I'm not sure why exactly, my visit to but the museum of plaster figures in Lucca probably had something to do with it, but the other day, I was thinking about migratory birds. Up popped … [Read more...]
The Italian American Museum in New York City
The Italian American Museum is situated right in the heart of New York's Little Italy, at 155 Mulberry street. Founded in 2001 by Dr. Joseph V. Scelsa, the Italian American Museum is … [Read more...]
The Biggest Apple Museum in the World is in Italy
Although one would expect the biggest Apple museum in the world to be situated in some suitably impressive high-tech fruit-shaped architect-designed structure in the core of Silicon Valley, … [Read more...]
Vespa Museum in Pontedera, Italy
Love or loathe them, you still have to admit that the Vespa scooter is about as Italian as pasta. While you might not be aware of this, Piaggio is the fourth largest producer of … [Read more...]
Not a lot of people know this – Francesco Rutelli
Apparently, Francesco Rutelli, the present Italian Cultural Affairs minister, once replaced the Italian flag which flew at Palazzo Montecitorio with that of the Vatican. I have not been … [Read more...]