Archive for the ‘Music and Shows’ Category

Bevilacqua La Masa Foundation: 4 Exhibitions

Thursday, July 21st, 2011

bevilacqua_la_masa_1The Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa, on the occasion of the Art Biennale 2011, offers the public a series of initiatives based around young artists, both from the region and around the world, underlining its vocation for experimental art.
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Burano – The Enchanting Laces

Thursday, July 21st, 2011

image007One of the most famous legends about Burano narrates that an ancient betrothed fisherman, while he was fishing outside the lagoon, in the east sea, hold up to a siren who tried to entice him by her canto.
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Ca’ Corner della Regina – PRADA FOUNDATION

Thursday, July 21st, 2011

PradaCa’ Corner della Regina is considered the first architectural example to introduce non-Baroque parameters as dominant themes, even if some elements of the prior style remain.
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Sting in Concert on Saint Mark’s Square

Thursday, July 21st, 2011

stingThe Venezia Jazz Festival, which will be held in the Laguna from the 23rd to the 31st of July, 2011 is one of the most important festivals in Italy and combines a rich and exclusive program with the unique beauty of the locations.
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The Ragatta Storica

Tuesday, July 12th, 2011

morucchio-carlo-historical-water-pageant-during-the-regata-storica-2009-venice-veneto-italy-europeWater is the element that most characterises Venice and it is no coincidence that the most famous and spectacular festivity in the city takes place on the waters of the Grand Canal.
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The Redentore Feast

Tuesday, July 12th, 2011

redentore1The Festa del Redentore is an event held in Venice on the third Saturday and Sunday in July.
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Barry X Ball – Ca’ Rezzonico

Tuesday, June 21st, 2011

029 BXB - MB 4In conjunction with the 54th Venice Biennale, the Museum of 18th Century Venice, Ca’ Rezzonico near the Hotel Palazzo Stern****, hosts Portraits and Masterpieces, a solo show of the American sculptor Barry X Ball.
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TRA – Edge of Becoming at the Museo Fortuny

Tuesday, June 21st, 2011

2592-copertina_TRAThe Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia and the Vervoordt Foundation present TRA.EDGE OF BECOMING.
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The Venice Natural History Museum

Tuesday, June 21st, 2011

5.jpg20050214190612The Museum is housed in the Fontego dei Turchi, built as a palazzo for the Pesaro family in the 13th century. With its imposing Grand Canal façade, it is one of the most famous secular buildings in Venice.
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Matteo Rubbi – Glorious Guest of the Querini Stampalia Foundation

Monday, June 13th, 2011

2307_copywebViaggio in Italia is a trip the artist undertakes in the Italian provinces—and elsewhere—using only local transit and taking with him only the bare minimum, with no planned route or destination, and which takes shape based on the situations and circumstances he encounters.
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