This exhibition has been extended for being a success with critics and having popular appeal. Devoted to the Californian businessman, inventor and co-founder of Apple Inc, the exhibition boasts of one of the largest collections of personal computers in the world and tells Steve Jobs’ personal and business history through interactive and multimedia itineraries.

Visitors will also find a faithful reconstruction built to scale 1:1 of the extremely rare Apple-1, the first computer created by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak in 1976 in their garage.

The exhibition show the most important stages of Steven Paul Jobs’ life (1955-2011), world-famous as Steve Jobs, one of the most prestigious personages of contemporary history.

His extraordinary innovations, such as the personal computer, i-Pad, iTunes and Pixar, have completely changed our way of communicate, work, get informed and have fun, definitely marking our and future generations’ world.

So, don’t miss such a great and interesting exhibition in Turin!

Opening Hours
All days: 10 am – 7 pm
Closed on Tuesdays

Information
MRSN Ticket Office: 011 4326354
Museum Toll Free Number: 800 329 329

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As usual, the event will be hold at the exhibition centre placed in Piazzale Kennedy in the city of Genoa (Region of Liguria).

At ArteGenova2012, visitors will enjoy a general overview of over 90 renowned Italian galleries.

The opening ceremony will be held on Thursday 23rd and guests will have the chance to see on preview a wide range of masterpieces belonging to Italian and foreign art: Expressionism, Surrealism, Futurism, Dadaism, Cubism, Abstractionism, Spatialism, conceptual art, Pop Art, Arte Povera, Transavantgarde and all kind of expression of contemporary art.

The event, taking place not far from Genoa old harbour (recently redesigned by the architect Renzo Piano), is an ideal artistic itinerary for visitors, who will have the opportunity to discover such a beautiful city in Liguria Region.

ArteGenova 2012
Exhibition Centre in Piazzale J.F. Kennedy, Genoa

Opening Hours:
Friday, Saturday, Sunday 10.00 am – 8.00 pm
Monday 10.00 am – 1.00 pm

Tickets
7 € or 3 €

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Four days in which Fortezza da Basso will host several events and live performances belonging to the whole world of dance: classic, contemporary, modern, Latin-American, ethnic dance, tango, hip hop, musicals, waltz, burlesque and also pilates, a perfect sport for training to dance.

As usual, visitors will find at 7th edition hundreds stands offering the best products for dance, shows, live performances of famous dancers and international companies, free lessons open to all, meetings, workshops, exhibitions, talk shows, competitions, auditions. There’s something for each of you, for both experts and beginners.

Once again, you’ll find the International Expression Competition 2012 on Friday 24th February at 10.00 am at Le Nazioni and Basilica pavilions, with the following categories:
- Hip Hop (solo, couple, group)
- fancy dance (solo, couple, group)
- choreographic composition (solo, couple, group).

Expression Competition, one of the most important European competition organized by IDA – International Dance association, is ready to present 8th edition: high quality judges and many different dance style for a professional stage showcase for solos, couples or groups.

On Friday 24th February Professione Musical&Danza of Parma presents first edition of ‘‘MUSICAL: The Competition”, dedicated to Musical repertoire for no-professional performers.

Grants and scholarships for training courses inside summer dance schools, will be the prizes awarded: not bid esteems but the will to encourage young dancers to invest in their future, keeping on studying.

More information about events and competitions are available on the official website of Danza in Fiera.

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This is the 62nd Festival of Italian Song and the show will be hosted by the Italian singer Gianni Morandi, the actor Rocco Papaleo and Ivana Mrazova, together with two comedians Luca and Paolo.

The festival schedules:

- a competition among 14 artists with new songs;

- a competition where the 14 artists, together with international guest singers, will sing famous Italian songs known all over the world in different international versions, during the night called “Viva l’Italia!”;

- the final stage of the competition “Sanremosocial” among 8 young artists presenting their original songs.

The artists in competitions are Arisa, Chiara Civello, Dolcenera, Emma Marrone, Nina Zilli, Eugenio Finardi, Francesco Renga, Gigi D’Alessio and Loredana Berté, Irene Fornaciari, Marlene Kuntz, Matia Bazar, Noemi, Pierdavide Carone and Lucio Dalla, Samuele Bersani.

As for the special guests of this edition, on 2nd night there will be Belen Rodriguez and Elisabetta Canalis, and the two comedians Francesco Mandelli and Fabrizio Biggio.

On 3rd night, entitled “Viva l’italia nel mondo” the festival will host the great swimming champion Federica Pellegrini.

The fourth night will host the dancer Simona Azzorri who will perform a dance on the notes of the English-German violinist David Garret and the choreography by Daniel Arzelow. In addition, Sabrina Ferrilli and Alessando Siani.

On the final night, there will also be the Canadian band The Cranberries with the amazing voice of Dolores O’Riordan.

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The personal exhibition of this artist will take place in Pietrasanta (province of Lucca, Tuscany) at Complesso di S. Agostino until 12th February 2012.

Like in Calvino’s novel, the exhibition is set in the medieval stronghold in Pietrasanta: the village, the castle, the church, the battle field and the monastery. And just like Calvino, Tomaino shares the idea of the artist as a person who is bound to the market rules, the powers and politics authorities, which are more important than works and the artist himself.

Along the walls of the city, you’ll find many “cimbelli”, eleven bright sculptures indicating pilgrims their way toward the city.

