza corsini.org. National collection of 13th- to 16th-century
di S. Maria Nova 53 and Via di S. Gregorio 30. paintings. 08.30- 19.30. Mon closed.
Roman Forum: entrances at Largo Romolo e Remo 5-6 and
Piazza di S. Maria Nova 53, tel. 0639967700, www.colos- Palazzo Massimo alle Terme
seo-roma.it. 08.30-19.15. Single ticket gives entry to the Largo di Villa Peretti 1, tel. 0639967700, www.archeoroma.be-
Colosseum and the Palatine (including the Museo Palatino; niculturali.it. Important Roman paintings, mosaics, sculpture,
last entry one hour before closing). Guided tours in English coins and antiquities from the Museo Nazionale Romano,
and Italian. including the Kircherian collection. 09.00- 19.45. Mon closed.
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Wanted in Rome • March 2021 | 25Villa Farnesina PRIVATE MUSEUMS
Via della Lungara 230, tel. 0668027268, www.villafarnesina.it. A
16th-century Renaissance villa with important frescoes by Casa di Goethe
Raphael. Mon-Sat 9.00-14.00 excluding holidays. Via del Corso 18, tel. 0632650412, www. casadigoethe.it.
Museum dedicated to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. 10.00-
CITY MUSEUMS 18.00. Mon closed.
Centrale Montemartini Chiostro Del Bramante
Via Ostiense 106, tel. 060608, www.centralemontemarti-
ni.org. Over 400 pieces of ancient sculpture from the Capitoli- Bramante’s Renaissance building near Piazza Navona stages
ne Museums are on show in a former power plant. exhibitions by important Italian and international artists.
09.00-19.00. Mon closed. Guided tours in English for groups if Arco della Pace 5, tel. 0668809035
reserved in advance. www.chiostrodelbramante.it.
Capitoline Museums Doria Pamphilj Gallery
Piazza del Campidoglio, tel. 060608, www.museicapitoli- Palazzo Doria Pamphilj, Via del Corso 305, tel. 066797323,
ni.org. The city’s collection of ancient sculpture in Palazzo www.doriapamphilj.it. Residence of the Doria Pamphilj family, it
Nuovo and Palazzo dei Conservatori, plus the Tabularium and contains the family’s private art collection, which includes a
the Pinacoteca. 09.00-20.00. Mon closed. Guided tours for portrait by Velasquez, a sculpture by Bernini, plus works by
groups in English and Italian on Sat and Sun. Raphael, Titian, Tintoretto and Caravaggio. 09.00-19.00.
Galleria Comunale d’Arte Moderna Galleria Colonna
Via Francesco Crispi 24, tel. 060608, www.museiincomuneroma.it. Palazzo Colonna, Via della Pilotta 17, tel. 066784350, www.galle-
The municipal modern art collection. 10.00- 18.00. Mon closed. riacolonna.it. Private collection of works by Veronese, Guido
Reni, Pietro di Cortona and Annibale Caracci. Sat 09.00-13.00
MACRO Asilo only. Private group tours are available seven days a week on
Via Nizza 138, tel. 060608, www.museomacro.it. Programme of
free art events at the city’s contemporary art space until the end request. For wheelchair access contact the gallery to arrange
of 2019. 10.30-19.00. Mon closed. alternative entrance.
MATTATOIO Giorgio de Chirico House Museum
Piazza Orazio Giustiniani 4, tel. 060608. www.museomacro.org. Piazza di Spagna 31, tel. 066796546, www.fondazionedechiri-
Open for temporary exhibitions 14.00-20.00. Mon closed. co.org. Museum dedicated to the Metaphysical painter Giorgio
de Chirico. Tues-Sat, first Sun of month, 10.00, 11.00, 12.00.
Museo Barracco Guided tours in English, advance booking.
Corso Vittorio Emanuele II 166, tel. 0668806848, www.mdbr.it. A
collection of mainly pre-Roman sculpture. 09.00- 19.00. Mon closed. Keats-Shelley House
Piazza di Spagna 26, tel. 066784235, www. keats-shelley-hou-
Museo di Roma – Palazzo Braschi se.it. Museum dedicated to the lives of three English Romantic
Via S. Pantaleo 10, tel. 060608, en.museodiroma.it. The city’s poets – John Keats, Percy Bysshe Shelley and Lord Byron.
collection of paintings, etchings, photographs, furniture and Mon-Sat 10.00-13.00, 14.00-18.00.
clothes from the Middle Ages to the 20th century. 09.00-19.00. Guided tours on prior booking.
Mon closed. Guided tours in English and Italian on prior
booking tel. 0682059127.
Museo storico della Liberazione
Museo dei Fori Imperiali and Trajan’s Markets Via Tasso 145, tel. 067003866, www.museoliberazione.it.
Via IV Novembre 94, tel. 060608, en.mercatiditraiano.it. Museum Housed in the city's former SS prison, the Liberation Museum
dedicated to the forums of Caesar, Augustus, Nerva and Trajan and were tortured here during the Nazi occupation of Rome from
the Temple of Peace. 09.00-19.00. Mon closed. 1943-1944. 09.00-13.15 / 14.15-20.00.
