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The Coronavirus emergency forced us to communicate on line to keep in contact with our members.

In this respect FAI UK proposed a media campaign offering virtual glimpses of Italian beauty by sharing a series of videos and information on FAI properties. So we created a specific page on our website, which now enriches the experience of every user that navigates our portal. We also posted videos, together with stunning pictures, stories and curiosities on FAI activities, on Facebook and on Instagram.

Continue reading Discover our new online media platform and social channels! [..]

As a homage to the city in Italy that has been most severely hit byCovid19, on June 26 FAI will open the gardens of Palazzo Moroni, its most recent acquisition, the first urban palazzo situated in the heart of the old city of Bergamo.

Palazzo Moroni is a typical aristocratic palace of sixteenth-century Lombardy, owned by the Moroni family since it was built. Its furnished interior and collection of artistic masterpieces has been exceptionally preserved along with the entire original structure, which consists of a formal garden and extensive vegetable garden of around two hectares with vineyards and terraced orchards – an extremely rare find in an urban context, and today enjoyed as a vast, extraordinary, and atmospheric historical park in the heart of the Upper City.

Continue reading Opening of the gardens of Palazzo Moroni in Bergamo [..]

Cari amici Italiani e Britannici,

The storm is upon us. COVID-19 has caused Europe to close down, and to close its borders. Our beloved Italy has suffered and is suffering worst of all. I am sure that you will join me in sending all our friends there our love and solidarity and our fervent hopes for better times.

Continue reading A letter from our Chairman, William Parente [..]

Continue reading A message from FAI President, Professor Andrea Carandini [..]

FAI UK had organised an exciting agenda of events for the upcoming Spring.

Continue reading FAI UK Spring Events [..]

Three teams are at work to restore the sheltered walkway, the dry-stone walls that support the slopes, and to complete the wooden railings of the paths, following strong autumnal rains that have made them unsafe.

Works will continue with the refacing of the narrow stone conduits that collect rainwaters in order to control the flow of water, followed by the stabilisation the dirt trails, and the completion of tree-planting and works to contain the slopes.

The spectacular painting collection in the Savoia’s Sitting-Room has been the object of a photography campaign and a non-invasive diagnostic analysis, with the aim of verifying the state of conservation of the canvases. This examination of the paintings has been carried out in anticipation of the creation of a site of study and restoration of the paintings and frescoes, as foreseen in 2020.
Continue reading Castello di Masino (Caravino, Torino) [..]

Help to save Italian heritage by giving a FAI UK membership to your loved ones this Christmas. Giving someone a FAI UK Membership means the invaluable gift of cultural experiences, the discovery of new places, and the protection of Italy’s historical, artistic and natural heritage.

Continue reading A Present that Makes a Difference [..]

An exclusive tour will take place from the 8^th to the 12^th of May 2020: Roman Follies, (Trajan grotto) the wondrous Gardens of Ninfa, the Portus at Ostia Antica, which is still in private hands, besides little-known Trecento frescos, Romanic churches, Neoclassic palaces and Renaissance masterpieces, a feast to the eyes and a joy for the mind.

Continue reading Trip to Ninfa, 8th – 12th May 2020 [..]