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YOU ARE INVITED

To the group exhibition featuring the finalists of our art contest COSA è Arte? On Saturday, March 9, 2024, the Fondazione Pastificio Cerere in Rome will host the exhibition, sponsored by LoveItaly and Bettoja Hotels, and produced with the assistance of our technical partner, ArtCentrica. The twenty finalist artworks explore the connection between art and

💗 WE LOVE ITALY 💗

Hotel Bettoja Meditteraneo – 13 February 2024 in collaboration with American Club of Rome, PWA, American ExchangeThe American University of Rome, Martini and Friends, Temple University and sponsored by Bettoja Hotel MediterraneoCastello di Corbara💗First Med💗Laura MantoviMia Carmen Love was definitely in the air on Tuesday 13th February in the stunning Art Deco bar of the Hotel

HOW ROME’S INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY LOVES ITALY

This February 13th, 2024 marks the 4th *We Love Italy Cocktail Party*, presented in collaboration with American Club of Rome, PWA, American Exchange, The American University of Rome, Martini and friends, Temple University that took place in Rome at the stunning Art Deco Hotel Mediterraneo. Last year’s event – photos here – raised a staggering

WE LOVE ITALY – ANNUAL COCKTAIL PARTY

💗 JOIN ROME’S INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO CELEBRATE OUR SHARED LOVE FOR ITALY 💗 Tuesday 13 February 2024, 6.00 – 8.00 pmBettoja Hotel Mediterraneo | Via Cavour 15 | Rome AN EVENING TO CELEBRATE OUR LOVE FOR ITALY! * IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR TICKETS NOW, PLEASE NOTE THAT ONLINE BOOKING IS NO LONGER POSSIBLE SIMPLY COME

“a gesture of love for the city of Assisi”

Unveiled in Assisi the Newly Restored 17th-Century Sacred Shrine “Madonna with St. Francis, St. Clare and Angels” The City of Assisi is pleased to announce that restoration of the 17th century shrine depicting “The Virgin with Saint Francis, Saint Clare and Angels” has been completed.  The work, announced in 2022 by the Mayor of Assisi,

Presentation at National Academy of Dance

RESTORATION OF CORRADO CAGLI’S “CORSA DEI BARBERI” HAS BEEN COMPLETED THE EVENT On Tuesday 12 December at 9.15 am at the Accademia Nazionale di Danza in Largo Arrigo VII, 5, in Rome, the restoration of the mural painting La corsa dei Barberi painted by Corrado Cagli in 1935 will be presented to the public. Speakers

A Tale of Three Busts

The incredible journey of the bust of Prospero Farinacci The Institute of Advanced Study in Princeton includes the incredible story of the Gianlorenzo Bernini-attributed bust of 16th century jurist Prospero Farinacci in its Spring Newsletter. “A Tale of Three Busts” relates how the tireless research of art historians Irving Lavin and his wife Marilyn Aronberg

Presentation of the Bust of Prospero Farinacci

From the United States to Italy Donation of the bust of Prospero Farinacci attributed to Gianlorenzo Bernini Presentation to the press Museo Nazionale di Castel Sant’Angelo | National Museum of Castel Sant’Angelo 20 March 2023 Cappella dei Condannati From the United States to Italy: this was the journey recently taken by the portrait bust of

We Love Italy – Valentine’s Cocktail 2023

Our love for Italy was celebrated on Monday 13 February at the Bettoja Hotel Mediterraneo in Rome.Friends, old and new, mingled in the stunning setting of the Art Deco bar welcomed by the Bettoja family, the generous hosts of the occasion. Once again the English-speaking community of Rome – gathered by the American Club of

We Love Italy – October Cocktail

On Tuesday October 4, Rome’s English-speaking community – American Club of Rome, American Exchange, American University of Rome, LoveItaly, Professional Women’s Association, Retake, Vote from Abroad, We the Italians – came together to celebrate Italy on the occasion of the feast day of her patron saint, Francis of Assisi.  The evening, held at the stunning