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INTERVIEW WITH ANTONIA MAIONI, NEW PRESIDENT OF JOHN CABOT UNIVERSITY ROME Marco Venturini

ntonia Maioni took office 1 July as John Cabot University’s seventh president, and its first woman president in the school’s history. Antonia Maioni took office 1 July as John Cabot University’s seventh president, and its first woman president in the school’s history. A political scientist who spent part of her career at Montreal’s McGill University,

where she served as Dean of Arts, Maioni also holds dual Canadian and Italian citizenship. A few weeks into the job, she sat down to talk about succeeding a twodecade president, defending liberal arts education in the AI era, and adjusting to life in Rome. You’re JCU’s first woman president in the history of the institution. What does that distinction mean to you personally, and how will it shape your leadership? AM: It’s not the first time for me, in the sense that I was the first dean of a major faculty at McGill University, my former institution, first dean of arts. So I think women of my generation are used to becoming the “first” at things. But every first still matters. Even though we’re more accustomed now to seeing women in leadership, it’s still an ongoing process, both in the North American and the European context. Italy, for example, has had its first female prime minister, and I think that’s also shifted a lot of perceptions about political leadership, and certainly about university leadership. We’re seeing many more women at the helm of both large and small institutions. Here at John Cabot, I’m the seventh president, and while I don’t want to say “finally,” it’s wonderful to be the first woman to take on this role.

Antonia Maioni, president of John Cabot University.

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JCU describes itself as a liberal arts university inspired by Rome. How does that historical connection shape the way you think about the university’s mission?

Education Two things come to mind. First, if you look at this over a wide sweep of history, Rome essentially created the liberal arts. Humanistic studies, the social sciences, even the idea of international markets and business, all of it is historically connected to Rome. So this feels like a logical and beautiful place to celebrate the liberal arts. Second, liberal arts education is about foundational skills and knowledge: how to debate, how to challenge ideas, how to communicate. Every student who comes here has to challenge themselves, whether they’re American, international, or Italian students stepping into an American university environment. That challenge is part of what a liberal arts education is. You spent part of your career at McGill, a large public research university. How different is it stepping into a small, private, American-style university in Italy, and what have you had to unlearn? I’m still unlearning, honestly, it’s early days. One thing I no longer have to worry about is research-grant deadlines or the overwhelming emphasis on research and publication output. It’s a very different model here, because we can focus laser-sharp on students. Large research universities juggle research and teaching simultaneously, and the university carries responsibility for all of it at once. Here, we can really ask: what is our mission? Our mission is student success. We get there by providing excellent classes, the right physical and administrative infrastructure, and faculty who are inspired by their own research and training to be outstanding teachers. That’s the main difference. But one similarity stands out: McGill is a large, global institution, and the diversity of its student body closely mirrors the diversity here. That’s what makes this community so special to me. As Dean of Arts at McGill, you oversaw the creation of the Max Bell School of Public Policy and expanded partnerships in Italy, including with Sapienza, now led by another impressive woman, and Johns Hopkins. Are any of those relationships assets you can bring to JCU?

Absolutely, yes. My colleagues here already have contacts across Italy, but being familiar with the Italian university ecosystem myself is genuinely valuable. I have co-authors at the University of Milan, I’ve spent time in Bologna and at the European University Institute. Understanding how the Italian university system works, and where the opportunities are, matters a great deal. With the Max Bell School, for instance, we launched an MA program in public policy, and Johns Hopkins SAIS in Bologna became one of our partners. JCU already has an MA program here, so I’d like to explore similar partnership opportunities with North American institutions going forward. You’ve said the humanities teach us to ask better questions. In an era when university leaders are under pressure to justify liberal arts education against career-focused degrees, and against AI tools that can answer questions instantly, how do you make that case to prospective students and the families financing their education? Liberal arts institutions understand perfectly well that students are motivated, in part, by wanting to prepare for the job market. What we want at John Cabot is to graduate students who are both future-ready and global-ready. I don’t think there has to be a hard line between career preparation, AI, and the liberal arts. In fact, the liberal arts can incorporate career readiness. We have an active internship office that helps students translate their skills into real internship experience, and professors who use AI as both a teaching tool and a research tool. So that line doesn’t need to be so rigid. What a liberal arts education really gives students is flexibility, the ability to adapt. We don’t know what careers will look like in five years; these are uncertain, fastmoving times, and none of us can predict the long-term future with confidence. Students with a liberal arts foundation can adapt, think critically, use AI tools while also understanding their limits, and grasp how these tools are changing how we learn, teach and do business. I don’t see the liberal arts as sheltering students from that world. I Wanted in Rome • September 2026 | 5

Education What are your priorities for your first year, and is there anything you plan to change quickly versus deliberately leave alone while you learn the institution?

Antonia Maioni becomes the seventh JCU president and the first woman to lead the Rome institution.

see it as preparing them to face a genuinely complex future with confidence. You’re succeeding Franco Pavoncello, who led JCU for over two decades. How do you think about honoring that legacy while charting your own course? I’m standing on the shoulders of giants, as they say. One of the things that drew me to John Cabot was the sense that President Emeritus Pavoncello built and sustained a genuine community here, and that’s something I want to preserve: the feeling that we’re all rowing in the same direction, whether we’re administrators, professors, students, or Board members, all working toward the same mission. He achieved that, and I want to maintain it. We also have a beautiful physical campus and strong foundations to build on. What has changed is the pace of our growth: JCU has expanded from a small college into a full-fledged liberal arts university, attracting both degree-seeking and visiting students. We need to make sure we have the right conditions to sustain that growth. That will require some change, but a change in leadership is also a natural moment to look back at where we’ve been and think carefully about where we’re going. 6 | September 2026 • Wanted in Rome

The first days are like drinking from a fire hose, adapting not just to a new institution but to a new city. In many ways I’m experiencing exactly what our students experience when they arrive: learning to live in Rome, learning this institution, getting to know this community. That adjustment will take the whole first year. As for university priorities, it really comes down to a theme of continuity and change. First, I want to keep providing the conditions for student success, academically and personally; personal growth matters enormously for the students who come here. That also means providing the right conditions for the people who work here to do their jobs well. Second, I want to make sure we’re preparing students, in our liberal arts tradition, for the challenges I mentioned earlier: do we have academic programs that respond to their needs, and are there partnerships, in Italy or globally, that could open new opportunities for them? Third, I think it’s time to shine a brighter light on John Cabot. We’re something of a hidden jewel in Rome. The Roman community knows us well, but we need to be more visible, both in our American footprint and our global one. We already bring the world to John Cabot; now I think John Cabot needs to make sure the world knows about it too. JCU sits at an unusual intersection, an American-accredited university operating under Italian law, serving a largely international student body. What’s the hardest part of navigating that triple identity from the president’s chair? That’s a hard question, because it really is a small niche. Picture a Venn diagram: we sit right in the overlap. There are other American universities abroad in Europe, like the American University of Paris, but it’s still a very particular space that demands a certain nimbleness and understanding. It’s not just about being U.S.-accredited, although our ongoing accreditation process matters enormously to us, and it’s not just about embodying an American liberal arts tradition

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in our teaching and student services, which also matters. The real challenge is that we’re speaking to several different communities at once: in the U.S., here in Italy, and globally. We need to be clear about what we can offer each of them, and just as importantly, make sure we’re communicating that clearly to every audience. You’ve been a public-facing academic for years, writing columns and appearing on television. How do you think about the role of a university president as a public voice, especially on politically sensitive topics? In my earlier life as a researcher, not an administrator, I always felt that being a professor is fundamentally an educational function, not just for our students but for the public as well. What can our knowledge and research contribute to public debate? How can it help us understand problems differently and find solutions? I’ve always seen that as part of our responsibility as academics.

For a university president, it’s important that your public voice reflects the values of your institution, and the values of higher education more broadly. My predecessors did that beautifully; it’s not about getting on a soapbox, it’s about being part of the language that reminds society why higher education matters. The political dimension is genuinely difficult, because so much right now is politically sensitive. But as political scientists, we study soft power, and soft power isn’t about weapons or supply chains. It’s about how institutions, whether in higher education or culture, help societies understand one another, not necessarily reconcile every difference, but open a channel of communication. What’s happening at the level of governments and states is one thing; what we do is help the underlying conversation between societies and communities keep happening. It’s an intense responsibility, and I wish us all luck with it. Having taught and studied in Quebec, the U.S. and Italy, what do you think American students studying abroad in Rome most misunderstand about Italy, and about Europe more broadly? First, this generation has never known a Europe that wasn’t a European Union, so there’s a tendency to think of Europe as a single thing. It isn’t. It’s a collection of very different entities. There may be no borders between countries, but there are real differences in culture, language and ways of life; Europe is not a monolith, and that’s an important thing for visitors to understand. Second, Europe isn’t only about John Cabot University’s campus.

