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Dante, the Man Dante, the Voyager of the soul

8 February 2019 / 18:30

Dante, the Man Dante, the Voyager of the soul

Fantastic talk on Dante Alighieri by Writer Ian Thompson (author of “Dante’s Divine Comedy, a journey without end), introduced by Writer and Lecturer Stefano Jossa at Tomasso Brothers Fine Art, on Friday 8th of February 2019.

FAI UK Trustee, Writer, and Journalist Gaia Servadio welcomed guests and speakers with a moving introduction on FAI UK, Dante, and the fundamental importance of Italian Heritage.

Ian Thompson and Gaia Servadio

Stefano Jossa introducing the talk

Ian Thompson’s book “Dante’s Divine Comedy, a journey without end”

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The first snow of the season has graced some of @f

The first snow of the season has graced some of @fondoambiente's properties with a beautiful white blanket 🧡

Enjoy the photo gallery below with @villadellaportabozzolo , @castellodimasino (credits B. Verduci), @monasteroditorba and @casa_macchi

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#FAIExperiences - Have you ever visited the Certos

#FAIExperiences - Have you ever visited the Certosa of San Lorenzo in Padula?
We are in the province of Salerno, and the Certosa is one of the largest and most interesting monasteries in Europe in terms of architectural magnificence and wealth of artistic treasures.

Its history begins in 1306, and to mention just two of the many rooms that deserve a visit:

📍Its church houses two choir stalls, masterpieces of wood marquetry and a floor in terracotta and majolica, attributed to the Massa workshop, one of the most important of the 18th century in Naples.

📍Considered a masterpiece of engineering, the helicoidal staircase leads to the library, which today houses part of the rich collection of books, illuminated codices and manuscripts fundamental to the life of the monks.

With your FAI UK membership card, you can visit not only the Charterhouse with a reduced ticket, but also the city's three civic museums.

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In Varese, there is a villa with a garden perched

In Varese, there is a villa with a garden perched on the Biumo hill with a view of the city and its rooftops. A villa that houses a unique collection of contemporary art. Here, more than 200 works by American and European artists, inspired by the themes of light and colour, subvert all rules, and we are sure they will amaze you.

We are at @villapanza! You can visit it with your FAI UK or FAI card.

Read more on @fondoambiente website.

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@fondoambiente presents 𝐍𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐄 𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐄. 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐢 𝐚 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐨 𝟏𝟗𝟐𝟖-𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟖, an exhibition curated by Enrico Morteo and Orsina Simona Pierini, with installation by Daniele Ledda, open to the public now until 16 March 2025 at @villanecchicampiglio, in the heart of Milan.

The initiative stems from the book NELLE CASE - MILAN INTERIORS 1928-1978, recently published by Hoepli, which tells the story of Milanese living with a look from the inside, that is, at the interiors of extraordinary Milanese homes. These houses were designed between the 1930s and 1970s by some of the greatest and most famous Italian architects, starting with Piero Portaluppi, who designed Villa Necchi Campiglio in 1932.

This is not a traditional exhibition, but an overview and a reflection: an unmissable opportunity to read an extraordinary chapter in the history of Italian architecture, and also in the history of Milan. It allows oneself the pleasure of peeking inside famous houses to grasp the exceptionality and originality, the creativity and ingenuity, the aesthetics and functionality, the modernity and wisdom of solutions that come from recent history, and that will make history.

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Have you ever visited Casa Laura? It is an astoni

Have you ever visited Casa Laura?

It is an astonishing treasure chest containing the original and very personal collection of applied art of the Laura family, exceptional and unique in Italy and Europe. We are in Ospedaletti, Liguria.

A home where furniture and art objects of rare quality and of different origins are tastefully and skilfully combined in an original and never casual manner, capable of arousing curiosity and wonder in the eyes of guests.

Ph arenaimmagini; Studio Moreschi; M. Listri.

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The FAI - Castello della Manta houses one of the m

The FAI - Castello della Manta houses one of the most stunning examples of late Gothic secular painting, inspired by the themes of chivalric novels.

It is the ideal place for an out-of-town excursion in this season: in the red-tinged park, you can admire Monviso and the chain of the Alps, while the Baronial Hall with its beautiful frescoes, the Salone delle Grottesche, with its paintings and stuccoes, and the large kitchen with a grandiose fireplace are ready to welcome you with their atmosphere.

For more information and to plan your visit, visit: https://fondoambiente.it/castello-della-manta-eng/
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#FAIexperiences Have you ever visited Matera? Wha

#FAIexperiences
Have you ever visited Matera? What did you love in particular?

The charm of this city is that it is characterised by a thousand facets.
Today we recommend a few stops that reflect its multifaceted nature:
📍If you want to travel back in time, you can visit its cave churches, such as Santa Lucia alle Malve and explore its famous cave houses such as Vico Solitario or, of course, @faicasanoha
📍If you want to admire contemporary art, you can visit MUSMA, the Museum of Contemporary Sculpture: the only cave museum in the world and the most important Italian museum entirely dedicated to sculpture
📍Or you can rediscover the tradition of craftsmanship at Casa Ortega, where the works of the artist of the same name are on display, or visit historic workshops such as Maria Bruna Festa's ceramics workshop.

