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8. ROME FILM FEST CELEBRATES 20 YEARS

10. BEST THINGS TO DO IN ROME IN October 2025

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INTERVIEW WITH STEFANO ELIO RADIO, PRESIDENT, ROME CITY INSTITUTE

Marco Venturini

Stefano Elio Radio, who holds a degree in Economics and Finance from La Sapienza and an MBA from Rockhurst University, is a former professional football player and NCAA athlete. Today he serves as President of Rome City Institute, known for combining academic excellence, competitive sports, and cultural immersion in Rome.

You became president bringing with you a unique experience, spanning professional football in Italy and university education in the US. How have these experiences shaped your vision for Rome City Institute?

Having lived both worlds; professional football in Italy and higher education in the United States, I realized how powerful the combination of academics and athletics can be. In Italy, sport is often seen as parallel to education, while in the US it is fully integrated into the university system. My vision for Rome City Institute is to bridge these two traditions, creating a model where students do not have to choose between pursuing their sport and their academic growth. Instead, they can excel in both and develop as complete individuals. This vision is deeply inspired by the legacy of the ancient Greeks and Romans, who truly believed in the formative power of sport. For them, physical training was not just about competition; it was a fundamental part of education and character building, alongside philosophy, arts, and civic life. At Rome City Institute, we carry forward that tradition by making sport an integral element of personal and intellectual development.

Rome City Institute is often described as a “hub where academia, sports, and culture come together.” What does it mean in concrete terms to offer this “integrated experience” to students?

It means that every element of a student’s life is part of their education. The classroom is central, but learning also happens on the playing field, in cultural activities, and in the daily interaction with a global community of peers. For example, a student might

Stefano Elio Radio, President, Rome City Institute.

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train with their team in the morning, take a business class in the afternoon, and attend a cultural lecture or event in the evening. This integration ensures that they grow academically, athletically, and personally, while fully experiencing the richness of Rome.

What are the distinguishing qualities of a “student-athlete” formed at Rome City Institute? How can this experience influence both their professional and personal paths?

Our student-athletes are resilient, adaptable, and international-minded. They are trained to manage demanding schedules, to work in teams, and to perform under pressure, skills that are highly transferable to any professional career. Beyond their sport, they gain a global perspective and a strong academic foundation. This means they can pursue opportunities in business, sports management, coaching, or entirely different industries, while carrying with them values of discipline, leadership, and intercultural competence.

As an institution aimed at global students, what are the main challenges and opportunities you have encountered in building such a diverse and international educational environment in Rome?

The main challenge is harmonizing different academic expectations, cultural approaches, and sporting traditions into one coherent model. But this is also our greatest opportunity: diversity enriches the learning experience. When students from different countries train, study, and live together, they not only share knowledge but also learn to collaborate across cultures. Rome, as an international city, offers the perfect stage for this.

What are the next milestones or ambitious projects you envision for Rome City Institute in the coming years?

We are focused on expanding our academic offerings and research capacity, particularly through initiatives like the Center for

Sports Diplomacy and Innovation (CSDI). We also aim to develop new partnerships with universities and sports organizations worldwide, and to strengthen our infrastructure in Rome with student housing and athletic facilities.

But beyond these concrete steps, my biggest dream is that Rome City Institute will continue to exist 500 years from now, long after we are gone. I want the Institute to endure as a place where generations of students can come to grow through academics, athletics, and culture, a lasting legacy that reflects the values we are building today.

Rome is a city with an extraordinary historical and cultural heritage. How does the Institute leverage the city itself as part of the students’ learning and growth experience?

Rome is not just the backdrop of our campus; it is part of our curriculum. Students live history every day, walking by monuments that have shaped civilization. We use the city as an extended classroom, whether it’s studying history at the Colosseum, art at the Vatican Museums, or international relations at embassies and institutions headquartered in Rome. The city challenges them to think globally while rooting their experience in a unique cultural heritage.

Graduation Day at Rome City Institute.

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Higher education is undergoing rapid changes with digital learning, AI, and new technologies. How do you see Rome City Institute balancing innovation with the traditions of in-person education and athletics?