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Education history. We’re not frozen in time. Rome is an extraordinarily rich historical place, as Henry James put it, every step here is a historical discovery, but it’s also a center of innovation and the arts, a major economic market, and a crossroads for international organizations. It’s not stuck in the past; it’s moving forward. I hope people who come here understand that Europe, and Italy especially, is a genuine engine of innovation. We celebrate our past, but we’re focused on the future. Enrollment, the cost of living in Rome, and global competition for international students are pressures facing every studyabroad-dependent institution. How do you plan to keep JCU competitive without diluting its identity? I’d put it this way: what American families now have to invest in a solid university education has become quite expensive. On a purely cost basis, JCU is actually competitive. And we benefit from attracting both visiting students and degree-seeking students who spend all four years here and discover that Europe offers a genuinely different way of living. For many students, the cost of living here is significantly lower than in a comparably sized city in North America, Vancouver, for instance, is far more expensive. Even compared to other European cities, Rome is a place where you can invest in your education and still have the financial freedom to travel and enjoy life, which matters enormously in this culture. You’ve built a reputation for collaborative, mentorship-driven leadership at McGill. What does that look like in practice now that you’re the one directing the university? Mentorship takes many forms depending on who you’re mentoring, but at its core it promotes open conversation and collective problem-solving. University presidents can’t solve every problem alone; we need collaborative relationships. Mentoring isn’t just about sharing your own experience, it’s equally about listening. One of my favorite parts of mentoring students was always what I’d call reverse mentoring: I learn as much from the student as they learn from me. I

want to know what’s actually happening on the ground, so I bring students in to tell me. I want to understand what’s happening in academic departments, so I bring in faculty. The other piece is peer-to-peer mentoring: how students mentor each other, how faculty mentor one another, how administrative staff share best practices. All of that is part of building a genuine culture of mentorship. If you could redesign one part of the undergraduate experience at JCU today, with no budget or bureaucratic constraints, what would it be? Completely unconstrained, no budget, no bureaucracy, not even scheduling logistics? Students who choose John Cabot, whether they’re American or part of our international community, come here in part because they want to be challenged through experiential learning, and in many ways they get that every single day just by living here. But in an ideal world, I’d want them to have even deeper, more intensive access to the places that bring their coursework to life. Take a World War II history class: how do we organize visits and access to primary sources and documents in a way that speaks directly to students, given how much of that history unfolded right here in Italy? Or our international business students: how do we give them direct engagement with major international markets as part of their training? That kind of experience matters, but it takes real collective organization, and of course cost is a factor we’d never want students to have to absorb. What would you want a JCU student graduating in 2030 to say about their education when they look back on it 20 years from now? I’d want them to say they spent four years being challenged academically, challenged by daily life in Rome, and came away feeling genuinely confident about the future, whether they returned to the United States, went back to their home country, or pursued something more global. In other words, that their ambitions were met and pushed even further, and above all, that they experienced real personal growth alongside their academic program. Wanted in Rome • September 2026 | 9

Culture

RESTORING ROME MASTERPIECE BY PLAUTILLA BRICCI, ITALY’S FIRST WOMAN ARCHITECT PROJECT TO RESTORE BRICCI ALTARPIECE GETS UNDER WAY IN ROME

ntonia Maioni took office 1 July as John Cabot University’s seventh president, and its first woman presi-

dent in the school’s history.

Andy Devane A non-profit organisation dedicated to recovering the work of overlooked female artists has launched a major restoration campaign for a 17th-century altarpiece by Plautilla Bricci in the heart of Rome. Artemisia Gold is a US and UK-registered charity committed to the rediscovery, restoration and exhibition of semi-forgotten Italian female artists, including Bricci, Suor Plautilla Nelli, and Artemisia Gentileschi, whose work was largely overlooked until modern times. The organisation’s latest project centres on the monumental altarpiece The Birth of the Virgin, painted by Bricci around 1660 and housed in the first chapel on the right of the Church of Santa Maria in Campo Marzio, close to the Pantheon in central Rome. “Plautilla Bricci was not just a female artist in the Baroque period, she was famously known for being an architect, probably the first female architect of Italy, if not Europe”, Jane Adams, co-founder and CEO of Artemisia Gold, tells Wanted in Rome during a visit to the church with the restorers, adding: “She was quite a formidable lady in her time.” Who was Plautilla Bricci?

Portrait of an architecturess (Plautilla Bricci?), oil on canvas, (detail). Private collection, Los Angeles.

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Bricci (1616-1705) was indeed a pioneering figure in her day: in addition to being a

The Birth of the Virgin, circa 1660, by Plautilla Bricci.

painter and architect, she was also a draughtsman, an amateur musician and a sculptor. She is celebrated for designing the Villa del Vascello (largely destroyed in 1849 during the battle between Garibaldi and French troops on Rome’s Gianicolo hill) and the Chapel of St Louis in the Church of San Luigi dei Francesi, for which she produced both the architectural design and the altarpiece. Despite this, her reputation faded for centuries, and her stature as a painter was only brought to wider public attention by Melania Mazzucco’s novel L’architettrice in 2019, with her catalogue of works fully explored by art-historical scholarship only in recent years, culminating in a 2023 exhibition at the Gallerie Nazionali d’Arte Antica in Rome’s Palazzo Corsini. Restoration project The altarpiece now being restored was painted for the church at the behest of its abbess, Anna Maria Mazzarino, sister of the powerful papal diplomat Cardinal Mazarin. The fact that the commissioner and artist were both female was “quite rare” for the period, according to Adams, who emphasises the “remarkable display of female agency” as she points to the painting’s midwives and handmaids. The painting is substantial in size, measuring 3.5 metres by 2.2 metres. The scene unfolds in an interior setting, with figures arranged across multiple levels. In the foreground, a midwife is surrounded by attendants, Saint

Artemisia Gold CEO Jane Adams, third from left, with restorers in front of Bricci’s altarpiece in the Church of Santa Maria in Campo Marzio.

Anne, and the newborn Virgin; to the right in the background lies the mother resting in bed, attended by handmaids beneath a large draped canopy; and in the upper register, an angel seated on clouds amid seraphim signals the divine dimension of the event. Currently in poor condition, the painting will require extensive restoration work, according to Adams. The project will also go beyond straightforward conservation to study Bricci’s methods, examining her compositional process, the pigments she used and her painting technique, with restorers hopeful about finding a few hidden surprises along the way. At the time of writing, the total project budget stands at $150,000, of which $60,000 has already been raised, leaving $90,000 still to secure. According to Artemisia Gold, the funds will support not only the restoration and diagnostic analysis but also a scholarly Italian-English publication, an educational documentary film, and a public exhibition to be held in the church alongside the painting. For full details and updates see Artemisia Gold website, www.artemisiagold.org. Wanted in Rome • September 2026 | 11

Lifestyle

BEST THINGS TO DO IN ROME IN SEPTEMBER GUIDE TO THE BEST EVENTS AND THINGS TO DO IN ROME THIS MONTH

eptember is one of the best times to visit Rome. The sweltering heat of August gives way to balmy sunshine and the nights are still warm enough to dine under the stars. As summer draws to an end, Rome looks forward to a September of cultural events, from arts festivals and theatre to exhibitions and open-air concerts. Romaeuropa, Rome’s cutting-edge arts festival, returns with a packed programme of contemporary dance, theatre, music, digital art and events for kids, from 8 September until 15 November. The festival, now in its

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41st edition, will feature dozens of different shows by hundreds of artists from around the world. Short Theatre also offers avant-garde theatre, dance, music, performance, prose, dj sets and workshops at the Mattatoio and other cultural venues around Rome from 3-12 September. State museums and archaeological sites in Rome and across Italy will open for free on Sunday 6 September, with the capital’s municipal museums also open free of charge. For wine lovers, Vinòforum will showcase thousands of Italian and international

Free entry to Rome museums, including the Capitoline Museums, on 6 September. Photo credit: YASEMIN OZDEMIR / Shutterstock.com.

wines at Piazza di Siena in Villa Borghese from 7-13 September. Although most of Rome’s summer festivals are over, a number of popular out-door initiatives continue into September. These include the Concerti del Tempietto concerts of classical, jazz and folk music every night until the end of September at the archaeological site of Teatro di Marcello. Spring Attitude, the international festival devoted to electronic music and its emerging sounds, returns to Rome from 10-11 September with a special event by the band i cani at the Auditorium Parco della Musica. Rome Future Week, scheduled from 21-27 September, will host discussions and presentations relating to how the future will change the areas of technology, mobility, sustainability, economics, research and education, culture, smart cities, health and biotech. On the live music front, the Roma Summer Fest stages concerts by Hermanos Gutiérrez (2 Sept), Sal Da Vinci (3 Sept), Fiorella Mannoia (4, 5 Sept), Nicola Piovani (4 Sept),

Vinòforum at Piazza di Siena.

Il Tre (6 Sept), Levante (7 September), Tony Boy (8 Sept), Judas Priest (9 Sept), I Cani (10, 11 Sept), Marisa Monte (11 Sept), Dissonanze (12, 13 Sept), Pablo Trincia (14 Sept). Some of the capital’s big exhibitions include Ovid’s Metamorphoses at Galleria Borghese, Robert Mapplethorpe at the Museo dell’Ara Pacis, Diego Rivera at the Capitoline Museums, and an exhibition on Troy at the Colosseum. For updated events in Rome see the What’s On section of our website. Wanted in Rome • September 2026 | 13

ARTandSEEK English-language cultural workshops and visits to museums and exhibitions for children in Rome. For event details tel. 3315524440, email artandseekforkids@gmail.com, or see website, www.artandseekforkids.com. Bioparco special activities for children and their families at weekends and during the summer. When little legs get tired, take a ride around the zoo on an electric train. Open daily. Viale del Giardino Zoologico 20 (Villa Borghese), tel. 063608211, www.bioparco.it. Bowling Silvestri with good facilities for children aged 4 and over, adults and disabled children.

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a pizzeria. Via G. Zoega 6 (Monteverde/Bravetta), tel. 0666158206, www.bowlingsilvestri.com. Casa del Parco Eco-friendly workshops, in Italian, in which kids can learn about nature and how to care for the environment. Located in the Valle dei Casali nature park. Via del Casaletto 400, tel. 3475540409, www.valledeicasali.com.

of animated lectures, creative workshops, cultural projects and educational activities for children from the age of three. Tues-Fri 14.30, Sat-Sun 11.00 and -

An education for life that will make the diﬀerence.

Cinecittà World of cinema features high-tech attractions, real and virtual roller coasters, aquatic shows such as Super Splash, giant elephant rides and attractions with EUR, south of Rome. Via di Castel Romano, S.S. 148 Pontina, www.cinecittaworld.it. Climbing Associazione Sportiva Climbing Side. Basic and competitive climbing courses for 6-18 year olds. no/Mostacciano), tel. 3356525473. Explora creative workshops for small children in addition to holding regular animated lectures, games and meetings with authors of children’s books. Via Flaminia 80/86, tel. 063613776, www.mdbr.it. Go-karting Club Kartroma is a circuit with go-karts for children over 9 and two-seater karts for an adult and a child under 8. Closed Mon. For details see website. Via della Muratella (Ponte Galeria), tel. 0665004962, www.kartroma.it. Hortis Urbis Association providing hands-on horticultural workshops for children, usually in Italian but sometimes in English, in the Appia Antica park. Weekend activities include sowing seeds, cultivating plants and harvesting vegetables. Junior gardeners must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Via Appia Antica 42/50, www.hortusurbis.it. Il Nido Based in Testaccio, this association supports expectant mothers, parents, babies and small children. It holds regular educational and social events, many of them in English. Via Marmorata 169 (Testaccio), tel. 0657300707, www.associazioneilnido.it.