These and many other activities are reduced admission with FAI or FAI UK card; plus free entry at @faicasanoha

Ph 1) D. Marcesini and 4) Casa Noha, arenaimmagini

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On display until 24 November 2024 at the @negozioo

On display until 24 November 2024 at the @negozioolivetti in Piazza San Marco in Venice is the exhibition ‘Tony Cragg. The shapes of glass’. Do not miss it!

In keeping with the spaces of Negozio Olivetti, designed by Carlo Scarpa, a selection of glass sculptures from the artist’s personal collection and a work created from scratch in close dialogue with the Scarpa spaces will be on public display until 24 November 2024.

One of the leading artists on the international scene, Tony Cragg (Liverpool, 1949), constantly reinvents the language of sculpture by developing complex relationships between material and form. Since the 1980s, Cragg has expanded the range of materials he uses, always managing, perhaps also thanks to his scientific training, to penetrate the essence of each material and exploiting its full—and often limitless—potential: bronze, iron, ceramics, wood and of course, glass.

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🍁Autumn is in the air!🍁 Discover its colour

🍁Autumn is in the air!🍁

Discover its colours in FAI properties, and don't miss out on all the benefits of the FAI UK membership.

Discover them all in the link in bio.

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FAI Autumn Days are back! On 16 and 17 October, w

FAI Autumn Days are back!
On 16 and 17 October, we'll treat you to the wonders of Italy.
In 300 cities across Italy, 600 places of art and nature are waiting for you to discover! From the north to the south of the peninsula, 700 extraordinary, little-known and little-valued or unusual and curious places, some of which are usually inaccessible, will open to the public in 360 cities. The list of open places and how to participate can be found at www.giornatefai.it (in Italian).

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#FAIExperiences Today's visit tip takes us to Rome

#FAIExperiences
Today's visit tip takes us to Rome!
Let's discover a jewel of Roman Baroque, the #GalleriaColonna.
It was designed as a grand reception hall to celebrate the victory of the Christian fleet over the Turks at the Battle of Lepanto in 1571.
Commissioned in the mid-1600s by Cardinal Girolamo I Colonna and designed by architect Antonio del Grande, it was later integrated by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Johan Paul Schor and Carlo Fontana and finally inaugurated in 1700.
The prestigious Gallery, divided between richly decorated rooms, includes paintings by the likes of Bronzino, Tintoretto, Guercino and Annibale Carracci.
A Roman stop not to be missed.

➡With FAI or FAI UK membership card, the ticket for the weekend guided tours is reduced.

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Last Saturday, @fondoambiente inaugurated the Vela

Last Saturday, @fondoambiente inaugurated the Velarca, a houseboat designed by Milan-based Studio BBPR in 1959 and moored in Ossuccio, Tremezzina, on Lake Como, opposite Isola Comacina.

Aldo and Maria Luisa Norsa donated the Velarca to the FAI in 2011. After a long restoration period, It returned to its original mooring and was opened to the public.
The Velarca is not just a simple houseboat but a small masterpiece of modern architectural history, signed by the same architects as the Torre Velasca, symbol of Milan, and deliberately recalled in the name ‘Velarca’. Not just a holiday home but a special place imagined by Fiammetta and Emilio, Aldo Norsa's parents, destined to receive, welcome and bring together friends and acquaintances who also used to visit their Milanese home, including great personalities of Italian culture, starting with the Milanese architects Rogers, Peressutti and Belgiojoso, as well as Riccardo Sambonet, Gio Ponti, Gillo Dorfles, Eugenio Montale, Lucio Fontana, Umberto Eco, Cesare Musatti, and others.

A new FAI property now open to the public, Velarca was added to the 71 managed by the Foundation throughout Italy, including the neighbouring FAI properties - Villa del Balbianello and Torre del Soccorso, in the same municipality of Tremezzina.

This is a new cultural offer for Lake Como, with which FAI wants to contribute to promoting diversified and more sustainable tourism, offering a new destination, a new viewpoint on the Lake Como landscape and a new story to tell that will thrill the curious and satisfy specialists and amateurs alike.

Finally, the Velarca is a cultural asset that is entirely original in terms of its type, and yet a monument in its own right: a pinnacle of Italian culture in the field of modern architecture and design, reflecting the incredible variety and richness of the country's heritage that FAI, by mission, with a subsidiary spirit, protects and promotes forever and for all.

Ph. R. Morelli, L. Chiaudano © FAI

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Today we invite you to admire some of the interior

Today we invite you to admire some of the interiors of @castellodimasino

Credits: M. Cupella; arenaimmagini; B. Verduci; L. Cicconi; Auda & Coudayre Photography; D. Fusaro

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#FAIexperiences With today's visit tip we are goi

#FAIexperiences
With today's visit tip we are going to discover nature! We'd love to suggest:

📌 The Natural History Museum in Venice (@msnvenezia=, which allows you to learn about the evolution of the different forms of life that have populated the earth from its formation to the present day.
📌 The Mountain Museum in Turin (@museo_montagna), which overlooks the city and the Alps. The cultural centre ideally unites the world's mountains, with a permanent collection and temporary exhibitions that tell the story of the mountains and those who climb them.
📌 The Trieste Museum of Natural History is home to Europe's most important palaeontological discovery as well as Italy's largest dinosaur. This place also houses a human jawbone over 6,400 years old in which a dental filling made of beeswax is visible, the oldest example of dental care in the world.

