Archives for October, 2008
Until January 11 the “Casa dei Teatri” in Rome is going to host “Pupazzi con rabbia e sentimento”, an exhibition about Dario Fo ’s life and career (Dario Fo won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1997).
The exhibition is composed by more than 100 pictures, enriched by backdrops, tapestries, rag dolls, photos, posters and videos about his most famous theatrical plays. The exhibition about Dario Fo wants to explore his whole careear as a painter, actor, director and writer and it is also about personal aspects of Dario Fo’s life with his wife Franca Rame.
Dario Fo’s exhibition in Rome is opened from Tuesday to Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The entrance to the exhibition is free.
Do not miss the opportunity to visit Rome and to enjoy its art and culture. Book now an hotel in Rome! Groupe Valadier’s accommodations are very close to the “Casa dei Teatri” and to the city center.
From October 25 to November 2 Rome is going to host the design and furnishing exhibition ”MOA Casa” , organized every year for more than three decades ago by Cooperativa Moa.
Since severals years the exhibition “Moa Casa” in Rome has been an important professional event with an excellent success. With this leader event in furnishing, visitors will have a complete idea of commercial proposals and the latest news from architectural design.
Thanks to an excellent value for money, considering also the large choices of styles and types of forniture, “MOA Casa” is the perfect occasion to furnish and refurbish your home.
The design and furnishing exhibition ”MOA Casa” is located on a surface of mo
re than 30000 mq. From Monday to Friday the exhibition is opened from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. (full ticket 5 €) whereas on Saturday and Sunday it is opened from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. (full ticket 8 €).
Do not miss the oppurtunity to visit this exhibition and the beautiful museums and monuments in Rome. Book a room in one of the hotels of Groupe Valadier!
From November 11 to February 15 the ” Museo del Corso ” in Rome is going to host the exhibition “Da Rembrandt a Vermeer: valori civili nella pittura fiamminga e olandese del ‘600“, organized by Fondazione Roma.
For the first time in Italy, this artistic event in Rome will allow people to admire 55 Dutch and Flemish paintings from 17th century, a collection usually stationing in Gemaldegalerie in Berlin. The exhibition will be an exploration of the ”golden century” of art and culture in Holland, observing parallelisms and differences with Italian art.
People will admire famous masterpieces as Rembrandt’s “Th
e Money Changer” and Vermeer’s “Woman with a Pearl Necklace”.
This exhibition in Rome will be opened from Tuesday to Sunday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. ( full ticket 9 €).
If you are looking for a hotel in Rome next to the exhibition book a room at Hotel Valadier: it is just 800 metres far from the “ Museo del Corso “, in a central position in the city.
From October 10 to February 8 the Complesso del Vittoriano is going to host Picasso 1917- 1937: the Picasso exhibition in which you could find more than 180 pieces of art of the Spanish painter.
The exhibiton about Picasso in Rome wants to highlight Picasso’s operas contraddictions and liberty of expression during the 1917-1937 period, the World War years, in which he shifted from neoclassicism to cubism, to surrealism.
The Picasso exhibition is an event in Rome that you cannot miss if you are an art lover, because this painter is one of XX century masters.
Do not forget to have a trip in Rome and do not miss the possibility to spend a vacation through Rome galleries, monuments and museums, just for a week-end or for many days.
If you are looking for a hotel in Rome next to the Picasso exhibition book a room at Hotel Diplomatic: it is just 2 Km far from Complesso del Vittoriano and from the inside of its rooms you will enjoy a great view of Castel Sant’Angelo and Vatican City. Do not miss it!
From October 12 to November 10 the Roman Basilica dei SS. Ambrogio e Carlo is going tho host the exhibition about Saint Benedict of Nursia (full ticket: 3€).
“In un solo corpo: San Benedetto, una tradizione vivente” this is the name of the exhibition about Saint Benedict’s biography, its Rule and the consequences of its religion upon every-day common life.
Saint Benedict of Nursia is the founder of the Order of Saint Benedict, an independent monastic order founded upon the Rule of St. Benedict, which regulates the monastic every day life, the prayer moments, the work moments, the study moments and so on.
Pgeventi, the agency which managed the exhibition, adopted a simple and minimalist style, in memory of the Order of St. Benedict, in order to recreate a kind of mystic atmosphere into the Basilica.
Do not forget to book an accommodation in Rome in order to enjoy the Benedict exhibition and Rome wonders. Choose Hotel Valadier: 500m far from SS. Ambrogio e Carlo Basilica and a few steps from Spanish Steps. Reserve a room now!
The Sant’Angelo Castle and it’s museum are going to host the Egyptian Exhibition in Rome called “La Lupa e La Sfinge: Roma e l’Egitto dalla Storia al Mito” until November the 9th.
The Egyptian exhibition aims to show the deep link between Rome and Egypt. There is no other place in the world such as Rome in which it is possible to find the same number of obelisks: as a matter of fact, since Augusto era, in which period Rome conquered Egypt, Egyptian art became to influence the Roman culture and the following centuries.
The Egyptian exhibition in Castel Sant’Antangelo in Rome is opened from Tuesday to Sunday, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and the price of the ticket is between 6 to 8,50 €, in which it is included a visit of the whole Castle.