Luneur Located in the southern EUR suburb, Luneur is Italy’s oldest amusement park. Highlights include ferris wheel, roller coaster, carousel horses, bamboo tunnel, maze, giant swing and a Wizard of Oz-style farm. Aimed at children aged up to 12. Entry fee €2.50, payable in person or online. Via delle Tre Fontane 100, www.luneurpark.it. Rainbow Magicland divided into three categories: brave, everyone, and kids. Highlights include down-hill rafting, a water roller coaster through Mayan-style pyramids, and the Shock launch coaster. Located in Valmonte, south-east of the capital. Via della Pace, 00038 Valmontone, www.rainbowmagicland.it. Zoomarine other animals for children of all ages. It is also possible to rent little play carts. Children under 10 must be accompanied by an adult. Via Casablanca 61, Torvaianica, Pomezia, tel. 0691534, www.zoomarine.it.

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ROME'S MAJOR

MUSEUMS IT IS ADVISABLE TO CHECK WEBSITES FOR VISITING DETAILS DETAILS. IN SOME CASES RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED. VATICAN MUSEUMS Viale del Vaticano, tel. 0669883860, www.museivaticani.va. Not only the Sistine Chapel but also the Egyptian and Etruscan collections and the Pinacoteca. Mon-Sat 09.00-18.00. Sun (and bank holidays) closed except last Sun of month (free entry, 08.30-12.30). All times refer to last entry. For group tours of the museums and Vatican gardens tel. 0669884667. For private tours (museum only) tel. 0669884947. Closed 26 December and 6 January, Easter Sunday and Monday. Advance booking online: www.biglietteriamusei.vatican.va.

Patrons of the Arts in the Vatican Museums

Tel. 0669881814, www.vatican-patrons.org. For private behind-the-scenes tours in the Vatican Museums.

STATE MUSEUMS Baths of Diocletian

Viale Enrico de Nicola 78, tel. 0639967700, www.archeoroma.beniculturali.it. Part of the protohistorical section of the Museo Nazionale Romano in the Baths of Diocletian plus the restored cloister by Michelangelo. 09.00-19.45. Mon closed.

Borghese Museum

Piazzale Scipione Borghese (Villa Borghese), tel. 06328101, www.galleria.borghese.it. Sculptures by Bernini and Canova, paintings by Titian, Caravaggio, Raphael, Correggio. 09.00-19.30. Mon closed. Entry times at 09.00, 11.00, 13.00 15.00, 17.00. Guided tours in English and Italian.

Castel S. Angelo Museum

Lungotevere Castello 50, tel. 066819111, www.castelsantangelo.com. Emperor Hadrian’s mausoleum used by the popes as a fortress, prison and palace. 09.00-19.00. Mon closed.

Colosseum, Roman forum and Palatine

Colosseum: Piazza del Colosseo. Palatine: entrances at Piazza di S. Maria Nova 53 and Via di S. Gregorio 30. Roman Forum: entrances at Largo Romolo e Remo 5-6 and Piazza di S. Maria Nova 53, tel. 0639967700, www.colosseo-roma.it. 08.30-19.15. Single ticket gives entry to the Colosseum and the Palatine (including the Museo Palatino; last entry one hour before closing). Guided tours in English and Italian.

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Crypta Balbi

Via delle Botteghe Oscure 31, tel.0639967700, www.archeologia.beniculturali.it. Museum dedicated to the Middle Ages on the site of the ancient ruins of the Roman Theatre of Balbus. 09.00-19.00. Mon closed. Guided tours in Italian.

Etruscan Museum at Villa Giulia

Piazza Villa Giulia 9, tel. 063226571, www.villagiulia.beniculturali.it. National museum of Etruscan civilisation. 08.3019.30. Mon closed. Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna Viale delle Belle Arti 131, tel. 06322981, 08.30- 19.30. Italy's modern art collection. Mon closed.

MAXXI

Via Guido Reni 6, tel. 063210181, www. fondazionemaxxi.it. National Museum of 21st-century art, designed by Zaha Hadid. Tues-Sun 11.00-19.00, Thurs and Sat 11.00-22.00. Mon closed.

Palazzo Corsini

Via della Lungara, 10, tel. 0668802323, www.barberinicorsini.org. National collection of ancient art, begun by Rome’s Corsini family. 08.30- 19.30. Tues closed.

Museo Nazionale d’Arte Orientale

Italy's museum of oriental art. Piazza Guglielmo Marconi 14 (EUR). For details see website, www.pigorini.beniculturali.it.

Palazzo Altemps

Piazza S. Apollinare 46, tel. 0639967700, www.archeoroma.beniculturali.it. Ancient sculpture from the Museo Nazionale Romano, including the Ludovisi collection. 09.00-19.45. Mon closed.

Palazzo Barberini

Via delle Quattro Fontane 13, tel. 064824184, www.barberinicorsini.org. National collection of 13th- to 16th-century paintings. 08.30- 19.30. Mon closed.

Palazzo Massimo alle Terme

Largo di Villa Peretti 1, tel. 0639967700, www.archeoroma.beniculturali.it. Important Roman paintings, mosaics, sculpture, coins and antiquities from the Museo Nazionale Romano, including the Kircherian collection. 09.00- 19.45. Mon closed.

Villa Farnesina

Via della Lungara 230, tel. 0668027268, www.villafarnesina.it. A 16th-century Renaissance villa with important frescoes by Raphael. Mon-Sat 9.00-14.00 excluding holidays.

PRIVATE MUSEUMS Casa di Goethe

CITY MUSEUMS

Via del Corso 18, tel. 0632650412, www. casadigoethe.it. Museum dedicated to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. 10.0018.00. Mon closed.

Centrale Montemartini

Chiostro Del Bramante

Via Ostiense 106, tel. 060608, www.centralemontemartini.org. Over 400 pieces of ancient sculpture from the Capitoline Museums are on show in a former power plant. 09.00-19.00. Mon closed. Guided tours in English for groups if reserved in advance.

Bramante’s Renaissance building near Piazza Navona stages exhibitions by important Italian and international artists. Arco della Pace 5, tel. 0668809035 www.chiostrodelbramante.it.

Capitoline Museums

Doria Pamphilj Gallery

Galleria Comunale d’Arte Moderna

Galleria Colonna

Piazza del Campidoglio, tel. 060608, www.museicapitolini.org. The city’s collection of ancient sculpture in Palazzo Nuovo and Palazzo dei Conservatori, plus the Tabularium and the Pinacoteca. 09.00-20.00. Mon closed. Guided tours for groups in English and Italian on Sat and Sun. Via Francesco Crispi 24, tel. 060608, www.museiincomuneroma.it. The municipal modern art collection. 10.00- 18.00. Mon closed.

Palazzo Doria Pamphilj, Via del Corso 305, tel. 066797323, www.doriapamphilj.it. Residence of the Doria Pamphilj family, it contains the family’s private art collection, which includes a portrait by Velasquez, a sculpture by Bernini, plus works by Raphael, Titian, Tintoretto and Caravaggio. 09.00-19.00.

MACRO

Via Nizza 138, tel. 060608, www.museomacro.it. Programme of free art events at the city’s contemporary art space. 10.30-19.00. Mon closed.

Palazzo Colonna, Via della Pilotta 17, tel. 066784350, www.galleriacolonna.it. Private collection of works by Veronese, Guido Reni, Pietro di Cortona and Annibale Caracci. Sat 09.00-13.00 only. Private group tours are available seven days a week on request. For wheelchair access contact the gallery to arrange alternative entrance.

MATTATOIO

Giorgio de Chirico House Museum

Piazza Orazio Giustiniani 4, tel. 060608. www.museomacro.org. Open for temporary exhibitions 14.00-20.00. Mon closed.

Museo Barracco

Corso Vittorio Emanuele II 166, tel. 0668806848, www.mdbr.it. A collection of mainly pre-Roman sculpture. 09.00- 19.00. Mon closed.

Museo di Roma – Palazzo Braschi

Via S. Pantaleo 10, tel. 060608, en.museodiroma.it. The city’s collection of paintings, etchings, photographs, furniture and clothes from the Middle Ages to the 20th century. 09.00-19.00. Mon closed. Guided tours in English and Italian on prior booking tel. 0682059127.

Piazza di Spagna 31, tel. 066796546, www.fondazionedechirico.org. Museum dedicated to the Metaphysical painter Giorgio de Chirico. Tues-Sat, first Sun of month, 10.00, 11.00, 12.00. Guided tours in English, advance booking.

Keats-Shelley House

Piazza di Spagna 26, tel. 066784235, www. keats-shelley-house.it. Museum dedicated to the lives of three English Romantic poets – John Keats, Percy Bysshe Shelley and Lord Byron. Mon-Sat 10.00-13.00, 14.00-18.00. Guided tours on prior booking.

Museo storico della Liberazione

Museo dei Fori Imperiali and Trajan’s Markets

Via IV Novembre 94, tel. 060608, en.mercatiditraiano.it. Museum dedicated to the forums of Caesar, Augustus, Nerva and Trajan and the Temple of Peace. 09.00-19.00. Mon closed.

Via Tasso 145, tel. 067003866, www.museoliberazione.it. Housed in the city's former SS prison, the Liberation Museum were tortured here during the Nazi occupation of Rome from 1943-1944. 09.00-13.15 / 14.15-20.00.

Museo Canonica

Palazzo Merulana

Viale P. Canonica 2 (Villa Borghese), tel. 060608, www.museocanonica.it. The collection, private apartment and studio of the sculptor and musician Pietro Canonica who died in 1959. 09.00-19.00. Mon closed. Guided tours in Italian and English (book ten days in advance).

Museo Napoleonico

Piazza di Ponte Umberto 1, tel. 060608, www.museonapoleonico.it. Paintings, sculptures and jewellery related to Napoleon and the Bonaparte family. 09.00- 19.00. Mon closed. Guided tours in Italian and English.

Via Merulana 121, tel. 0639967800, www.palazzomerulana.it. Museum hosting the early 20th-century Italian art collection, including Scuola Romana paintings, of the Cerasi Foundation. 09.00-20.00. Tues closed.

