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Musei Capitolini - Palazzo Caffarelli, piazza del Campidoglio. Info 060608
Until 6 Jul: Ricordi dell'antico. Sculture, porcellane e arredi all'epoca del Grand Tour (Memories of the Past. The sculptures, ceramics and furnishings of the Grand Tour era)
The 18th century was enamoured of classical art and placed it at the base of every modern artist's creativity. The 150 works on show - including ceramic pieces, paintings, drawings and etchings - help us understand how much attention is given to antiquity. Visitors will be able to admire Luigi Valadier's Callipygian Venus and Apollo of Belvedere, or the figures of Laocoon, Castor and Pollux and Bacchus and Ariadne sculpted by Francesco and Luigi Righetti. Paintings, watercolours and etchings will illustrate the figurative and cultural environment of this period. Among these the views of Rome by Panini are particularly worthy of mention. Tue-sun h9-20. €4,50, reduced €2,50

Museo del Corso, via del Corso, 320. Info 06916508451
Until 7 Sep: Il Quattrocento. La Rinascita delle Arti da Donatello a Perugino (The 15th century. The Renaissance of the Arts from Donatello to Perugino)
Mantegna, Perugino, Piero della Francesca, Pinturicchio, Donatello, Michelangelo, Lippi are just some of the artists featured in an exhibition that does justice to the value of Rome’s artistic output during the Renaissance. The 170 works on show are on loan from prestigious international museums and are accompanied by a large panel illustrating life in the city in the 1500s and a 3D reconstruction of the Carafa Chapel of Santa Maria sopra Minerva Church created using the application of colour optical radar technology (usually used for spatial investigations) on an artistic monument. Curated by Claudio Strinati and Marco Bussagli, with the coordination assistance of Grazia Bernardini. Tue-wed and sat-sun h10-20; thu-fri h10-23. €9, reduced €7

Colosseo, piazza del Colosseo. Info 0639967700
Until 4 Sep: Trionfi romani (Roman Victories)
The bas-reliefs, bronzes, coins, sculptures and paintings on display aim to get the concept of ‘Roman vistories’ across to the public by telling us about the ceremonies and festivities surrounding the historic big battles. The first section of the exhibition relates to victories and their development, from the Etruscan to the Hellenistic worlds; the second section shows images of illustrious victors and the illustrious defeated – among which Caesar, Pompeius and Octavian – and reproduces battle scenes. The last section is devoted to conquered peoples: the Greeks, the Judeans, the Dacians and the Barbarians. Until 31 Aug h8,30-19,15; from 1 Sep h8,30-19. €11, reduced €6,50

Galleria Borghese, piazzale S. Borghese, 5. Info 0632810
Until 14 Sep: 10 Grandi Mostre. Correggio e l'antico (10 Major Exhibitions. Correggio and the artists of Ancient Times)
Anna Coliva has curated this exhibition focused on one of the great Renaissance artists: Antonio Allegri, better known as Correggio. About 60 drawings and paintings, including mythical-inspired pieces such as "Danae", "Jupiter and I" and "The portrait of Ganymede", and religious works such as "Madonna del latte" and the "Four Saints", are shown as part of an exploration of the artist and the greats of Antiquity. Correggio's approach to colour and painting the seemingly impossible is poetic. His work is on show at the Galleria Borghese. Tue-sun h9-19. €10,50

Castel Sant'Angelo, lungotevere di Castello, 50. Info 066819111
Until 28 Oct: L'Egitto a Roma dalla storia al mito (Egypt in Rome from history to myth)
The exhibition aims to document the link between the two most ancient and powerful empires that ever existed, Rome and Ancient Egypt. The high number of obelisks and many Roman artefacts show how Roman art was profoundly influenced by Egyptian art. The artists of the Renaissance also gleaned their inspiration from the ancient prophets, the Great Hermes Trismegisto for example, and the fascinating and mysterious hieroglyphics of ancient Egypt. The Borgias wanted the story of Egyptian deities painted on the ceilings and walls in their rooms in the Vatican and Raphael used a semblance of Artemis Ephesia (thinking her to be Isis) on the ceiling of the Vatican's Stanza della Segnatura. An intense passion for Egypt was rife throughout the 18th century onwards and has continued on until the present day; the Americans wanted a pyramid on their dollar bill and the French unveiled the mysteries of the hieroglyphics. Tue-sun h9-19

Musei Capitolini, Palazzo dei Conservatori - Sala degli Arazzi. Piazza del Campidoglio
Until 6 Jul: La regina Arsinoe (Queen Arsinoe. A ptolemaic bronze bust travels from Mantua to Rome)
Visitors to Rome can admire this extraordinary bronze bust of Arsinoe III, the legendary Ptolemaic Queen who reigned over Egypt from 220 to 204 BC, which is on loan from the Museo Civico di Palazzo Te in Mantua. Make sure to see this enchanting, mysterious and fascinating work during its exclusive visit to Rome.

