Tag Archives: Rome

To Rome with Love

Posted on April 7, 2012 by Brian D. Butler

What’s not to love: Directed by Woody Allen and starring Penelope Cruz, Ellen Page, Judy Davis, Roberto Benigni, Alec Baldwin, and Jesse Eisenberg. Here’s the new trailer for the upcoming film . Even if you’ve been let down by Allen;s … Continue reading →

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Axonometric and Not

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Brian D. Butler
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The Art of Travel

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Brian D. Butler

The Boston Public Library Print Department is home to a marvelous, though little visited, collection of more than 350 vintage travel posters from the “Golden Age of Travel”, the 1920s through 1940s. Rail travel had opened up all of North … Continue reading →

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Travel by Gingerbread

Posted on December 26, 2010 by Brian D. Butler
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Does the Pope Need a Library Card ?

Posted on September 17, 2010 by Brian D. Butler

The magnificent Vatican Apostolic Library is set to reopen next Monday following a three-year $11.5 million renovation, with 21st century technology added to safeguard priceless incunabula, manuscripts and books dating back as far as the 1st century. Each one of … Continue reading →

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Is Rome Ready for MAXXI

Posted on May 20, 2010 by Brian D. Butler

After a decade-long wait, Rome unveils the much anticipated MAXXI National Museum of XXI Century Arts on May 30th. Architect Zada Hadid’s $200 million modular, glass-and-concrete structure houses two firsts for Italy: its first national museum for contemporary art and its … Continue reading →

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