Villa Farnesina

Via della Lungara 230, tel. 0668027268, www.villafarnesina.it. A 16th-century Renaissance villa with important frescoes by Raphael. Mon-Sat 9.00-14.00 excluding holidays.

PRIVATE MUSEUMS Casa di Goethe

CITY MUSEUMS

Via del Corso 18, tel. 0632650412, www. casadigoethe.it. Museum dedicated to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. 10.0018.00. Mon closed.

Centrale Montemartini

Chiostro Del Bramante

Bramante’s Renaissance building near Piazza Navona stages exhibitions by important Italian and international artists. Arco della Pace 5, tel. 0668809035 www.chiostrodelbramante.it.

Capitoline Museums

Doria Pamphilj Gallery

Galleria Comunale d’Arte Moderna

Galleria Colonna

MACRO

Via Nizza 138, tel. 060608, www.museomacro.it. Programme of free art events at the city’s contemporary art space. 10.30-19.00. Mon closed.

MATTATOIO

Giorgio de Chirico House Museum

Piazza Orazio Giustiniani 4, tel. 060608. www.museomacro.org. Open for temporary exhibitions 14.00-20.00. Mon closed.

Museo Barracco

Corso Vittorio Emanuele II 166, tel. 0668806848, www.mdbr.it. A collection of mainly pre-Roman sculpture. 09.00- 19.00. Mon closed.

Museo di Roma – Palazzo Braschi

Keats-Shelley House

Museo storico della Liberazione

Museo dei Fori Imperiali and Trajan’s Markets

Via IV Novembre 94, tel. 060608, en.mercatiditraiano.it. Museum dedicated to the forums of Caesar, Augustus, Nerva and Trajan and the Temple of Peace. 09.00-19.00. Mon closed.

Museo Canonica

Palazzo Merulana

Museo Napoleonico

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ROME’S MOST ACTIVE AND CONTEMPORARY

ART GALLERIES

1/9 Unosunove

1/9 Unosunove focuses on emerging national and international contemporary artists and explores various media including paintings, sculpture and photography. Via degli Specchi 20, tel. 0697613696, www.unosunove.com.

A.A.M. Architettura

Arte Moderna Gallery housing numerous works of contemporary design, photography, drawings and architecture projects. Via dei Banchi Vecchi 61, tel. 0668307537, www.ff-maam.it.

Contemporary Cluster

Multidisciplinary venue devoted to visual art, design, architecture and fashion design at Palazzo Brancaccio. Via Merulana 248, tel. 0631709949, www.contemporarycluster.com.

C.R.E.T.A.

Cultural association promoting ceramics and the visual, humanistic, musical and culinary arts through workshops, exhibitions and artist residencies. Palazzo Delfini, Via dei Delfini 17, tel. 0689827701, www.cretarome.com.

Dorothy Circus Gallery

Prominent gallery specialising in international pop-surrealist art. Via dei Pettinari 76, tel. 0668805928, www.dorothycircusgallery.com.

Ex Elettrofonica

This architecturally unique contemporary art gallery promotes and supports the work of young international artists. Vicolo S. Onofrio 10-11, tel. 0664760163, www.exelettrofonica.com.

Fondazione Memmo

Contemporary art space that hosts established foreign artists for sitespecific exhibitions. Via Fontanella Borghese 56b, tel. 0668136598, www.fondazionememmo.it.

Fondazione Pastificio Cerere

This non-profit foundation develops and promotes educational projects and residencies for young artists and curators, as well as a programme of exhibitions, lectures, workshops and studio visits. Via degli Ausoni 7, tel. 0645422960, www.pastificiocerere.com.

Fondazione Volume!

The Volume Foundation exhibits works created specifically for the gallery with the goal of fusing art and landscape. Via di S. Francesco di Sales 86-88, tel. 06 6892431, www.fondazionevolume.com.

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Franz Paludetto

Gallery in S. Lorenzo that promotes the work of Italian and international contemporary artists. Via degli Ausoni 18, www.franzpaludetto.com.

Frutta

This contemporary art gallery supports international and local artists in its unique space. Via dei Salumi 53 tel. 0645508934, www.fruttagallery.com.

Gagosian Gallery

The Rome branch of this international contemporary art gallery hosts some of the biggest names in modern art. Via Francesco Crispi 16, tel.0642086498, www.gagosian.com.

GALLA

Exhibition space designed to showcase original, unconventional art works at affordable prices by artists working in various fields. Via degli Zingari 28, tel. 3476552515, www.facebook.com/GALLAmonti.

Galleria Alessandro Bonomo

Gallery showing the works of important Italian and international visual artists. Via del Gesù 62, tel. 0669925858, www.bonomogallery.com.

Galleria Valentina Bonomo

Located in a former convent, this gallery hosts both internationally recognised and emerging artists who create works specifically for the gallery space. Via del Portico d’Ottavia 13, tel. 066832766, www.galleriabonomo.com.

Galleria Frammenti D’Arte

Gallery promoting painting, design and photography by emerging and established Italian and international artists. Via Paola 23, tel. 069357144142, www.fdaproject.com.

Galleria Lorcan O’Neill

High-profile international artists regularly exhibit at this gallery located near Campo de’ Fiori. Vicolo Dè Catinari 3, tel. 0668892980, www.lorcanoneill.com.

Galleria della Tartaruga

Well-established gallery that has promoted important Italian and foreign artists since 1975. Via Sistina 85/A, tel. 066788956, www.galleriadellatartaruga.com.

Galleria Il Segno

Prestigious gallery showing work by major Italia and international artists since 1957. Via Capo le Case 4, tel. 066791387, www.galleriailsegno.com.

Galleria Mucciaccia

Gallery near Piazza del Popolo promoting established contemporary artists and emerging talents. Largo Fontanella Borghese 89, tel. 0669923801, www.galleriamucciaccia.com.

Galleria Russo

This historic gallery holds group and solo exhibitions showcasing the work of major 20th-century Italian painters alongside promising new Italian artists. Via Alibert 20, tel. 066789949, www.galleriarusso.it.

Galleria Varsi

A new space oriented towards younger artists. Via del Consolato 10, www.operativa-arte.com.

Pian de Giullari

Art studio-gallery in the house of Carlina and Andrea Bottai showing works by contemporary artists from Rome, Naples and Florence capable of transmitting empathy and emotions. Via dei Cappellari 49, tel. 3397254235, 3663988603, www.piandegiullari2.blogspot.com.

Plus Arte Puls

A dynamic gallery promoting street culture and contemporary art movements. Via di Affogalasino 34, www.galleriavarsi.it.

Cultural association and gallery showing work by important contemporary Italian and international artists. Viale Mazzini 1, tel. 3357010795, www.plusartepuls.com.

Gavin Brown's Enterprise

Sala 1

New York gallerist Gavin Brown shows the work of international artists at his Trastevere gallery in a deconsecrated church dating to the eighth century. S. Andrea de Scaphis, Via dei Vascellari 69, www.gavinbrown.biz.

Il Ponte Contemporanea

Hosts exhibitions representing the international scene and contemporary artists of different generations. Via Giuseppe Acerbi 31A, tel. 0653098768, www.ilpontecontemporanea.com.

La Nuova Pesa

Well-established gallery showing work by prominent Italian artists. Via del Corso 530, tel. 063610892, www.nuovapesa.it.

MAC Maja Arte Contemporanea

Gallery devoted to exhibitions by prominent Italian artists. Via di Monserrato 30, www.majartecontemporanea.com.

Magazzino d’Arte Moderna

Contemporary art gallery that focuses on young and emerging artists. Via dei Prefetti 17, tel. 066875951, www.magazzinoartemoderna.com.

Monitor

This contemporary art gallery offers an experimental space for a new generation of artists. Palazzo Sforza Cesarini, Via Sforza Cesarini 43 A, t el. 0639378024, www.monitoronline.org.

Nero Gallery

Space dedicated to showcasing young international artists working in pop surrealism, lowbrow art, dark art, comic art and surrealism. Via Castruccio Castracane 9, tel. 0627801418, www.nerogallery.com.

Nomas Foundation

Nomas Foundation promotes contemporary research in art and experimental exhibitions. Viale Somalia 33, tel. 0686398381, www.nomasfoundation.com.

Operativa Arte Contemporanea

This internationally known non-profit contemporary art gallery provides an experimental research centre for contemporary art, architecture, performance and music. Piazza di Porta S. Giovanni 10, tel. 067008691, www.salauno.com.

S.T. Foto libreria galleria

Gallery in Borgo Pio representing a diverse range of contemporary art photography. Via degli Ombrellari 25, tel. 0664760105, www.stsenzatitolo.it.

Studio Sales di Norberto Ruggeri

The gallery exhibits pieces by both Italian and international contemporary artists particularly minimalist, postmodern and abstract work. Piazza Dante 2, int. 7/A, tel. 0677591122, www.galleriasales.it.

T293

The Rome branch of this contemporary art gallery presents national and international artists and hosts multiple solo exhibitions. Via G. M. Crescimbeni 11, tel. 0688980475, www.t293.it.

The Gallery Apart

This contemporary art gallery supports young artists in their research and assists them in their projects to help them emerge into the international art world. Via Francesco Negri 43, tel. 0668809863, www.thegalleryapart.it.

TraleVolte

Contemporary art gallery focusing on the relationship between art and architecture, hosting solo and group shows of Italian and international artists. Piazza di Porta S. Giovanni 10, tel. 0670491663, www.tralevolte.org.

Von Buren Contemporary

Rome-based gallery specialising in affordable contemporary art by young, emerging Italian artists. Via Giulia 13, tel. 3351633518, www.vonburencontemporary.com.

Wunderkammern

This gallery promotes innovative research of contemporary art. Via Gabrio Serbelloni 124, tel. 0645435662, www.wunderkammern.net.

Z20 Galleria Sara Zanin

Started by art historian Sara Zanin, Z2o Galleria offers a range of innovative national and international contemporary artists. Via della Vetrina 21, tel. 0670452261, www.z2ogalleria.it.

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Galleria Mucciaccia

Gallery near Piazza del Popolo promoting established contemporary artists and emerging talents. Largo Fontanella Borghese 89, tel. 0669923801, www.galleriamucciaccia.com.