Museo di Roma Palazzo Braschi, piazza S. Pantaleo, 10. Info 0667108346
Until 13 Jul: Vita in Comune. 1930 – 2007. Fotografie di Roma dagli Archivi dell’Ufficio Stampa del Campidoglio (City life. 1930-2007. Photos of Rome from the municipal archives)
This exhibition of 200 photos allows visitors to travel back in time and experience Rome’s history in various - "Urban landscape", "Social life", "Visits and ceremonies". These fascinating photos in black & white and colour show how the Eternal City has changed through the ages: visitors will see the ancient country street that is now the busy Via Cristoforo Colombo, the legendary "pizzardone" (traffic officer) in Piazza Venezia, and Anna Magnani reading Trilussa... "Vita in comune": the people, places and history of Rome. Tue-sun h9-19. €8, reduced €6

Musei di Villa Torlonia - Casino dei Principi. Info 060608
Until 13 Jul: Carlo Levi e Roma. Il respiro della città (Carlo Levi in Rome. The breath of the city)
This exhibition makes clear the desire for artistic renewal and innovation in the early 20th century, when art was no longer satisfied with representing man according to predetermined aesthetic canons but rather wanted to empathise with him. The exhibition displays 28 paintings by painters from the Roman School (among which Pirandello, Mafai, Scipione, Trombadori, Afro, Ferrazzi, Scialoja, Melli and Capogrossi), but above all 46 paintings by Carlo Levi (dated from 1926 to 1954). Levi's (and his followers') style evolved with the passing of time: the colours became more decisive, the brush strokes gained body, the still lifes moved closer to the Expressionistic style, the views became visionary. Levi's portraits should garner a special mention: the painter conceives of them first as a form of auto-representation and an account of our own subjectivity, and in second place, a way of establishing a dialogue with the subject represented. Tue-sun h9-19. From €5 to €9

Palazzo Venezia - Sala del Mappamondo. Via del Plebiscito, 118. Info 060608
Until 27 Jul: Kokocinski. La potenza dello spirito (Kokocinski. The power of the spirit)
A series of paintings and sculptures that explore the poetic vision of a contemporary artist who often delves into the classical world of myths (such as into the stories of Orpheus and Eurydice, Prometheus, Venus and Medea) for inspiration. This tragic, and at the same time positive, concept of destiny is only one example of Kokocinski's conceptual bipolarity. For him existence is made up of bouts of torment and ecstasy, which succeed each other with no end in sight. Tue-sun h10,30-19,30. Admission free

Museo dell'Ara Pacis, Lungotevere in Augusta. Info 060608
Until 14 Sep: Jean Prouvé. The poetics of the technical object
Jean Prouvé, artisan, entrepreneur, designer, engineer and architect and the man who most influenced the development of design. The 100 or so pieces by Jean Prouvé on show here are on loan from the Vitra Design Museum, the Centre Pompidou and private collections and all privilege function over aesthetics. Visitors can admire design pieces - such as chairs, sofas, tables, desks, school benches, beds and lamps - and also architectural pieces, draft sketches and prototypes. This is a dense retrospective dedicated to a designer who transformed prefabricated panels and aluminium cladding into something poetic. Tue-sun h9-19. €6,50, reduced €4,50

GNAM Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna, viale delle Belle Arti, 131. Info 06322981
Until 28 Sep: Mario Schifano
This show of over 130 works (paintings and photos) pays tribute to Mario Schifano on the ten-year anniversary of his death. Schifano (1934-1998) was a major influence on Italian art for almost four decades; he was the greatest exponent of Pop Art in Italy and a true successor of Andy Warhol. His precocious success in the US in the 1960s continued in Italy, where interest for the artist became interest for the man and his life of scandal and fierce creativity among the jet set. €9, reduced €7

MACRO - Museo Arte Contemporanea Roma, via Reggio Emilia, 54. Info 06671070400
Until 28 Feb 2009: Ernesto Neto
The installation is dedicated to Brazilian artist Ernesto Neto, born in Rio de Janeiro in 1964 and on show in an Italian museum for the first time ever. This fluctuating architectural project, with its organic and floral forms, were especially conceived for the Macro Hall space. The artist invites the public to walk through the work and interact with them. The installation will use all the space of the Museum's Glass Gallery (galleria vetrata). Tue-sun h9-19. €1

Events in Rome: JULY 2008

EXHIBITIONS

MUSIC: Jazz, Pop, Rock

Classical Music - Opera - Ballet

THEATRE

ROME WITH A VIEW

KIDS

EATING AND DRINKING

SPORT

FAIRS AND MARKETS

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Preview 2008