We believe technology is an enabler, not a substitute. Digital tools, AI, and hybrid learning enrich the academic experience, offering flexibility and innovation. But athletics and cultural immersion require presence, human connection, and shared experiences. Our balance lies in using innovation to strengthen, not replace, the traditions of inperson education, team training, and faceto-face mentorship.

If you were to speak directly to Italian or international students considering a unique educational experience in Rome, what message would you like to share with them?

I would say: if you are looking for an experience that challenges you to grow in every dimension of your life, academic, athletic, and personal, Rome City Institute is the place for you. Here, you won’t just earn a degree or practice a sport; you will become part of a global community, learn to navigate different cultures, and prepare for a future where adaptability and leadership are essential. Rome itself will be your classroom, your training ground, and your home.

At the end of the day, my biggest dream is that Rome City Institute will continue to exist 500 years from now, long after we are gone. If that happens, it will mean we have succeeded in creating something timeless, an institution where sport, culture, and education come together to form complete individuals, generation after generation.

Rome City Institute students celebrate their graduation at the Spanish Steps.

ROME FILM FEST CELEBRATES 20 YEARS

CAPITAL HOSTS 2025 EDITION OF ROME FILM FEST

The 2025 Rome Film Festival offers cinema fans 12 days of movie premieres, screenings, masterclasses and special guests in the Italian capital from 15-26 October.

The Festa del Cinema di Roma, whose artistic director is Paola Malanga, is based at the Auditorium Parco della Musica - Ennio Morricone, with events also taking place in other cultural venues around the capital including the MAXXI and the Casa del Cinema.

Among the most anticipated guests are Jennifer Lawrence, the star of Lynne Ramsay's Die My Love, and Christoph Waltz, who will be appearing in Dracula, alongside Italian actress Matilda De Angelis.

Actors James McAvoy and Brian Cox will also be there, both making their directorial debuts with California Schemin' and Glenrothan, respectively.

The jury will be chaired by Paola Cortellesi, and two Lifetime Achievement Awards will be presented: the first to Iranian director Jafar Panahi, presented by Oscar-winning director Giuseppe Tornatore; the second to award-winning film producer Lord David Puttnam.

The festival will open with Riccardo Milani's film La vita va così, starring Virginia Raffaele and Geppi Cucciari, recounting 20 years of community life in Sardinia.

There are 18 films in competition, four of which are Italian:

40 Seconds by Vincenzo Alfieri, based on the murder of young Willy Monteiro; L'accident de piano by Quentin Dupieux; Chang ye Jiang Jin by Wang Tong; Esta isla by Lorraine Jones Molina; Good boy by Jan Komasa; Kota by Gyorgy Palfi; Left-handed Girl by Shin Ching Tsou; Mad bills to pay by Joel Alfonso Vargas; Miss Carbon by Agustina Macri, and Nino by Pauline Loques.

Gli occhi degli altri by Andrea De Sica; Our hero, Balthazar by Oscar Boyson; Re-Creation by Jim Sheridan and David Merriman; the documentary Roberto Rossellini, più di una vita; Sciatunostro by Leandro Picarella; Six jours ce printemps-là by Joachim Lafosse; The things you kill by Alireza Khatami; and Winter of the crow by Kasia Adamik.

The festival also includes Palestine 36, a historical drama by Annemarie Jacir about the Palestinian revolt of 1936–39 against British colonial rule; Anna, Monica Guerritore's film about the life of Anna Magnani; Rino Gaetano – Sempre più blu, Giorgio Verdelli's docu-

mentary about the Italian singer; and Hamnet by director Chloé Zhao who explores the life of Shakespeare's wife Agnes after the death of their son.

Other films to watch out for include Couture, produced by and starring Angelina Jolie; Moss & Freud, produced by Kate Moss; and Paolo Virzì's new film Cinque secondi, starring Valerio Mastandrea.

The programme features tributes to Pier Paolo Pasolini, special effects genius Carlo Rambaldi, and photographer Franco Pinna whose iconic image of the set of Fellini’s 1965 film Giulietta degli Spiriti is the official poster of the festival.

"This year we're presenting more than 150 titles from 38 different countries” – the president of Fondazione Cinema per Roma Salvatore Nastasi said - "The goal is to surpass last year's 110,000 attendees and make the festival a home for independent filmmakers. Looking at the film list, I think we've achieved that."