Galleria Russo

Galleria Varsi

A new space oriented towards younger artists. Via del Consolato 10, www.operativa-arte.com.

Pian de Giullari

Plus Arte Puls

A dynamic gallery promoting street culture and contemporary art movements. Via di Affogalasino 34, www.galleriavarsi.it.

Cultural association and gallery showing work by important contemporary Italian and international artists. Viale Mazzini 1, tel. 3357010795, www.plusartepuls.com.

Gavin Brown's Enterprise

Sala 1

Il Ponte Contemporanea

Hosts exhibitions representing the international scene and contemporary artists of different generations. Via Giuseppe Acerbi 31A, tel. 0653098768, www.ilpontecontemporanea.com.

La Nuova Pesa

Well-established gallery showing work by prominent Italian artists. Via del Corso 530, tel. 063610892, www.nuovapesa.it.

MAC Maja Arte Contemporanea

Gallery devoted to exhibitions by prominent Italian artists. Via di Monserrato 30, www.majartecontemporanea.com.

Magazzino d’Arte Moderna

Contemporary art gallery that focuses on young and emerging artists. Via dei Prefetti 17, tel. 066875951, www.magazzinoartemoderna.com.

Monitor

This contemporary art gallery offers an experimental space for a new generation of artists. Palazzo Sforza Cesarini, Via Sforza Cesarini 43 A, t el. 0639378024, www.monitoronline.org.

Nero Gallery

Nomas Foundation

Nomas Foundation promotes contemporary research in art and experimental exhibitions. Viale Somalia 33, tel. 0686398381, www.nomasfoundation.com.

Operativa Arte Contemporanea

S.T. Foto libreria galleria

Gallery in Borgo Pio representing a diverse range of contemporary art photography. Via degli Ombrellari 25, tel. 0664760105, www.stsenzatitolo.it.

Studio Sales di Norberto Ruggeri

T293

The Rome branch of this contemporary art gallery presents national and international artists and hosts multiple solo exhibitions. Via G. M. Crescimbeni 11, tel. 0688980475, www.t293.it.

The Gallery Apart

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Von Buren Contemporary

Rome-based gallery specialising in affordable contemporary art by young, emerging Italian artists. Via Giulia 13, tel. 3351633518, www.vonburencontemporary.com.

Wunderkammern

This gallery promotes innovative research of contemporary art. Via Gabrio Serbelloni 124, tel. 0645435662, www.wunderkammern.net.

Z20 Galleria Sara Zanin

Started by art historian Sara Zanin, Z2o Galleria offers a range of innovative national and international contemporary artists. Via della Vetrina 21, tel. 0670452261, www.z2ogalleria.it.

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Metamorfosi. Ovidio e le arti, Installation view, Photo A. Novelli ļ Galleria Borghese. See page 32.

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EXHIBITIONS PONTORMO 9 OCT-7 FEB

The Scuderie del Quirinale will host the first major monographic exhibition devoted to Jacopo da Pontormo (1494-1557). Despite his enduring influence and popularity, this marks the inaugural large-scale show dedicated entirely to the artist, according to exhibition organisers. Pontormo was a leading figure of the 16th-century Florentine school, embodying the shift from the High Renaissance to Mannerism. His eccentric reworking of classical models secured him a devoted following in the 20th century, inspiring figures as diverse as Pier Paolo Pasolini and Bill Viola, while collectors worldwide have long prized his work. He also remains a firm favourite with the wider public, thanks to the striking originality of his creative vision. Visitors to the Rome exhibition will be able to see Pontormo’s key masterpieces reunited alongside an exceptional selection of works on paper. Centre stage will go to Pontormo’s celebrated Visitation, on loan from the Church of San Michele Arcangelo in Carmignano, near Prato. The exhibition follows a largely chronological path, punctuated by thematic explorations. Together with a substantial number of loans from the Uffizi, further exceptional pieces will arrive from institutions including the Accademia Gallery, the Bargello Museums, the Istituto Centrale per la Grafica, the Louvre, National Gallery in London, British Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Gallery of Art in Washington, Art Institute of Chicago, and the Getty Museum. Organised by Ales - Scuderie del Quirinale in partnership with the Uffizi Galleries, the exhibition is curated by Cristina Acidini, a leading authority on the Florentine Cinquecento, supported by a team of distinguished scholars.

Visitation (detail) by Pontormo

KEITH HARING 6 OCT-11 APRIL

Rome will host a comprehensive retrospective dedicated to the late American artist and social activist Keith Haring at Palazzo Braschi. The exhibition features more than 140 works, on loan predominantly from the prestigious Nakamura Keith Haring Collection. Best known for the graffiti-like draw-

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ings of his early period, Haring later turned to a wide range of references. Before his death at 31 in 1990 from AIDS, he became also widely known for his social activism, concentrated on drugs, racism, nuclear armament, AIDS and discrimination. Rooted in the turbulent, pre-digital landscape of 1980s New York, the showcase traces Haring’s career from early

Icons by Keith Haring. Keith Haring Foundation. Courtesy of Nakamura Keith Haring Collection.

Subway Drawings to his final creations, reflecting his core conviction that “art is for everybody.” The thematic layout explores transit art, political activism, bodily vitality, and symbolic imagery. Key sections highlight Haring’s intense engagement with urgent social issues - such as anti-racism, LGBTQ+ rights, and the AIDS crisis alongside vibrant, fluorescent representations of human connection. Crucially, the display examines Haring’s historic connection to Italy, documenting projects in Naples, Milan, Pisa and Rome. Ephemeral transit works created in Rome in 1984, long since lost, are preserved here through Stefano Fontebasso De Martino’s photography. Palazzo Braschi, Piazza di S. Pantaleo 10, www.museodiroma.it.

KANDINSKY

15 SEPT-14 FEB

Palazzo Bonaparte opens its autumn season with a retrospective devoted to abstract artist Vassily Kandinsky, the first such exhibition in Italy in more than 25 years. The show brings together over 70 works drawn largely from the estate of the artist’s wife, Nina Kandinsky, with a loan from the Centre Pompidou, made possible by the Paris museum’s temporary closure for restoration. Curated by Angela Lampe, the exhibition unfolds across five sections tracing Kandinsky’s journey from a lawyer in Moscow to a leading figure of the European avant-garde. Highlights include two of his most celebrated compositions, Yellow-Red-Blue (1925) and Black Arc (1912), works that reveal Kandinsky’s belief that painting could resonate like music and speak directly to the soul. There is also a dedicated section on Gabriele Münter, shown in Italy for the first time. Long overshadowed by her role as Kandinsky’s partner, Münter is presented here in her own right as a key figure of Expressionism, following renewed international interest in her work. The exhibition is further enriched by period photographs, personal letters and biographical material. Palazzo Bonaparte, Piazza Venezia.

Kandinsky at Palazzo Bonaparte. Vassily Kandinsky, Gelb-Rot-Blau (Jaune-rougebleu), 1925 – Donazione di Nina Kandinsky, 1976 – Centre Pompidou, Parigi, Musée national d’art moderne – Centre de création industrielle.

VERMEER’S WOMAN IN BLUE 8 JULY-11 OCT

Rome’s Palazzo Barberini will host Johannes Vermeer’s masterpiece, Woman in Blue Reading a Letter. The celebrated work is on loan from the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, in the latest international collaboration by the Gallerie Nazionali di Arte Antica. Painted around 1663-1664, this canvas is a pinnacle of the Delft master’s career and one of the most celebrated images of 17th-century Dutch art.

Bathed in soft window light within a quiet domestic interior, the young woman embodies Vermeer’s characteristic themes: everyday intimacy, narrative suspension, and light as a tool for structuring space and emotion. Curated by Thomas Clement Salomon and Paola Nicita, this exhibition offers a unique opportunity to experience Vermeer’s genius in Italy, where none of his roughly 30 universally recognised works are permanently held. The display incorporates digital content

Vermeer’s Woman in Blue Reading a Letter at Palazzo Barberini.

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exploring the painting’s history, Vermeer’s meticulous technique, and its cultural context. Visitors will also appreciate the Rijksmuseum’s 2010 restoration, which removed aged varnishes to restore the original, luminous intensity of the blues. Palazzo Barberini, Via delle Quattro Fontane 13, www.barberinicorsini.org.

METAMORPHOSES: OVID AND THE ARTS 23 JUNE-20 SEPT

Galleria Borghese presents an exhibition developed in collaboration with the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, comprising more than 80 works from leading European and American museums. The exhibition takes Ovid’s Metamorphoses as its theme, exploring transformation as a universal force that shapes the cosmos, the natural world, the human body and the boundaries between the mortal and the divine. Organised into thematic sections, the exhibition opens with Chaos and Creation, featuring works by Goltzius, Rodin and Brâncuși tracing the passage from formless matter to cosmic order. Subsequent rooms address the transmission of the Ovidian text through manuscripts and translations across the centuries; the myth of Proserpina, grouped around Bernini’s Rape of Proserpina; Arachne and the art of weaving as metaphor for poetic creation; the loves of Jupiter, including Correggio’s celebrated Danaë and Michelangelo’s Leda and the swan; and the myth of Pygmalion, through interpretations by Gérôme and Rodin. Further sections consider Perseus and Medusa – where metamorphosis becomes simultaneously an instrument of destruction and salvation – before the exhibition closes with works by Titian and Poussin on the transformative power of love, desire and loss, including a series of late-mediaeval tapestries devoted to Narcissus and Echo. For full details see Galleria Borghese website, www.galleriaborghese. cultura.gov.it.

Metamorphoses. Ovid and the Arts at Galleria Borghese. Photo A. Novelli.

TROY AND ROME

12 JUNE-18 OCT

The Parco Archeologico del Colosseo hosts a major exhibition at the Colosseum, titled Troy and Rome: Myths, Legends, Stories of the Ancient Mediterranean, bringing together more than 300 objects tracing three millennia of shared civilisation between Italy and Anatolia. More than 220 of the objects on display are loans from 19 Turkish museums, with 50 of them never before exhibited in Italy. A further 80 works come from Italian museum collections. The exhibition

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opens with a monumental replica of the Trojan Horse, and its four main sections move from the historical and topographical reconstruction of the site of Troy - including an overview of the Hittite world and the cultures of ancient Anatolia in the third and second millennia BC - through the Trojan War as seen from the Trojan perspective, the wanderings of Aeneas, and finally the myth of Romulus and the foundation of Rome. The exhibition arises from a bilateral agreement signed last year aimed at reinforcing cultural cooperation

Diego Rivera, Mujer sentada con flores, at Capitoline Museums.

between Italy and Turkey. For exhibition details and tickets see Colosseum website, www.colosseo.it.

