Posts Tagged ‘Venezia’

Armenia. Footprints of a Civilization

Monday, November 28th, 2011

115878By the  Civic Museums of Venice, is staged a major exhibition dedicated to the Armenian culture, organized for the Fifth Centenary of the first book printed in Armenian language, here in Venice – along year 1512 -.

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The November 21: Feast of the Madonna della Salute

Friday, November 18th, 2011

saluteThe celebrations for the Madonna della Salute was established in memory of a terrible plague, that hit Venice during 1630-31 biennium, and the subsequent vow by the Doge to obtain the intercession of the Virgin Mary.

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Homage to Lorenzo Lotto: the paintings of the Ermitage to the Galleries of the Academy

Monday, November 14th, 2011

Thanks to an agreement between the Ermitage museum of Saint Petersburg and the Venice Academia Art Galleries, it will be possible, to visit an exposure entirely dedicated to the Venetian painter Lorenzo Lotto.

That will be held from the 24th of November 2011 to the 26th of February 2012.
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A+A Slovenian’s Exposition Centre: Stories

Friday, November 4th, 2011

From the 7th until the 22nd of November, at the Slovenian’s Exposition Centre of Venice, is it possible to assist at the personal exhibition of the Slovenian artist Ibro Hasanović (winner of the 5th edition of “Arte Laguna of Venice Award” with the video clip: “The title of this film is…I cannot remember the name”).

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Venanzo Crocetti and the “Sense of the human”

Friday, September 23rd, 2011

crocettiOperas of the great artist, Venanzo Crocetti, returns to Venice on a new exposition by “Palazzo Zenobio”, in memories of the centenary of his birth.
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Venice and the Egypt: two millenniums of History

Friday, September 23rd, 2011

pd+v&gFrom Oct. 1st to Jan 22nd The Dogi Palace will host the exhibition “ Venice and Egypt“ : 300 rare works about the cultural and trade connection between Venice and the mysterious land of the Pharaohs.
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New Tax for the city visitors

Wednesday, August 10th, 2011

veneziaThe City of Venice will enforce a new tourist tax for visitors staying overnight, starting from August 24th (with no retrospective effect).
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The Borges Labyrinth – Fondazione Cini

Wednesday, August 10th, 2011

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To mark the 25th anniversary of the death (14 June 1986 – 14 June 2011) of the celebrated writer Jorge Luis Borges, the Fundación Internacional Jorge Luis Borges and the Giorgio Cini Foundation will present to Venice
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“Animal Magnetism” by textile artist Liselotte Höhs

Wednesday, August 10th, 2011

sale-monumentali-biblioteca-marcianaA major exhibition, titled “Animal Magnetism”, by Venice’ textile artist Liselotte Höhs will open at Sale Monumentali of Marciana National Library (Museo Correr’s entry), in St.Mark Square, from 1st to 30th September 2011.
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Summer Season at the Fenice Opera House

Wednesday, August 10th, 2011

fenice_armsThe 2011 Opera Season at the Fenice Theatre will accompany us in the sultry months with a series of fine appointments, among which is A Midsummer Night’s Dream, composed by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy.
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