Firenze Scienza "is the collective title of a spectacular scientific exhibition subdivided into four different parts."
Palazzo Medici Riccardi
Florence, 1829. Art, Science and Society
curated by Silvestra Bietoletti
Museum of Natural History - “La Specola” Zoology Section
Tribune of Galileo and the Florentine Specola
curated by Fausto Barbagli
Museum of the History of Science (Galileo Museum)
Physics in 19th-century Florence. Functioning Machines and Models
curated by Mara Miniati and Simone Contardi
Science and Technology Foundation – Physics Cabinet
Educational Methods for Science in the 19th Century
curated by Paolo Brenni, Anna Giatti and Guido Gori
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Florence and Science. The 19th-century collections, places and personalities (Florence, 11/8/09-5/9/10)
Monday, November 9, 2009
Basilica of St. John Lateran's website
Visit the new website of the so-called "Mother church of the whole inhabited world".
Thanks to Villanova University in Pennsylvania (USA) the Virtual Reality Tour of the Basilica of Saint John Lateran offers amazing views.
Thanks to Villanova University in Pennsylvania (USA) the Virtual Reality Tour of the Basilica of Saint John Lateran offers amazing views.
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Friday, November 6, 2009
The European Zibaldone
María de las Nieves Muñiz Muñiz [University of Barcellona] , Franco D'Intino and Michael Caesar [The Leopardi Centre at the University of Birmingham] will undertake the first complete, online, Italian/Spanish/English edition of Leopardi's notebooks, the Zibaldone di pensieri, Fabio Corvatta, President of CNLS, said.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
FotoSAR
FotoSAR Project: " The photographic collection of the Soprintendenza Speciale per i Beni Archeologici di Roma represents a vast resource that can aid all users in the exploration of historical archeology. The collection includes an extensive archive, accounts relating to the long history of archeological documentation, and a huge resource of images that reproduce a large part of the enormous historical and archeological heritage of Rome and the surrounding area. As a matter of fact, the Soprintendenza has among its tasks, the management and development of all monuments owned by the State and located in Rome. Furthermore, it performs a diffused action of territorial safeguard within the borders of the municipality.
The on line photo archive will contain material to facilitate research; enable conservation, and allow the appreciation and promotion of Rome’s rich archeological heritage. This will be made possible using the resources of historical and contemporary photographic documentation. Moreover, this instrument will allow the streamlining of procedures for the reproduction of photographic material in accordance with the appropriate publishing rights.
Currently, approximately 10 000 photographs of exhibits and excavations are accessible. This figure represents only a small part of the entirety of the Photographic Archive of the Soprintendenza, which consists of approximately 550 000 images on slides and negatives in addition to a vast quantity of printed material that has not been fully registered and placed on the inventory; plus approximately 180 000 glass plates, these resources also provide a fundamental testimony to the history of photography itself.
This source of extensive photographic evidence of the excavations and archeological monuments in Rome will progressively enrich the on line photo archive, which currently contains images of the works exhibited in the state of the Museo Nazionale Romano and the areas and monuments open to the general public. The idea upon which the project is based, is to develope a strong link between Roman archeology and use of the internet, aided by the latest technological innovations including a dedicated plug-in that will facilitate complete navigability within every image.
The archive will provide a virtual gallery, open and accessible to everyone, in which it will be possible to carry out both generic and detailed research. Moreover, the visitor will be able to choose to follow guided paths of images that will deal with differing themes and aspects of the archive’s vast collection, from the various sites of the Museo Nazionale Romano and from the temporary exhibitions organized by the Soprintendenza. "
The on line photo archive will contain material to facilitate research; enable conservation, and allow the appreciation and promotion of Rome’s rich archeological heritage. This will be made possible using the resources of historical and contemporary photographic documentation. Moreover, this instrument will allow the streamlining of procedures for the reproduction of photographic material in accordance with the appropriate publishing rights.
Currently, approximately 10 000 photographs of exhibits and excavations are accessible. This figure represents only a small part of the entirety of the Photographic Archive of the Soprintendenza, which consists of approximately 550 000 images on slides and negatives in addition to a vast quantity of printed material that has not been fully registered and placed on the inventory; plus approximately 180 000 glass plates, these resources also provide a fundamental testimony to the history of photography itself.
This source of extensive photographic evidence of the excavations and archeological monuments in Rome will progressively enrich the on line photo archive, which currently contains images of the works exhibited in the state of the Museo Nazionale Romano and the areas and monuments open to the general public. The idea upon which the project is based, is to develope a strong link between Roman archeology and use of the internet, aided by the latest technological innovations including a dedicated plug-in that will facilitate complete navigability within every image.
The archive will provide a virtual gallery, open and accessible to everyone, in which it will be possible to carry out both generic and detailed research. Moreover, the visitor will be able to choose to follow guided paths of images that will deal with differing themes and aspects of the archive’s vast collection, from the various sites of the Museo Nazionale Romano and from the temporary exhibitions organized by the Soprintendenza. "
Monday, November 2, 2009
Exhibiting Architecture | Il Museo del XXI secolo (Rome, 11/9-10/09)
While awaiting the public opening of the new home, scheduled for early 2010, The MAXXI_National Museum of the XXI Century Arts, a new institution of the Ministry for Cultural Heritage, organizes an International Conference at Parco della Musica in Rome:
Exhibiting Architecture | Il Museo del XXI secolo
Barry Bergdoll, MoMA, New York
Aaron Betsky, Cincinnati Art Museum
Sarah Ichioka, Architecture Foundation, London
Giuliana Bruno, Department of Visual and Environmental Studies, Harvard University
Ole Bouman, NAi, Rotterdam
Diller Scofidio+Renfro, New York
Exhibiting Architecture | Il Museo del XXI secolo
Barry Bergdoll, MoMA, New York
Aaron Betsky, Cincinnati Art Museum
Sarah Ichioka, Architecture Foundation, London
Giuliana Bruno, Department of Visual and Environmental Studies, Harvard University
Ole Bouman, NAi, Rotterdam
Diller Scofidio+Renfro, New York
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