Monthly Archives: May 2013

Supernatural Music: Carlos Santana in Rome

May 25, 2013 ♦

Concerts in Rome, Events in Rome, Music in Rome, Uncategorized

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Probably one of the least likely places to look for a guru of Rock and Roll is Autlan, a little Mexican town near the Pacific coast, but that’s where Carlos Santana was born. Santana’s family moved from Autlan to Tijuana, near the border with the United States, and then to…

Big Bambu

May 20, 2013 ♦

Art exhibitions in Rome, Art in Rome, Events in Rome, Exhibitions, Rome: off the beaten track

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Enel, he Italian electricity company, decided to celebrate its 50th anniversary through art and to do so, brought Big Bambu to the Macro Testaccio Museum. Big Bambu is an architectural sculpture created by the twin artists Mike and Doug Stern. Visitors can climb the gigantic structure, fromed by thousands or…

Bruegel in Rome

May 17, 2013 ♦

Art exhibitions in Rome, Art in Rome, Events in Rome, Exhibitions

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It appears that being the son or daughter of a famous artists isn’t easy, that’s why we don’t find in art many examples of artistic dinasties. One the happy exceptions are the Bruegels, a family of Flemish painters whose work will be on display at the Chiostro del Bramante Museum…

Rock in Roma 2013

May 15, 2013 ♦

Art in Rome, Concerts in Rome, Events in Rome, Music in Rome, Nightlife in Rome

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Rock in Roma is already a summer staple in the Eternal City. Today we bring you a selection of the concerts we look forward to: June 21: Toto 80’s nostalgia anyone? July 4: Iggy and The Stooges You cannot miss the living legend of punk. July 9, Rammstein. Metal made…

Roman Museums by Night

May 15, 2013 ♦

Ancient Rome, Art exhibitions in Rome, Art in Rome, Events in Rome, Nightlife in Rome, Rome: off the beaten track

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Those lucky enough to be in Rome May 18, 2013 will have the unique chance to visit its world-famous museums (and the less known too) by night. Every year many events are organized to give visitors a different perspective not only of the works kept in the museums but of…