DIEGO RIVERA 9 JUNE-13 DEC

The Capitoline Museums’ Villa Caffarelli in Rome hosts a retrospective titled Diego Rivera and the Construction of Modern Art in Mexico in the 20th Century. Promoted by the city of Rome and the Mexican embassy in Italy, the exhibition positions Rivera at the nexus of a visual and conceptual narrative, charting how modern Mexican art engineered an autonomous identity by balancing academic tradition with bold avant-garde experimentation. Curated by Miguel Fernández Félix and Alberto González Torres, the retrospective comprises more than 140 works, including

30 pieces by Rivera himself. It also features works by his contemporaries, including Frida Kahlo, José María Velasco, María Izquierdo, and fellow muralists José Clemente Orozco and David Alfaro Siqueiros. The display is further enriched by documentary videos and evocative photographs, notably Rivera’s portraits captured by Tina Modotti. Capitoline Museums, www.museicapitolini.org.

ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE 29 MAY-4 OCT

The Museo dell’Ara Pacis presents around 200 photographs by Robert Mapplethorpe in an exhibition that explores beauty as absolute perfection and formal rigour. Curated by Denis Curti, the show focuses on pure form, examining how Mapplethorpe approached the

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human body, portraiture and still life with the same exacting attention to light and geometry. The exhibition also features previously unseen works. Born in New York in 1946, Mapplethorpe emerged in the 1970s and 1980s as one of the most celebrated and controversial photographers of his generation. Working primarily with a Hasselblad camera in black and white, he brought a sculptor’s sensibility to his subjects – flowers, male nudes, portraits and classical still lifes – investing each image with precision, symmetry and an almost classical monumentality. He died in Boston in 1989 at the age of 42. The Rome exhibition is the final chapter of a touring project that previously visited Venice and Milan. Museo dell’Ara Pacis, Lungotevere in Augusta, www.arapacis.it.

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CULTURE NEWS FAUSTO DELLE CHIAIE DIES

Fausto Delle Chiaie, a pioneering Italian artist who transformed Rome’s pavements into an open-air museum, died on 4 July aged 82. Born in Rome in 1944, he trained at the Scuola Libera del Nudo at the city’s Accademia di Belle Arti before developing a highly personal artistic practice that took him out of galleries and onto the streets. From 1987, Delle Chiaie began laying out hundreds of works directly on the ground or against low walls on the Pincio hill, and from 1989 his work found a lasting home on the pavement in the stretch between the Ara Pacis and the Mausoleum of Augustus. There he built an open, free museum that he curated in person almost daily for decades, greeting tourists, passers-by, intellectuals and the simply curious. His theoretical framework, the 1986 Manifesto Infrazionista, introduced the concept of “infra-azione” - placing works in public space and then withdrawing, leaving them to exist independently of the artist. The Treccani encyclopaedia later described his interventions as isolated instances of street art “ante litteram” in 1980s Rome. Delle Chiaie’s works were built from cigarette butts, plastic fragments, old cardboard, dried leaves and other refuse, each transformed through an ironic title or handwritten caption. Among his best-known gestures were signing Rome’s ancient monuments as if they were his own works, and selling tins of “Rome’s air”. His practice, filtered through a distinctly Roman, wry irony, drew on Dadaism, pop art and Arte Povera while deliberately keeping its distance from the art market. His work was shown in Italy and abroad, and featured in institutional exhibitions including a project at Rome’s MACRO museum in 2018. His life was also the subject of several documentaries and two televised portraits by journalist Domenico Iannacone. Despite this recognition, Delle Chiaie lived for decades in financial hardship, relying on donations from visitors. A 2021 petition backed by writer Pino Giannini gathered more than 27,000 signatures calling for him to receive support under the Legge Bacchelli, a state fund for distinguished citizens in economic difficulty; the benefit was granted by the government in July 2023.

Revamp of Antiquarium. Photo Artribune.

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Fausto Delle Chiaie. Photo Wikipedia.

REVAMP OF ROME’S ANTIQUARIUM SPARKS HERITAGE ROW

A €10 million restoration project to resurrect Rome’s long-abandoned Antiquarium near the Colosseum has sparked a row between heritage campaigners and the city’s superintendency, as a new glass-and-steel structure takes shape. The Antiquarium Comunale del Celio - which was originally built to conserve and display the numerous artefacts being unearthed during excavations in the late 19th century - sits on the Caelian hill directly opposite the entrance to the Palatine. Its present form dates back to the late 1920s, when the building was extended through a series of adjoining volumes added to an earlier structure. In the 1930s, construction of the city’s Metro B line caused severe damage, both from vibrations and because the building stood on unstable made-up ground. Repairs promised by the metro’s contractor never materialised once world war two broke out, and the Antiquarium was left to decay, gradually swallowed by vegetation for more than eight decades. The restoration, funded through the PNRR-Caput Mundi recovery scheme, was outlined in July by Federico Gigli, an architect with Rome’s Sovrintendenza, who described it as a clear marker of contemporary design, combining new glass and steel elements - used for the pillars and roof slab - with the surviving historic fabric. The Sovrintendenza has framed the approach as structural conservation work intended to preserve the building’s authenticity. Plans also include a rooftop terrace and café offering views towards the Colosseum. The development has provoked criticism from the heritage protection association Italia Nostra. Oreste Rutigliano, president of its Rome branch, questioned the inclusion of a café on the site and suggested the late environmentalist and Italia Nostra co-founder Antonio Cederna would be dismayed by the plans. City councillor Nathalie Naim also voiced alarm on Facebook, claiming that the project would have a jarring effect on the surrounding landscape. Her public comments drew a wave of critical responses, with some describing the design as a monstrosity and an eyesore. According to a report in newspaper Corriere della Sera, the Sovrintendenza authorised the project however sign-off rested with technical officials, under the Draghi government’s simplification rules for PNRR building sites.

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The following is a list of the main musical associations in Rome but it is not a definitive list of all the music that is available in the city. The following is a list of the main musical There are also concerts in many of the associations in Rome but it is not a definitive churches and sometimes in the museums. list of all the music that is available in the city. There are also concerts in many of the Auditorium Conciliazione, Via della churches and sometimes in the museums. Conciliazione 4, www.auditoriumconciliazione.it Auditorium Parco della Musica, Viale Auditorium Conciliazione, ViaP. de della Coubertin 30, www.auditorium.com Conciliazione 4, www.auditoriumconciliazione.it Accademia Filarmonica Teatro Auditorium Parco della Romana, Musica, Viale P. de Olimpico, Piazza Gentile da Fabriano 17, Coubertin 30, www.auditorium.com www.filarmonicaromana.org. The new season Accademia Filarmonica Romana, Teatro starts on 15 Oct Olimpico, Piazza Gentile da Fabriano 17, Accademia S. Cecilia, www.santacecilia.it. All www.filarmonicaromana.org. The new season concerts Parco della Musica. The startsat onAuditorium 15 Oct newAccademia season startsS. on 5Cecilia, Oct www.santacecilia.it. All

concerts Universitaria at Auditorium Parco della Musica. Istituzione dei Concerti, AulaThe newUniversità season starts on 5 Oct www.concertiiuc.it Magna, la Sapienza,

Istituzione Universitaria deiGonfalone Concerti,32a, Aula Oratorio del Gonfalone, Via del Magna, Università la Sapienza, www.concertiiuc.it www.oratoriogonfalone.com Oratorio delMethodist Gonfalone, Via delPiazza Gonfalone 32a, RomeConcerts, Church, Ponte www.oratoriogonfalone.com S. Angelo, www.romeconcerts.it RomeConcerts, Piazza Ponte Roma Sinfonietta, Methodist AuditoriumChurch, Ennio Morricone, S. Angelo, www.romeconcerts.it Torvergata, www.romasinfonietta.com Roma Auditorium Roma Tre Sinfonietta, Orchestra, some concertsEnnio are atMorricone, Teatro Torvergata, www.romasinfonietta.com Palladium, Piazza Bartolomeo Romano 8, teatropalladium.uniroma3.it, while others at Roma Tre Orchestra, some concerts are are at Teatro the Aula Magna, Piazza Scuola Lettere Filosofia Lingue, 8, Palladium, Bartolomeo Romano Universita Roma Tre, Via while Ostienze teatropalladium.uniroma3.it, others234, are at www.r30.org the Aula Magna, Scuola Lettere Filosofia Lingue, Universita Tre,festivals Via Ostienze 234, There are oftenRoma concerts, and opera www.r30.org recitals in several churches in Rome.

often concerts, festivals and153, opera All There Saints' are Anglican Church, Via Babuino recitals in several churches in Rome. www.allsaintsrome.org All Saints' Anglican Church, Via Babuino 153, Ponte S. Angelo Methodist Church, Ponte S. www.allsaintsrome.org Angelo, www.methodistchurchrome.com Ponte S. Angelo Methodist Church, Ponte S. Oratorio del Caravita, Via della Caravita 7 Angelo, www.methodistchurchrome.com

Oratorio del Caravita, Caravita St Paul's Within the Walls,Via Viadella Nazionale and7 the corner of Via Nazionale, www.stpaulsrome.it St Paul's Within the Walls, Via Nazionale and the S. Agnese Sagrestia del Borromini, corner ofin ViaAgone, Nazionale, www.stpaulsrome.it Piazza Navona S. Agnese in Agone, Sagrestia del Borromini, Palazzo PiazzaDoria NavonaPamphilj hosts a series called Opera Serenades by Night with Dinner throughout Palazzo Doria Pamphilj hosts a series called the year. There is a concert, a tour of the museum Serenades by Night Dinner throughout and Opera dinner afterwards. Viawith del Corso 305, the year. There is a concert, a tour of the museum www.doriapamphilj.com and dinner afterwards. Via del Corso 305, www.doriapamphilj.com 5038 | Oct 2018 • Wanted Rome in Rome | September 2026 •inWanted

