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Bologna Press | News in English for Bologna, Italy
3y ago
Vittorio Corcos, Lune de miel, 1885, acquerello su cartone, 34,5×45,5 cm
By Giorgia Ferro
Showcasing in the splendid setting of Palazzo Pallavicini, via San Felice, from October 22nd, 2020 to the 14th of February, 2021, the exhibition “Vittorio Corcos Ritratti e Sogni” explores over 40 evocative works that trace the entire artistic career of Vittorio Corcos (Livorno, 1859 – Florence, 1933).
Dedicated to one of the most appreciated painters of the feelings and customs of the Belle époque, this show includes some of the most beautiful known women of the time who are the undisputed protagonis ..read more
Bologna Press | News in English for Bologna, Italy
3y ago
STREET PHOTOGRAPHY
By Giorgia Ferro
Robert Doisneau, Le baiser de l’hôtel de ville, Paris 1950 © Atelier Robert Doisneau
If you’ve missed cultural activities during lockdown take advantage of the important retrospective dedicated to the great Parisian photographer Robert Doisneau (Gentilly, April 14, 1912 – Montrouge, April 1, 1994) running until July 21st 2020 at Palazzo Pallavicini. Famous for his poetic approach to street photography, author of Le baiser de l ‘hôtel de ville, one of the most famous images in the history of post-war photography.
143 works are on display in the prestigiou ..read more
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3y ago
Meraville Shopping Park from above
COVID-19 EMERGENCY FUND Huge donation to the Municipality of Bologna to help families in need
Bologna, May 19, 2020 – The investment company Nuveen, owner of the Meraville Shopping Park in Bologna, has donated €50,000 to the Municipality of Bologna to help the territory cope with the problems that are emerging due to Covid-19.
The contribution will be used to provide social services structures with economic resources, which will support the food expenditure of families in difficulty. Thanks to the donation from the Meraville Commercial Park, the Munici ..read more
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3y ago
48 years old internationally famed Bosso died after fighting a neurodegenerative disease
Source: Wikipedia
Pianist, composer and conductor, Bosso died yesterday in his home in Bologna. In the 2016 Sanremo festival, he told his story and performed ‘Following a bird’ to great acclaim. “Music teaches us the most important thing there is: listening,” he said in front of several million viewers. He was an internationally renowned musician, whose works have been commissioned and used by important opera institutions, such as the Wiener Staatsoper, the Royal Opera House, the New York City Ballet, an ..read more
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3y ago
PHASE TWO: IF YOU LOVE ITALY, KEEP YOUR DISTANCE FROM MAY 4
1️ Mandatory spacing
2️ Price for mask fixed at € 0.50 and without VAT
3️ Just one click to renew the € 600 bonus
4️ Until May 18, movement with self-certification
5️ Visits aimed at family members but the use of masks are mandatory
6️ Opening of parks and gardens with set quotas to enter, gatherings prohibited
7️ Funeral ceremonies up to 15 people
8️ Allow takeaway restaurant activities, gatherings on-premises prohibited
9️ Ok for physical training of Coni athletes but behind closed doors. Physical activity is permitted but with spa ..read more
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3y ago
8 out of 10 businesses to start before May
Tonelli at Ascom: “many were already making home deliveries.”
Rossi at Confesercenti: “jump towards reopening.”
The catering sector takes another step forward towards phase two. From tomorrow – Ascom Bologna estimates – 80 percent of the activities under the Two Towers and the province will begin to move. The new regional ordinance, in fact, gives the go-ahead to take away.
In practice, restaurants, pizzerias, bars, trattorias, taverns, pubs, bistros, and craft activities (rotisseries, frying shops, ice cream, and pastry shops, takeaway pizza) will be ..read more
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3y ago
Bolognese book stores reopen & “proximity tourism”
The doors of the fashion houses, automotive and metallurgy sectors could reopen as early as next week. Bonaccorsi: “We work on a series of rules that provide for the possibility of spacing on the beach”
The government is studying Phase 2 of reopening the economy. Work is in progress on the hypothesis of restarting some activities before the end of the lockdown, starting from next week, such as supply chains in which work can be more quickly reorganized in safety. Among the eligible candidates would be the fashion, automotive and metallurgy ..read more
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3y ago
ER: 3million masks for anyone who wants one, not obligatory Bonaccini: “We would encourage their use”
Three million masks, free of charge, will be distributed this week by the Emilia Romagna Region to any citizen who wants one. Of these, one million is being allocated for the commercial sector, to ensure compliance with strict safety requirements once steps are taken to gradually reopen some economic sectors.
No obligation to wear them
Stefano Bonaccini wants to encourage their use as much as possible saying, “the use of personal protective equipment especially, in closed environments with es ..read more
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3y ago
Artisans first to open
Masks and social distancing rules
Bars, discos and hairdressers last to reopen
Quotas for cinema goers
Having reached a plateau during the coronavirus epidemic, the government is in the planning stages for “opening” the country again. What to reopen and when are the big dilemmas. It will certainly not be a free-for-all, but rather a selective one.
Who goes first?
The only certainty, for now, is that Italy will remain “closed” until Easter. Offices, factories and shops will eventually take place, but only gradually. Experts think that only after on May 4, the Bank Holi ..read more
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3y ago
Orione Cinema
Free cinema, “as long as you stay at home”. This is Orione cinema’s answer to the virus crisis keeping everyone away. They don’t want you to give up attending their cinema so from today and on weekends until reopening again, they will propose titles to watch by connecting to their site. The first movie will begin at 16.00 (with a reshow at 21.00) with “Le grand bal” by Laetitia Carton. It’s a documentary shown at the 2018 Cannes festival and celebrates the dance festival that has been held in the heart of France, in Gennetines for almost thirty years. Thousands of strangers at ..read more