Sculture in città (Sculptures in the city) was born from the architect Mario Botta’s idea. They’re all red-colored artworks that talk to each other from a corner to another of the city: rocking horses, hands and feet, human figures which are the protagonists of a fantastic tale.

Giuliano Tomaino was born in La Spezia in 1945 and currently lives and works in Sarzana (a beautiful town near La Spezia, in Liguria). He began his career in the late 1960’s with Arte Povera, assemblages of objets trouvés.

The theme of cimbello (bird call) was born in the 90’s, suggested by some swallows getting in his studio. He began to exhibit his artworks in great galleries such as Heinz galleries in Zurich, Mc Cann in Frankfurt, Tornabuoni in Florence, Susanna Orlando in Forte dei Marmi, Palazzo dei Diamanti in Ferrara, etc.

Giuliano Tomaino’s works will wait for you in Pietrasanta (Lucca) until 12th February 2012.

Free admittance

Opening hours: 4 to 7 pm

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Carnival 2012 is ready to begin. Tomorrow 4th February many dances, masks, parades and theatre performances will liven up Venice!

This year the theme of the carnival will be the theatre: “Life as a Theatre!”. So, several theatre performances and many more theatre-related initiatives will be held during this carnival edition.

On 4th February, the Great toast at the fountain of wine, and a beautiful theatre performance, “A Venezia la vita è Teatro” (“In Venice, life is theatre”). In addition, skating rinks will be open to the public in Piazza Ferretto and Campo San Paolo in Venice.

On Sunday 12th, there will be the famous and traditional “Angel Flight”, the exciting flight of a secret guest star, who from the top of San Marco bell tower will fly above the square, landing in the centre of the square. He or she will wear an amazing mask in honour of the carnival.

In addition, this year Venice Carnival will celebrate and remember the significance of the environmental protection, thanks to a special initiative by Ecolamp, the cooperative devoted to the separate collection of rubbish and waste disposal.

From 4th to 21st February will mount a stage – “Teatro della Luce e del Riciclo” – in Campo San Paolo, proposing games and shows dedicated to environment.

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The trophy is given directly by pilots, mechanics, sport journalists and experts through the IRTA association.

The prize has been awarded for the circuit track quality, the Mugello staff efficiency, the quality of services offered and certainly, and also for the peculiar skill to “make everyone feel at home”, typical of Mugello circuit of Scarperia, as expressed by the words of the IRTA President Herve Poncharal.

The prize, awarded since 1976, has been won by the Mugello Circuit for the 5th time.

The Grand Prix of Italy, thanks to recently-signed agreements, will continue to race in Mugello for the next 5 years.

On July, 15th 2012, the Tuscan circuit will host the 9th round of the MotoGP World Championship.

Artworks by Cézanne, Gauguin, Monet, Matisse, Renoir, Picasso, Rousseau and Van Gogh are still on display at Brera Art Gallery in Milan until 5th February 2012.

Such beautiful works come from the collections of the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts of Moscow. The exhibition purpose is to celebrate the exceptional combination of two great museums dating back to 19th century on the occasion of the Cultural Year 2011 that celebrates Italy-Russia relations.

All the paintings on view belong to two great Russian collectors, Sergej Scukin and Ivan Morozov, who in the beginning of 20th century bought their paintings in the most important galleries in Paris, creating in this way unique, precious collections. They were also friends of some artists and bought pictures simply because they had a real passion for art and not because museums or collectors were interested in them.

Visitors will have the chance to marvel at works such as Water Lilies by Claude Monet, Portrait of Ambroise Vollard by Picasso, The Prison Courtyard by Van Gogh and many other masterpieces, unique pieces.

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Brera Art Gallery
Via Brera, 28
20121 Milano

tel. +39 02 722 63 264 – 229
fax: +39 02 720 011 40
e-mail: sbsae-mi.brera@beniculturali.it

Opening Hours

h 8.30-19.15 From Tuesday to Sunday
(Ticket office open ‘till 6.40 pm)
Close on Mondays

Tickets

€ 12,00
€ 9,00 Reduced price

As widely known, Viareggio Carnival is the most popular and entertaining Italian carnival in Europe, rich in masks, coloured dances and parades, floats and district night celebrations that every year get more and more irreverent.

Once again, this year the carnival will begin with the opening celebration taking place on Saturday 4th February at 6.30 pm on Viareggio promenade; at the end there will also be fireworks and the flag hoisting.

Then, get the party started! Visitors will have the chance to see the many floats parade on the seafront promenade.

Here it is the Parade Program

• 5th February at 3 pm
• 12th February at 3 pm
• 19th February at 3 pm
• 21th February at 3 pm
• 26th February at 3 pm
• 3rd March at 7 pm (final fireworks).

And don’t forget about Viareggio Carnival by night! Yes, because in the night fabulous night celebrations are held in the many districts of the area:

Is it enough for you? Get ready to party with Viareggio Carnival 2012!!!

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Until January, 30th 2012, the exhibition by Marcello Reboani will put on display about 30 artworks depicting all the must have objects in fashion: from not-to-be-missed clothes to cult accessories such as bags and shoes.

The peculiarity of such works consists in using daily recycled materials, in contraposition to the rich ones of the contemporary consumer society, in a perfect fusion between art and everyday life.

Reboani’s works can be defined as assemblage, because they are creations made with the collage technique in three dimensions, everything with a provocative intent.

Recycled materials under the sparkling and glamour gloss of icon objects: wood mixes with copper, steel, aluminium, glass and lead. In addition: geographical maps, maps of the world, archipelagos and islands visited by the artist.

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