For full details of the programme and tickets see the festival’s official website, www.romacinemafest.it.

Jennifer Lawrence will be among this year's special guests. Photo credit: BAKOUNINE / Shutterstock.com.

BEST THINGS TO DO IN ROME IN OCTOBER 2025

GUIDE TO THE BEST EVENTS IN ROME THIS MONTH

September is one of the best times to visit Rome. The sweltering heat of August gives way to balmy sunshine and the nights are still warm enough to dine under the stars.

As summer draws to an end, Rome looks October is one of the best times to visit the Eternal City as a new season of cultural events gets underway, from opera and blockbuster exhibitions to free museums and live music.

A novelty this autumn is Luminis, a monumental light installation that illuminates the towering embankment walls along the river Tevere, until 15 October, between Ponte Sisto and Ponte Mazzini.

State museums and archaeological sites in Rome and across Italy will be open for free

on Sunday 5 October. The free landmark sites in the capital range from the Capitoline Museums and the Ara Pacis Museum to Palazzo Altemps and Castel Sant’Angelo.

Rome’s Botanic Garden in Trastevere will host a day of guided tours and workshops as part of Urban Nature, an initiative by the WWF to promote the value and care of nature within cities, on 5 October.

Tevere Day, a week-day festival in celebration of Rome’s river Tiber, takes place from 6-12 October. Now in its seventh year, Tevere Day comprises dozens of free events and activities for all ages including live music, theatre, yoga, rowing, cycling and canoeing as well as food and wine events.

Rome will host the Longines Global Champions Roma Tour, part of the world’s most

prestigious show jumping circuit, at the Circus Maximus, on the weekend of 10-12 October.

Rome’s opera house will stage Adriana Mater in collaboration with the San Francisco Symphony (9-16 October), and Daniel Auber’s three-act ballet Marco Spada (24-29 October).

The Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia will open its new season in late October with a staged version of Wagner’s opera Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), conducted by Daniel Harding, followed by a performance of Bruckner’s Grosse Messe, conducted by Sir Antonio Pappano.

On the weekend of 13-14 October, hundreds of noted Italian buildings and historic sites will open to the public for free for Giornate FAI d’Autunno. This annual autumn event organised by the Fondo Ambiente Italiano allows entry into palaces, villas, castles, churches, gardens, theatres and libraries across Italy.

The 20th edition of the Rome Film Fest runs from 16-27 October, offering cinema fans 12 days of movie premieres, screenings and talks with special guests. The film festival will be based at the Auditorium Parco della Musica, which will host the red carpet, with other events also being held in cultural venues around the city.

In October the capital traditionally enjoys an “Indian summer” known as the Ottobrata Romana, a period of usually balmy weather and wine-soaked festivities linked to the vendemmia grape harvest, celebrated in the city’s Monti quarter from 10-12 October.

The EurHop! craft beer festival returns to the Salone delle Fontane in Rome’s EUR district from 10-12 October. The three-day festival is dedicated to craft beer, with 800 varieties by 100 breweries from Italy and abroad.

Romaeuropa, Rome’s cutting-edge arts festival, returns with a packed programme of contemporary dance, theatre, music, digital art and events for kids, throughout October. The festival, now in its 40th edition, features 110 different shows taking place in venues across the city, with more than 700 artists from around the world.

Runners can look forward to the Wizz Air Rome Half Marathon which takes place on 19 October, with a 21-km route that starts at the Circus Maximus and ends near the Colosseum.

Some of the capital’s big exhibitions in October include Treasures of the Pharaohs at the Scuderie del Quirinale, Alphonse Mucha at Palazzo Bonaparte, and Gauguin at the Museo Storico della Fanteria.

The 10th edition of Rome Art Week, the contemporary art festival of free cultural events in Roman galleries and studios, takes place from 20-25 October, including exhibitions, tours and studio visits.

The 13th European Edition of Maker Faire will be held at the Gazometro in Ostiense from 17-19 October. The family-friendly showcase of invention, creativity and innovation is part of the worldwide Maker Movement, offering hundreds of talks, children’s workshops and hands-on demonstrations.

