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  • Colosseum crowd
    Op-Eds

    Italy Cradle of Culture, but do Italians Care? Yes

    Judith Harris(January 11, 2017)
    A new ISTAT report shocked many here for its showing that one out of every five Italians never, ever reads a newspaper or a book, or attends a cultural event of any kind. On the other hand, it means that four out of five Italians do participate in the nation's vibrant cultural life, beginning with museums.
  • Art & Culture

    If Venice Dies: A Conversation with Salvatore Settis

    Tommaso Cartia(November 03, 2016)
    Is one of the most beautiful cities in the world about to lose its true identity? In his recent book ‘If Venice Dies’, the eminent Italian archaeologist and art historian Salvatore Settis tries to answer this question. On October 31st, NYU’s Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò hosted an exclusive conversation with Settis and American author and journalist, Alexander Stille, who discussed all of the obstacles that Venice is currently facing.
  • Mammoth Cruise ship in the port of Venice
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    Is Venice Dying? Not quite – But it Is Becoming a Mall

    Judith Harris(November 06, 2014)
    In a fiery new book described as a “pamphlet,” the authoritative archaeologist Salvatore Settis attacks Venice. For Settis, the beloved but troubled lagoon city has now become nothing more than a merchandise mall, in which there is just one inhabitant for every 600 tourists trotting through. Today, the local population had sunk to only 56,684 as of June 2014 whereas, in an almost terrifying contrast, the city has 6 million visitors annually.