Museo Canonica Palazzo Merulana
Viale P. Canonica 2 (Villa Borghese), tel. 060608, www.museoca- Via Merulana 121, tel. 0639967800, www.palazzomerulana.it.
nonica.it. The collection, private apartment and studio of the Museum hosting the early 20th-century Italian art collection,
sculptor and musician Pietro Canonica who died in 1959. including Scuola Romana paintings, of the Cerasi Foundation.
09.00-19.00. Mon closed. Guided tours in Italian and English 09.00-20.00. Tues closed.
(book ten days in advance).
Museo Napoleonico
Piazza di Ponte Umberto 1, tel. 060608, www.museonapoleo-
nico.it. Paintings, sculptures and jewellery related to Napole-
on and the Bonaparte family. 09.00- 19.00. Mon closed.
Guided tours in Italian and English.
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PLEASE NOTE THAT NOT ALL OF
THESE GALLERIES ARE CURRENTLY
OPEN, DUE TO THE COVID-19 CRISIS.
IT IS ADVISABLE TO CHECK
WEBSITES FOR VISITING DETAILS
AND TO MAKE RESERVATION
BEFORE GOING.
ROME’S MOST ACTIVE AND CONTEMPORARY
ART GALLERIES
1/9 Unosunove Franz Paludetto
1/9 Unosunove focuses on emerging national and interna- Gallery in S. Lorenzo that promotes the work of Italian and
tional contemporary artists and explores various media international contemporary artists. Via degli Ausoni 18,
including paintings, sculpture and photography. Via degli www.franzpaludetto.com.
Specchi 20, tel. 0697613696, www.unosunove.com.
Frutta
A.A.M. Architettura This contemporary art gallery supports international and
Arte Moderna Gallery housing numerous works of contem- local artists in its unique space. Via dei Salumi 53 tel.
porary design, photography, drawings and architecture 0645508934, www.fruttagallery.com.
projects. Via dei Banchi Vecchi 61, tel. 0668307537,
www.ff-maam.it. Gagosian Gallery
The Rome branch of this international contemporary art
Contemporary Cluster gallery hosts some of the biggest names in modern art. Via
Visual art, design, architecture, fashion design and beauty Francesco Crispi 16, tel.0642086498, www.gagosian.com.
apothecary in a 17th-century palace. Via dei Barbieri 7, tel.
0668805928, www.contemporarycluster.com. GALLA
Exhibition space designed to showcase original, unconven-
C.R.E.T.A. tional art works at affordable prices by artists working in
Cultural association promoting ceramics and the visual, various fields. Via degli Zingari 28, tel. 3476552515,
humanistic, musical and culinary arts through workshops, www.facebook.com/GALLAmonti.
exhibitions and artist residencies. Palazzo Delfini, Via dei
Delfini 17, tel. 0689827701, www.cretarome.com. Galleria Alessandro Bonomo
Gallery showing the works of important Italian and interna-
Dorothy Circus Gallery tional visual artists. Via del Gesù 62, tel. 0669925858,
Prominent gallery specialising in international pop-surrealist www.bonomogallery.com.
art. Via dei Pettinari 76, tel. 0668805928, www.dorothycircus-
gallery.com. Galleria Valentina Bonomo
Located in a former convent, this gallery hosts both interna-
Ex Elettrofonica tionally recognised and emerging artists who create works
This architecturally unique contemporary art gallery promotes specifically for the gallery space. Via del Portico d’Ottavia 13,
and supports the work of young international artists. Vicolo S. tel. 066832766, www.galleriabonomo.com.
Onofrio 10-11, tel. 0664760163, www.exelettrofonica.com.
Galleria Frammenti D’Arte
Fondazione Memmo Gallery promoting painting, design and photography by
Contemporary art space that hosts established foreign artists emerging and established Italian and international artists.
for sitespecific exhibitions. Via Fontanella Borghese 56b, tel. Via Paola 23, tel. 069357144142, www.fdaproject.com.
0668136598, www.fondazionememmo.it.
Galleria Lorcan O’Neill
Fondazione Pastificio Cerere High-profile international artists regularly exhibit at this
This non-profit foundation develops and promotes gallery located near Campo de’ Fiori. Vicolo Dè Catinari 3, tel.
educational projects and residencies for young artists and 0668892980, www.lorcanoneill.com.
curators, as well as a programme of exhibitions, lectures,
workshops and studio visits. Via degli Ausoni 7, tel. Galleria della Tartaruga
0645422960, www.pastificiocerere.com. Well-established gallery that has promoted important Italian
and foreign artists since 1975. Via Sistina 85/A, tel.
Fondazione Volume! 066788956, www.galleriadellatartaruga.com.
The Volume Foundation exhibits works created specifically
for the gallery with the goal of fusing art and landscape. Via Galleria Il Segno
di S. Francesco di Sales 86-88, tel. 06 6892431, www.fondazi- Prestigious gallery showing work by major Italia and interna-
onevolume.com. tional artists since 1957. Via Capo le Case 4, tel. 066791387,
www.galleriailsegno.com.
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