If you want to discover all those hidden places and monuments the Egyptian exhibition is going to show you, you must have a stay in Rome!
Book a room at the Hotel Diplomatic: it is very close to Castel Sant’Angelo and the Vatican City, a wonderful location if you like to walk through Rome street and visit Italian capital.
From 9 to 12 October the Rome fair presents “IoSposa, la fiera per il tuo matrimonio” third edition: a fair about wedding.
All the most relevant companies whose business is marriage will attend the roman fair.
The elegant IoSposa show will delight its participants with Tearose floral arrangements and Radio Monte Carlo music.
During the four-days event you could find meetings, fashion shows, deportment courses, wedding consultancy into the companies and trade magazines’ stands, all wedding business news and new products, in order to make you the most happy person during your “Yes, I do” day.
If your marriage is just round the corner do not miss the IoSposa event: accuracy, refinement and cordiality will let you choose your wedding dresses, list, invitations… following the last best fashion trends!
IoSposa is the best occasion to stay in Rome for a romantic week end with your future partner. Book suddently a hotel in Rome: Groupe Valadier hotels will make you remember forever your stay!
From the 22nd to the 31st October Rome is going to host the International Film Festival.
This event, one of the best Italian Film Festivals, improves Italian movies reputation among the international audience.
The Rome International Film Festival is going to take place into the Italian famous architect Renzo Piano’s Auditorium Parco della Musica and “Villaggio del Cinema“, a “Cinema town” prepared for this occasion only into the Parioli quarter, very close to the river Tever: an amazing location for an amazing show.
Into Cinema 2008 and Anteprima-Première sections you will find the most relevant International film premières, while Maria Sole Tognazzi’s “L’uomo che ama” (starring Monica Bellucci and Pierfrancesco Favino), and “L’ultimo Pulcinella” (interpreted by the Italian singer Massimo Ranieri) are going to introduce and close the Festival.
Amongs all the films, we would like to point out Saul Dibb’s The Duchess, with the gorgeous Keira Knightley, and Kenny Ortega’s High School Musical 3 interpreted by all the teenagers’ idol Zac Efron.
The Rome International Film Festival is full of exhibitions, meetings, debates, screening, but there will be also the moment to give some awards:
The first Golden Marc’Aurelio career award will be given to Al Pacino, one of Actors Studio presidents, while the second one will be given to Gina Lollobrigida, who spent more than 70 years of her life into the movie business.
Every year, a lot of famous international stars walk on the Roman Film Festival Red Carpet, on 2007 Cate Blanchett, Sean Penn, Francis Ford Coppola and Halle Berry attracted all the paparazzi’s attention.
Do not miss the opportunity to meet some cinema stars and, in the mean time, to visit Italian Capital! Book now a hotel in Rome: Groupe Valadier’s accommodations are elegant and comfortable, very close to the city center and very easy to be reached by public transportation.
On the 11th and 12th October, Civitella San Paolo, a small town close to Rome, is going to host La Barcana, a medieval reconstruction of the old city lifestyle into the medieval age city walls.
The medieval reconstruction La Barcana will be enliven by jugglers and old small markets, in which you could rediscover old arts and crafts.
In the small town taverns you will find appetizing, medieval menus, containing roast meat and tasty local wine.
Moreover, you will have te possibility to vist the interiors of the ancient Civitella San Paolo castle.
La Barcana medieval reconstruction is also a good wat to spend some days in Rome, which is quite close to Civitella San Paolo and full of thing to do and see, as ever.
Book suddently a hotel in Rome!
On October 6th is going to start the 29° contemporary music festival “Nuovi Spazi Musicali”, a music event in Rome for contemporary music lovers in which every country and every music-genre composers are going to perform.
During this 2008 edition, the contemporary music festival suggests 6 music concerts in luxury and historically relevant Rome location, such as Palazzo Farnese, Villa Aurelia, Palazzo Falconieri e Palazzo Blumesthil.
Here there is the “Nuovi Spazi Musicali” scheduled program:
- 6 October, Palazzo Farnese, Paul Klee strings quartet, Armangaud pianist;
- 9 October, Palazzo Falconieri, Noriko Kawai English pianist;
- 13 October, Palazzo Falconieri, Peter Schuback Swedish cello player;
- 16 October, Villa Aurelia, Harvey Sollberger flute, Paul Bowman guitarist;
- 20 October, Palazzo Falconieri, Austrian clarinet duo Petra Stump and Heinz Peter Linshalm;
- 23 October, Palazzo Blumensthil, “Penderecki String Quartet”, Poland, American, Canadian and English artists.
The Contemporary Music Festival, from October the 6th to October the 23rd, is completely free.
In order to participate to all the Contemporary Music Festival shows the ideal solution for you is to plan a few days vacation in Rome. This way you will also be able to visit and walk through Rome museums, streets and monuments.
Groupe Valadier hotels in Rome are hospitality leaders and work in order to ensure you a wonderful stay in Rome. All the Groupe accommodations are settled in Rome city center and give every tourist the possibility to participate to events, concerts, special shows in Rome. Book now!
