On Sunday at the museum: how to plan a visit to a museum

Wednesday June 14th, 2017 , Museums

ON SUNDAY AT THE MUSEUM: HOW TO PLAN A VISIT TO A MUSEUM

I do love museums, you know that, and spending a Sunday visiting a museum is a chance to do something interesting and funny at the same time.
Besides, admission to Italian state and civic museums is free every first Sunday of the month, and I often seize the opportunity (read the post I dedicated to my visit to the Natural History Museum of Venice, for example).

READ ALSO: Free museums in Rome and Free museums in Milan.

But not all my friends are excited when I suggest that we should spend some hours visiting a museum, and they often say that museums are boring and dusty.
I think that that feeling is due to unhappy past experiences, but you can change your mind, and with some expedients your Sunday at the museum may be a funny experience.

Here are 3 suggestions, which I successfully experienced, to visit a museum and live happily.

Where to eat in Venice: typical tavern ad a Museum

Tuesday June 13th, 2017 , Cities of Art

WHERE TO EAT IN VENICE: A GUIDE TO THE BEST TYPICAL TAVERNS IN VENICE AND TO A MUSEUM WHICH OFFERS A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE

Where to eat in Venice. Finding the beauty in each place I visit means to me also losing myself in the cities I visit and discovering places and traditions typical of a territory. I’ve already done it when I went to the Liguria region, and I went in search of the historic shops in Genoa where I found authentic flavors and where I met some hospitable Genoeses.
In this post I’ll talk about a city I know very well, and I’ll suggest you some places where to eat in Venice and drink excellent Spritz (the typical Venetian aperitif).

Write down these addresses, because I’ll suggest you the 3 best places where to eat in Venice, and I will also explain how to take part in the most social party in Venice at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection!

The Vitruvian Man by Leonardo da Vinci: why is it called that?

Monday June 12th, 2017 , Artists and Works

THE VITRUVIAN MAN BY LEONARDO DA VINCI: WHY IS IT CALLED THAT?

The Vitruvian Man is considered the most perfect example of symmetry, and is one of the most famous drawings by Leonardo da Vinci, the artist of Last Supper.

Every time we take a 1 € coin we can admire its perfection, but what is its meaning and its origin, and where can we admire it?
I’ll tell you everything in this post.

Swatch watches to collect: Swatch at the Venice Biennale

Saturday June 10th, 2017 , Events and Exhibitions, More than art

a Swatch Art Special, WIDE ACRES OF TIME

SWATCH WATCHES TO COLLECT: SWATCH AT THE VENICE BIENNALE

Swatch watches have marked some of the most important landmarks in my life.
It was a Swatch the first watch my parents bought me; I got many Swatch watches as a birthday present, and it’s a Swatch the watch I wear every day and I’m wearing right now, while I’m writing this post.

In my opinion Swatch watches have always been a symbol of colour and creativity.
Therefore, I wasn’t surprised when I saw a whole Pavilion at the Venice Art Exhibition 2017 dedicated to four young talented artists and a collectible Swatch created for this edition of the Venice Biennale, indeed.
In fact, when I gave you my opinion about the Biennale Arte 2017, I also gave you four good reasons to visit it, and the Swatch project is one of these reasons.

5 italian cities to visit at least once in your lifetime

Friday June 9th, 2017 , Cities of Art

5 ITALIAN CITIES YOU MUST VISIT AT LEAST ONCE IN YOUR LIFETIME

How many Italian cities do you have to visit to claim that you know Italy?
Italy is the home of beauty, and you can find everywhere a museum to visit, a church with masterpieces to admire or a village to discover.
It’s very hard to make a list of the cities to visit at least once in your lifetime; actually, it’s almost impossible.

So I decided to take my memory book and compile my personal list of the Italian cities to visit. (READ ALSO: 5 italian cities to see in 2017).
A list made according to my personal experience, but to which you can add your own Italian cities to visit.
Yes, you can add your suggestions to this list. How?
Leave your own comment with the Italian cities which, in your opinion, we must visit.
All your suggestions will become a new post containing the list of other marvellous places to see in Italy.

READ ALSO: The most beautiful cities in the world, 5 birth places of important painters to see.