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The following cinemas show movies in English or original language, and sometimes foreign film festivals. The following cinemas show movies in English or original language, and sometimes foreign Adriano, Piazza Cavour 22, tel. 0636767 film festivals. See Wanted in Rome website for weekly updates. Barberini, Piazza Barberini 24-26, tel. 0686391361 Adriano, Piazza Cavour 22, tel. 0636767 Casa del Cinema, Largo Marcello Mastroianni 1, Barberini, Piazza Barberini 24-26, tel. tel. 06423601, www.casadelcinema.it 0686391361 Cinema dei Piccoli, Viale della Pineta 15, tel. Casa del Cinema, Largo Marcello Mastroianni 1, 068553485 tel. 06423601, www.casadelcinema.it Farnese Persol, Piazza Campo de’ Fiori 56, tel. Cinema dei Piccoli, Viale della Pineta 15, tel. 066864395, www.cinemafarnesepersol.com 068553485 Greenwich, Via G. Bodoni 59, tel. 065745825 Farnese Persol, Piazza Campo de’ Fiori 56, tel. Intrastevere, Moroni 3, tel. 065884230 066864395,Vicolo www.cinemafarnesepersol.com Lux, Via Massaciuccoli 31, tel. 0686391361 Greenwich, Via G. Bodoni 59, tel. 065745825 Nuovo Olimpia, Via in 3, Lucina 16/g, tel. Intrastevere, Vicolo Moroni tel. 065884230 066861068 Lux, Via Massaciuccoli 31, tel. 0686391361

Nuovo Sacher, Largo Ascianghi 1, tel. 065818116 Nuovo Olimpia, Via in Lucina 16/g, tel. Odeon, Piazza Stefano Jacini 22, tel. 0686391361 066861068 Nuovo Sacher, Piazza Largo Ascianghi 1, tel. 065818116 Space Moderno, della Repubblica 44, tel. 06892111 Odeon, Piazza Stefano Jacini 22, tel. 0686391361

Space Parco de’ Medici, Space Moderno, Piazza Viale della Salvatore RepubblicaRebec44, tel. chini 3-5, tel. 06892111 06892111

Troisi, ViaParco Girolamo www.cinematroisi.it. Space de’ Induno Medici,1,Viale Salvatore Rebecchini 3-5, tel. 06892111

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Teatro Costanzi, Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, Piazza Beniamino Gigli 1, www.operaroma.it

Teatro Olimpico, Piazza Gentile da Fabriano Teatro Costanzi, Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, 17, www.teatroolimpico.it Piazza Beniamino Gigli 1, www.operaroma.it Teatro Vascello, Via Giacinto Carini 78, Teatro Olimpico, Piazza Gentile da Fabriano www.teatrovascello.it 17, www.teatroolimpico.it Teatro Vascello, Via Giacinto Carini 78, www.teatrovascello.it

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Teatro Costanzi, Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, Piazza Beniamino Gigli 1, www.operaroma.it Teatro Costanzi, Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, Piazza Beniamino Gigli 1, www.operaroma.it

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Concert venues ranging from major pop and rock groups to jazz and acoustic gigs.

Concert venues ranging from major pop and Alexanderplatz, 9, tel. 0683775604 rock groups to Via jazzOstia and acoustic gigs. www.alexanderplatzjazzclub.it Alexanderplatz, Via Ostia 9, tel. 0683775604 Angelo Mai Altrove, Via delle Terme di www.alexanderplatzjazzclub.it Caracalla 55, www.angelomai.org Angelo Mai Via Atlantico delle Terme di Atlantico, VialeAltrove, dell’Oceano 271d, Caracalla 55, www.angelomai.org tel. 065915727, www.atlanticoroma.it

Atlantico, Viale Atlantico Auditorium Parcodell’Oceano della Musica, Viale 271d, P. de tel. 065915727, www.atlanticoroma.it Coubertin, tel. 06892982, www.auditorium.com Auditorium della Viale de Casa del Jazz, Parco Viale di PortaMusica, Ardeatina 55,P.tel. Coubertin,www.casajazz.it tel. 06892982, www.auditorium.com 06704731, Casa del Jazz, Viale di Porta Ardeatina 55, tel. 06704731, www.casajazz.it

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Teatro Argentina, Largo di Torre Argentina 52, tel. Teatro 06684000314,www.teatrodiroma.net ww 06684000314, T Teatro Argentina, di Torre Argentina 52, tel. TeatroBelli, Belli,Piazza diLargo Teatro 06684000314, ww S. Apollonia 11, tel. 065894875, 06684000314, www.teatrodiroma.net ww www.teatrobelli.it T Teatro Belli, Piazza di S. Apollonia 11, tel. 065894875, Teatro Brancaccio, Teatro Via Merulana 244, tel. 0680687231 ww Brancaccio, www.teatrobelli.it ww www.teatrobrancaccio.it T Teatro Brancaccio, Via Merulana 244, tel. 0680687231 Teatro Ghione,Via delle Fornaci 37, tel. 066372294 Teatro ww Ghione, www.teatrobrancaccio.it ww www.teatroghione.it T Teatro Ghione, Via delle Fornaci 37, tel. 066372294 Teatro Teatro India, Lungotevere Vittorio Gassman 1, tel. ww www.teatroghione.it 06684000311,www.teatrodiroma.net ww 06684000311, T Teatro India, Lungotevere Vittorio Gassman 1, tel. 06684000311,www.teatrodiroma.net ww 06684000311, 50 | Jan 2019 • Wanted in Rome

Lanificio 159, Via di Pietralata 159, tel. 0641780081, www.lanificio159.com Lanificio 159,ViaVia di Pietralata 159, Live Alcazar, Cardinale Merry del Valtel. 14, 0641780081, www.lanificio159.com tel. 065810388, www.livealcazar.com Live Alcazar, Merry del 35, Val 14, Monk Club, Via ViaCardinale Giuseppe Mirri tel. tel. 065810388, www.livealcazar.com 0664850987, www.monkroma.it Monk Club, ViaPiazzale Giuseppe Mirri 35,1, tel. PalaLottomatica, dello Sport tel. 0664850987, www.monkroma.it 06540901, www.palalottomatica.it PalaLottomatica, Piazzale Sport 1, tel. Rock in Roma, Via Appiadello Nuova 1245, tel. 06540901, www.palalottomatica.it 0654220870 www.rockinroma.com Rock in Roma, Via Appia Nuova 1245, tel. Teatro Quirinetta, Via Marco Minghetti 5, tel. 0654220870 www.rockinroma.com 0669925616, www.quirinetta.com Teatro Quirinetta, Via Marco Minghetti 5, tel. Unplugged in Monti, Blackmarket, Via 0669925616, www.quirinetta.com Panisperna 101, www.unpluggedinmonti.com Unplugged in Monti, Blackmarket, Via Panisperna 101, www.unpluggedinmonti.com

Teatro Olimpico, Piazza Gentile da Fabriano 17, tel. 063265991, www.teatroolimpico.it Teatro Olimpico, Piazza Gentile da Fabriano 17, Teatro S. Genesio, Via Podgora 1, tel. 063223432, tel. 063265991, www.teatroolimpico.it www.teatrosangenesio.it Teatro S. Genesio, Via Podgora 1, tel. 063223432 Teatro Sistina, Via Sistina 129, tel. 064200711, www.ilsiwww.teatrosangenesio.it stina.it Teatro Sistina, Via Sistina 129, tel. 064200711, Teatro Vascello, Via Giacinto Carini 78, tel 065898031 www.ilsistina.it www.teatrovascello.it Teatro Vascello, Via Giacinto Carini 78, Teatro Vittoria,www.teatrovascello.it Piazza di S. Maria Liberatrice 10, tel. tel. 065898031, 065781960, www.teatrovittoria.it Teatro Vittoria, Piazza di S. Maria Liberatrice 10, tel. 065781960, www.teatrovittoria.it Wanted in • September 2026 | 39 51Rome | Oct 2018 • Wanted in Rome

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By Kate Z

FETTUCCINE AGLIO, OLIO, BACCALÀ E PECORINO Baccalà is cod which has been preserved by first salting and then drying so the crusty hunks of fish must be rehydrated and desalted by soaking them in cold water for at least 24 hours with regular rinsing. In Rome baccalà is traditionally eaten on a Friday when it will generally be served with ceci (chickpeas, which also need a good soak before cooking). The rinsing and cleaning is a bit of a fuss so many of the city’s delicatessens will sell ready-soaked fillets of baccalà on Thursdays and Friday; look out for them by the doorway, submerged in large tanks of water. The bright white fillets are often prepared either pan-fried or baked, while Rome’s takeaway shops and pizzerie will serve them battered and deep fried. This recipe blends the tradition of baccalà with the classic pasta recipe of aglio, olio e peperoncino (oil, garlic and chili) and mixes the cod with a hefty sprinkling of pecorino romano to thicken the sauce. Romans are usually horrified by the idea of pairing fish and cheese together but this recipe is a good way to convince them that it works perfectly. Pair the dish with a well-structured dry white wine which will stand up to the strong flavours of baccalà and pecorino. A good local choice from Lazio is the organic white Capolemole by Marco Carpineti.

Ingredients Serves 2 • 250g of desalted baccalà • 2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley (about 1 large fillet) • Half a glass of white wine • 180g fresh fettuccine • 2 handfuls of grated pecorino romano • 1 clove of garlic • Extra virgin olive oil • 1 fresh red chili

The first thing to do is taste the baccalà, occasionally it is not completely desalted so if this is the case rinse it in cold running water for a few minutes to remove the excess salt. Chop the baccalà into small cubes and finely chop the parsley, chili and garlic. Heat a generous splash of olive oil in a non-stick pan and gently fry the garlic and chilli until soft, then add the parsley and baccalà. The baccalà will lose some liquid, once this has begun to dry out add the white wine and cook for a few more minutes until the alcohol has evaporated. Make sure there is still some liquid left in the pan. Meanwhile cook the pasta. A couple of minutes before the end of cooking time, drain, add to the frying pan and finish cooking in the sauce until al dente. Once the pasta is cooked turn off the heat and add the pecorino, stirring all the while, to thicken the sauce. Serve immediately.

