Science and Comics in Lucca: “E Lucean le stelle” Exhibition

The National Museum of Comics and the local council of Lucca want to pay homage to the year of science and astronomy with the special exhibition “E lucean le stelle… Viaggio per immagini e fumetti dal macrocosmo di Galilei al microcosmo di Einstein” (“And stars sparkle…A travel through images and comics from Galileo’s macrocosm to Einstein’s microcosm”), an idea by Angelo Nencetti began on last 2^nd May, which will continue until 31^st December 2009.

The exhibition wants to pay homage to science and its greatest protagonists, such as Galileo, Einstein, Darwin and Newton, by exhibiting tales and comics created by the greatest international artists, as: Salgari, Enrico de’ Conti Novelli da Bertinoro, Jules Verne, Michael W. Kaluta, Fritz Lang, Weird Science, Hugo Pratt, Gradimir Smudja and many others.

On this occasion, Giorgio Gavazzano created a character called (more…)

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European Heritage Days 2009. A Fully Cultural Weekend !

No plans for the weekend?

Well, if your answer is “no”, then we’ll suggest you something unique to do.

This weekend in fact, on Saturday 26^th and Sunday 27^th September 2009, there will be a fully cultural event: as usual, also this year all the European countries will celebrate the European Heritage Days, which were conceived in 1991 by the European Council in order to encourage and promote the cultural dialogue and exchange between European countries.

As every year, MiBAC participates in the event with the slogan “Italy, the treasure of Europe” and organizes throughout Italy several initiatives intended to increase the value of Italian culture and heritage, with the aim to share all this great richness with other European countries.

In fact, throughout the country, many events and activities will take place in order to increase the national heritage value: over 1000 sites will be open to the public with free entrance, extraordinary openings, art exhibitions, concerts, shows and (more…)

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Cartasia Preview: Lucca turns into a “Paper Town”

Paper in all shapes and sizes, will be the undisputed protagonist of the city of Lucca from September 5^th to October 3^rd 2010, thanks to “Cartasia: the Preview”, the event which introduces the fifth edition of Cartasia, the Biennial of Contemporary Art dedicated to paper, which will take place from June 19^th to July 18^th 2010, when a real open-air exhibition will be set up in the city of Lucca.

Artists coming from every corner of the world will participate in the Biennial of Contemporary Art 2010, selected through a competition aimed to encourage the planning and the feasibility of works and projects made just of paper. The masters will create paper works and huge installations which will be placed in the most beautiful squares of the city of Lucca and Porcari (a municipality in the province of Lucca). In addition, installations’ areas will host several (more…)

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Festestate 2009: summer events and fun in Torre del Lago

Would you like to spend a summer evening in a different and original way? Then, get ready and visit Torre del Lago, where Festestate edition 2009 will take place from 5^th to 16^th August.

Now at its 11^th edition, this event besides preserving its aspect of a typical local feast, from this year gets renovations by suggesting shows, town fairs and concerts of many famous Italian artists: obviously, everywhere admission is free.

The art director Amedeo Ceppini together with Stefano Nari, president of the notorious Puccini Carnival, this year organized (more…)

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Notte Lido Blu: the Blue Night of Lido di Camaiore

On Saturday 11^th July, the most expected and coolest Italian summer event will come back in Lido di Camaiore: Notte Lido Blu, a wonderful evening that for 12 consecutive hours will entertain and amuse adults and children, with any kind of shows and initiatives, many stands dedicated to sport and most of all…live music!

Everything will take place along the amazing and renowned Lido waterfront, where every kind of commercial activities will remain open to the public till late: beach resorts, several shops, clubs, pubs and restaurants.

This new edition 2009 will present 6 different themes, (more…)

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Regatta of the Maritime Republics: June, 2nd in Pisa

Tomorrow, Tuesday 2^nd June is the Italian Republic Day, a usual recurrence which every year schedules any sort of events and activities in order not to forget this very important day which deeply marked the history of our country.

Pisa will be the city which this year will celebrate this important day with a spectacular and stunning event which comes back after four years: the Regatta of the Ancient Maritime Republics.

This year it’s Pisa’s turn, which on the river’s water which goes through the city, will show the proud boats parade carrying the coats of arms of their own city. The event is aimed not just to suggest again the ancient competition between the maritime republics but also to (more…)

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A Week in the pursuit of Culture

As every year, the extraordinary initiative organized by the Department of Cultural Heritage is come back for promoting the Italian culture: the 11^th Week of Culture.

In fact, in all the Italian cities from April 18^th to 26^th, museums, archaeological excavations, churches and monuments will open their doors to visitors, so that for a whole week the spaces of culture will have no metes and bounds.

Tourists, schools children and simple citizens who can’t wait to enjoy a couple of days in the interests of culture, will be the protagonists of this project, and the most important and beautiful places of our country’s culture will be invaded.

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From Japan to Lucca: Sudoku Italian Championship

On Saturday March 7^th, the Real Collegio of Lucca will host the 4^th Sudoku Italian Championship.

This particular competition, which for four years now draws the attention and ability of more than 200 participants, is entirely dedicated to the most famous game in the world which from Japan enlarged its horizons and enchanted nearly everybody.

In Summer 2005, the media didn’t stop to talk about it and continuously showed images of people standing under the beach umbrellas only playing Sudoku. People soon began to compete for solving the emblematic little number-based puzzle as soon as possible, and so, there was the idea to (more…)

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Viareggio’s Carnival 2009: the party starts again!

If we talk about emotions, Carnival means joy, fun out of control, lightness and laughs. But if we talk about cities, well…Carnival means Viareggio!

From February 8 on, in fact, Viareggio turns into the city of coloured floats, of the most bizarre costumes and of the funniest and the most entertaining parties.

The Carnival 2009 of Viareggio presents as absolute protagonist, the Burlamacco, the official mask of the Viareggio Carnival which appeared for the first time on the scene in 1930 thanks to Umberto Bonetti. For 78 years now, the Burlamacco is (more…)

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The Befana is in the gloom with her ugly broken shoes: Long Live the Befana!

Well it’ s true, indeed she’ s not so beautiful, she’ s an ugly and old woman, but the Befana is so nice and kind, and everyone loves to celebrate her! Epiphany in fact, in our country is the funniest moment during Christmas holidays.

Traditions concerning Epiphany are many, and they are different from region to region and from city to city: some of those are really unique and particular. In some Italian cities celebrations have very ancient origins and represent a real event.

In Siena (exactly in Bettolle) for example, the “XXIV Mostra dei Presepi” (”14th Nativity Scene’s Exhibition”) will take place, where each of the 5 quarters of the village sets up its own Presepe in a corner of the old town center, and on 6th January, as every year, the city awards the most beautiful creations.

Still in Tuscany, you can’t absolutely miss the “Cavalcata dei Magi” (”The Magi Ride”) in Florence, the traditional manifestation which every year on the 6th of January goes across the “Paradiso”, that is the area between the Dome and the Baptistery. During this very peculiar event, obviously relative to religious traditions but rich of folkloristic elements, the “Magi” overstep the manifestation’s place riding a horse and bringing gifts, anticipated by a procession of hundreds people among representatives of Calcio Storico, Sbandieratori, Gonfaloni etc.

On the other hand, “Viva la Befana” (”Long live the Befana”) boasts of more than 20 years of traditions. This is a manifestation started in 1986 in Rome, and every 6th of January (more…)

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