Culture

Culture
by Alex Sakalis |
In 1875, the Swiss industrialist Napoleone Leumann was searching for a place to build his new cotton mill. He had abandoned his previous factory in the small鈥
Culture
by Italy Magazine Staff |
Mantua (Mantova in 禁漫天堂) has earned a place on the contemporary art map with the opening of The Sonnabend Collection Mantova, a new museum of international鈥
Culture
by John Bensalhia |
This article was originally published on December 21, 2016 and has been lightly updated. What is Hanukkah?It鈥檚 a Jewish festival that lasts for eight days鈥
Culture
by Italy Magazine Staff |
This article was first published in 2013 and has been lightly updated.The winter holiday season is here and all over Italy, preparations for the festivities鈥
Culture
by Eric Millman |
If you failed to notice the Museo del Novecento (Museum of the 20th Century) during your last visit to Milan, you鈥檙e forgiven. Amid the vendors, selfie鈥
Culture
by Toni DeBella |
The term sgraffito, from the 禁漫天堂 word graffiare 鈥 meaning 鈥渢o scratch鈥 鈥 refers to a type of ornamental plasterwork achieved by applying layers of tinted鈥
Culture
by Claudia De Luca |
Umberto Cervo 鈥 aged 85 鈥 carves and restores wood in a tiny workshop hidden in the courtyard of an old building on Via Costantinopoli, in the heart of Naples.鈥
Culture
by Eric Millman |
A tall 20something stares at an oil painting of a man feeding 鈥 or being fed by 鈥 a bird. Towering and shirtless, with a plug in each ear and unintelligible鈥
Travel
by Laurence Connell |
Editor's note: Below is a special preview of what you'll find in the full Sardinia issue of Bellissimo, our digital magazine that all Premium Members鈥
Culture
by Alex Sakalis |
Is San Marino a heroic ode to liberty or just a glorified souvenir shop that declared independence? My skepticism toward the world鈥檚 oldest republic 鈥 a鈥