The best cheap seafood in rome It’s difficult to dine out on a delicious fish supper without breaking the bank, which is why we have put together this list of five small osterie and trattorie that serve high quality and fairly priced fish dishes. S. LORENZO DA FRANCO AR VICOLETTO At Franco al Vicoletto in S. Lorenzo you can enjoy simple fresh fish dishes. There’s a set menu costing between €25 to €30 or you can order from the à la carte menu. The ‘Tiberio’ menu starting at €25 includes a mixed seafood salad, sautéed mussels and clams, fried vegetables and anchovies with octopus, a mixed fish grill, lemon sorbet and a quarter of a litre of house wine. TRASTEVERE PEPPO AL COSIMATO Peppo al Cosimato serves traditional peasant fish recipes. The eatery opened on Via Natale del Grande in 2017 under the former owners of Caffè Perù. Among the dishes on offer, you can enjoy bruschette with marinated anchovies and mackerel (€3), lasagne with cuttlefish (€10), and the catch of the day (€14). It’s a large restaurant with an outdoor terrace.

PIGNETO LA SANTERIA DI MARE This locally named ‘pizzicheria di pesce' (fish delicatessen) in Pigneto has a laid back, retro feel. We highly recommend the fish pagnotelle (small round loaves) for €10 and the greater amberjack fish alla cacciatore for €12. TORMARANCIA LA VONGOLA VORACE This small trattoria serving fish in Tormarancia offers, among many dishes, a fish trio (panzanella salad with shell fish, cured salmon and marinated anchovies) and pici (pasta) with clams for €10. APPIO AND BARBERINI LA PESCERIA RE DI ROMA E BARBERINI This fantastic fishmonger has both a small restaurant and a street food stall. You choose your preferred fish at the bar and then sit down to eat. The spaghetti alle vongole for €12.50, fried calamari for €10.50 and fish balls for €9.50 come highly recommended.

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La Santeria di Mare, Via Del Pigneto 209, tel. 0689230730. Peppo al Cosimato, Via Natale del Grande 9, tel. 065812048. La Vongola Vorace, Largo Luigi Antonelli 15, tel. 0631055314. La Pesceria Re di Roma, Via Appia 234, tel. 3938834361. La Pesceria Barberini, Via di S. Nicola da Tolentino 23, tel. 0642903789.

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Da Franco Ar Vicoletto, Via Dei Falisci 2, tel. 064957675.

Associations American International Club of Rome tel. 0645447625, www.aicrome.org American Women’s Association of Rome tel. 064825268, www.awar.org Association of British Expats in Italy britishexpatsinitaly@gmail.com Canadian Club of Rome canadarome@gmail.com Circolo di Cultura Mario Mieli Gay and lesbian international contact group, tel. 065413985, www.mariomieli.net Commonwealth Club of Rome ccrome08@gmail.com Daughters of the American Revolution Pax Romana Chapter NSDAR paxromana@daritaly.com, www.daritaly.com

International Women’s Club of Rome tel. 0633267490, www.iwcofrome.it Irish Club of Rome irishclubofrome@gmail.com, www.irishclubofrome.org Luncheon Club of Rome tel. 3338466820 Patrons of Arts in the Vatican Museums tel. 0669881814, www.vatican-patrons.org Professional Woman’s Association www.pwarome.org United Nations Women’s Guild tel. 0657053628, unwg@fao.org, www.unwgrome.multiply.com Welcome Neighbor tel. 3479313040, dearprome@tele2.it, www.wntome-homepage.blogspot.com

Books The following bookshops and libraries have books in English and other languages as specified. Almost Corner Bookshop Via del Moro 45, tel. 065836942 Anglo American Bookshop Via delle Vite 27, tel. 066795222 Bibliothèque Centre Culturel Saint-Louis de France (French) Largo Toniolo 20-22, tel. 066802637 www.saintlouisdefrance.it La librerie Française de Rome La Procure (French) Piazza S. Luigi dei Francesi 23, tel. 0668307598, www.libreriefrancaiserome.com Libreria Feltrinelli International Via V.E. Orlando 84, tel. 064827878, www.lafeltrinelli.it

Libreria Quattro Fontane (international) Via delle Quattro Fontane 20/a, tel. 064814484 Libreria Spagnola Sorgente (Spanish) Piazza navona 90, tel. 0668806950, www.libreriaspagnola.it Open Door Bookshop (second hand books English, French, German, Italian) Via della Lungaretta 23, tel. 065896478, www.books-in-italy.com Otherwise Via del Governo Vecchio, tel. 066879825, www.otherwisebookshop.com

Religious All Saints’ Anglican Church Via del Babuino 153/b tel. 0636001881 Sunday service 08.30 and 10.30 Anglican Centre Piazza del Collegio Romano 2, tel. 066780302, www.anglicancentreinrome.com Beth Hillel (Jewish Progressive Community) tel. 3899691486, www.bethhillelroma.org Bible Baptist Church Via di Castel di Leva 326, tel. 3342934593, www.bbcroma.org, Sunday 11.00 Christian Science Services Via Stresa 41, tel. 063014425 Church of All Nations Lungotevere Michelangelo 7, tel. 069870464 Church of Sweden Via A. Beroli 1/e, tel. 068080474, Sunday service 11.15 (Swedish)

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Footsteps Inter-Denominational Christian South Rome, tel. 0650917621, 3332284093, North Rome, tel. 0630894371, akfsmes.styles@tiscali.it International Central Gospel Church Via XX Settembre 88, tel. 0655282695 International Christian Fellowship Via Guido Castelnuovo 28, tel. 065594266, Sunday service 11.00 Jewish Community Tempio Maggiore, Lungotevere Cenci, tel. 066840061 Lay Centre at Foyer Unitas Largo della Sanità Militare 60, tel. 067726761 Lutheran Church Via Toscana 7, corner Via Sicilia 70, tel. 064817519, Sunday service 10.00 (German) Ponte S. Angelo Methodist Church Piazza Ponte S. Angelo, tel. 066868314, Sunday Service 10.30

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Pontifical Irish College (Roman Catholic) Via dei SS. Quattro 1, tel. 06772631. Sunday service 10.00 Roma Baptist Church Piazza S. Lorenzo in Lucina 35, tel. 066876652, 066876211, Suday service 10.30, 13.00 (Filipino), 16.00 (Chinese) Roma Buddhist Centre Vihara Via Mandas 2, tel. 0622460091 Rome International Church Via Cassia km 16, www.romeinternational.org Rome Mosque (Centro Islamico) Via della Moschea, tel. 068082167, 068082258 St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church Via XX Settembre 7, tel. 064827627, Sunday service 11.00 St Francis Xavier del Caravita (Roman Catholic) Via Caravita 7, www.caravita.org, Sunday service 11.00

Support groups Alcoholics Anonymous tel. 064742913, www.aarome.com Archè (HIV+children and their families) tel. 0677250350, www.arche.it Associazione Centro Astalli (Jesuit refugee centre) Via degli Astalli 14/a, tel. 0669700306 Associazione Ryder Italia (Support for cancer patients and their families) tel. 065349622/06582045580, www.ryderitalia.it Astra (Anti-stalking risk assessment) tel. 066535499, www.differenzadonna.it Caritas soup kitchen (Mensa Giovanni Paolo II) Via delle Sette Sale 30, tel. 0647821098, 11.00-13.30 daily Caritas foreigners’ support centre Via delle Zoccolette 19, tel. 066875228, 06681554 Caritas hostel Via Marsala 109, tel. 064457235 Caritas legal assistance Piazza S. Giovanni in Laterano 6/a, tel. 0669886369 Celebrate Recovery Christian group tel. 3381675680

Transport • Atac (Rome bus, metro and tram) tel. 800431784, www.atac.roma.it • Ciampino airport tel.06794941, www.adr.it • Fiumicino airport tel. 0665951, www.adr.it • Taxi tel. 060609-065551-063570-068822-064157066645-064994 • Traffic info tel. 1518 • Trenitalia (national railways) tel. 892021, www.trenitalia.it

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St Isidore College (Roman Catholic) Via degli Artisti 41, tel. 064885359, Sunday service 10.00 St Patrick’s Church (Roman Catholic), Via Boncompagni 31, tel. 068881827, www.stpatricksamericaninrome.org Weekday Masses in English 18.00, Saturday Vigil 18.00, Sunday 09.00 and 10.30 St Paul’s within-the-Walls (Anglican Episcopal) Via Nazionale, corner Via Napoli, tel. 064883339, Sunday service 08.30, 10.30 (English), 13.00 (Spanish) St Silvestro Church (Roman Catholic) Piazza S. Silvestro 1, tel. 066977121, Sunday service 10.00 and 17.30 Venerable English College (Roman Catholic), Via di Monserrato 45, tel. 066868546, Sunday service 10.00 Comunità di S. Egidio Piazza di S. Egidio 3/a, tel. 068992234 Comunità di S. Egidio soup kitchen Via Dandolo 10, tel. 065894327, 17.00-19.30 Wed, Fri, Sat Information line for disabled tel. 800271027 Joel Nafuma Refugee Centre St Paul’s within-the-Walls Via Nazionale, corner Via Napoli, tel. 064883339 Mason Perkins Deafness Fund (Support for deaf and deaf-blind children), tel. 06444234511, masonperkins@gmail.com, www.mpds.it Overeaters Anonymous tel. 064743772 Salvation Army (Esercito della Salvezza) Centro Sociale di Roma “Virgilio Paglieri” Via degli Apuli 41, tel. 064451351 Support for elderly victims of crime (Italian only) Largo E. Fioritto 2, tel. 0657305104 The Samaritans Onlus (Confidential telephone helpline for the distressed) tel. 800860022

Chiamaroma 24-hour, multilingual information line for services in Rome, run by the city council, tel. 060606

Emergency numbers • Ambulance tel. 118 • Carabinieri tel. 112 • Electricity and water faults (Acea) tel. 800130336 • Fire brigade tel. 115 • Gas leaks (Italgas-Eni) tel. 800900999 • Police tel. 113 • Rubbish (Ama) tel. 8008670355

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