These are just three of the themed museums you can visit with the FAI or FAI UK reduced-price card.

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#FAIexperiences Where did you spend or are you sp

#FAIexperiences
Where did you spend or are you spending your holidays? We are taking you to Naples today! The sightseeing tip we want to give you is in the heart of the old city centre. The 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮 𝗱𝗶 𝗦𝗮𝗻 𝗗𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗼 𝗠𝗮𝗴𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗲 tells us about eight centuries of art, history, culture and faith.

The walls of the basilica and the convent preserve the memory of illustrious figures: from philosophers such as St Thomas Aquinas and Giordano Bruno, to artists such as Raphael, Titian, Caravaggio and many others.
In the photo, you can admire the Sacristy, a Baroque jewel designed in the early 18th century, and its gallery housing forty-two tombs, known as the Aragonese Archaeology. Also pictured is the Basilica and one of the chapels.
We suggest a stop here, with FAI or FAI UK card the ticket is reduced.

@domasandomenicomaggiore
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Among the places @fondoambiente takes care of is

Among the places @fondoambiente takes care of is the Batteria Militare Talmone in Palau (Sardinia), a true ‘ship on land’ that guards an important page of our country's history.
The @faitalmone is a fortification that guards the arm of the sea between the little island of Spargi and Sardinia and holds the memories of soldiers who have been here. Enjoy it on a trekking route!

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#FAIexperiences Today we go to Umbria to remind y

#FAIexperiences
Today we go to Umbria to remind you of 3 opportunities that the FAI card offers you.

📌 First of all, the ticket for 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗶𝗮 𝗦𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗮 is reduced: fifteen metres below ground we find ourselves in ancient Perusia. A treasure chest of rocks where, through the stratifications of twenty-five centuries of history, ancient civilisations and legends, works of great Etruscan engineering, glimpses of Roman life and medieval papal intrigues are interwoven.

📌 In addition, in September the region comes alive with two festivals, whose performances have a reduced ticket price: let's talk about the 𝗢𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗼 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗮 𝗣𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗹 𝗖𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗿𝗲 which, among concerts, lectures, visual and theatrical arts, this year deals with the theme of Metamorphoses; and let's then talk about the 𝗦𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗮 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗨𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗮, one of the oldest music festivals in Italy that, since 1937, has promoted the performance of sacred music and compositions with a strong spiritual value.

See you in Umbria, with your FAI or FAI UK card.

Photo: Perugia (credit: Kristianpot); Perugia Sotterranea and the Teatro Mancinelli in Orvieto

Today, @fondoambiente inaugurated the Aula del Sim

Today, @fondoambiente inaugurated the Aula del Simonino, formerly known as Cappella del Simonino, in Trento. The Aula del Simonino is located inside Palazzo Bortolazzi Larcher Fogazzaro, in the city's historic centre.

Marina Larcher Fogazzaro bequeathed this place to FAI in 2018, so that it could be restored and enhanced. The Foundation honours this generous gesture by opening to the public, from today on a regular basis (Wednesday to Sunday, from 10am to 6pm), a new Property, which joins the 55 already open to the public among the 72 owned and managed throughout Italy by the Foundation, including the Castello di Avio in the same region.

Thanks to the donor's bequest, and with further contributions, the FAI carried out restoration work: first on the façade of the Palazzo, uncovering the 15th-century windows and restoring colour and legibility to the figures and inscriptions painted in the 18th century; then also inside, where much larger contemporary frescoes are preserved, and in the apse space, between two small rooms used as sacristies, where the original altar is located, with architectural and sculptural decorations in polychrome marble in the Baroque style.

The interior has also been rearranged to realise a new and original cultural enhancement project, which consists of a 'sound narrative' dedicated to the story of little Simone da Trento, which will be permanently accessible here. The public, seated on wooden benches like those of a choir, will listen in the dark, in wireless headphones, designed to offer high quality audio, to a narration of about 20 minutes, informative, didactic, but also highly suggestive and with a particular immersive effect.

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Looking for a weekend escape? The #FAISpringDays a

Looking for a weekend escape? The #FAISpringDays await you on 23 and 24 March for a weekend of visits to 750 unique places in Italy.
Choose what to visit via the link in bio!

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#FAIexperiences Make a note of this visit tip: l

#FAIexperiences

Make a note of this visit tip: let's talk about a garden in Florence.
Overlooking the city, the @edvgardenfirenze offers spectacular views, as far as Brunelleschi's dome.

Born from the inspiration of the owner, artist Alice Esclapon de Villeneuve, this green treasure is dotted with flowers, plants, and artistic installations, the ideal place to relax.

An ideal visit can be made in spring, but there are events scheduled throughout the year.

With a @fondoambiente or FAI UK membership card, you can get a discount on the entrance tickets!

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