Rome usually opens its municipal Rose Garden on the slopes of the Aventine hill to allow the public a chance to admire the autumn blooms, normally in the last week of October and the first week of November.

Finally, for those in search of the perfect pumpkin for Halloween, check out the Fattoria della Zucca, an American-style pumpkin field in Sacrofano north of Rome.

For updated events in Rome see the What’s On guide on our website, www.wantedinrome.com.

ARTandSEEK

English-language cultural workshops and visits to museums and exhibitions for children in Rome. For event details tel. 3315524440, email artandseekforkids@gmail.com, or see website, www.artandseekforkids.com.

Bioparco

special activities for children and their families at weekends and during the summer. When little legs get tired, take a ride around the zoo on an electric train. Open daily Viale del Giardino Zoologico 20 (Villa Borghese), tel. 063608211, www.bioparco.it.

Bowling Silvestri

with good facilities for children aged 4 and over, adults and disabled children.

a pizzeria. Via G. Zoega 6 (Monteverde/Bravetta), tel. 0666158206, www.bowlingsilvestri.com.

Casa del Parco

Eco-friendly workshops, in Italian, in which kids can learn about nature and how to care for the environment. Located in the Valle dei Casali nature park. Via del Casaletto 400, tel. 3475540409, www.valledeicasali.com.

of animated lectures, creative workshops, cultural projects and educational activities for children from the age of three. Tues-Fri 14.30, Sat-Sun 11.00 and -

Cinecittà World

of cinema features high-tech attractions, real and virtual roller coasters, aquatic shows such as Super Splash, giant elephant rides and attractions with EUR, south of Rome. Via di Castel Romano, S.S. 148 Pontina, www.cinecittaworld.it.

Climbing

Associazione Sportiva Climbing Side. Basic and competitive climbing courses for 6-18 year olds.no/Mostacciano), tel. 3356525473.

Explora

creative workshops for small children in addition to holding regular animated lectures, games and meetings with authors of children’s books. Via Flaminia 80/86, tel. 063613776, www.mdbr.it.

Go-karting

Club Kartroma is a circuit with go-karts for children over 9 and two-seater karts for an adult and a child under 8. Closed Mon. For details see website. Via della Muratella (Ponte Galeria), tel. 0665004962, www.kartroma.it.

Hortis Urbis

Association providing hands-on horticultural workshops for children, usually in Italian but sometimes in English, in the Appia Antica park. Weekend activities include sowing seeds, cultivating plants and harvesting vegetables Junior gardeners must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Via Appia Antica 42/50, www.hortusurbis.it.

Il Nido

Based in Testaccio, this association supports expectant mothers, parents, babies and small children. It holds regular educational and social events, many of them in English. Via Marmorata 169 (Testaccio), tel. 0657300707, www.associazioneilnido.it.

Luneur

Located in the southern EUR suburb, Luneur is Italy’s oldest amusement park. Highlights include ferris wheel, roller coaster, carousel horses, bamboo tunnel, maze, giant swing and a Wizard of Oz-style farm. Aimed at children aged up to 12. Entr y fee €2.50, payable in person or online. Via delle Tre Fontane 100, www.luneurpark.it.

Rainbow Magicland

divided into three categories: brave, ever yone, and kids. Highlights include down-hill rafting, a water roller coaster through Mayan-style pyramids, and the Shock launch coaster Located in Valmonte, south-east of the capital. Via della Pace, 00038 Valmontone, www.rainbowmagicland.it.

Zoomarine

other animals for children of all ages. It is also possible to rent little play carts. Children under 10 must be accompanied by an adult. Via Casablanca 61, Torvaianica, Pomezia, tel. 0691534, www.zoomarine.it.

Rome’s reputation as an important street art capital continues to grow with new murals by important Italian and international street artists appearing all the time. Most of the works are located in the suburbs, often far from the centre. Here is where to find Rome’s main street art projects and murals.

from the centre. Here is where to find the main street art projects and murals around Rome.

Esquilino

Murals by Alice Pasquini, Gio Pistone, Nicola Alessandrini, Diamond. Casa dell’Architettura, Piazza Mafredo Fanti 47. Marconi

Murals by Alice Pasquini, Gio Pistone, Nicola Alessandrini, Diamond. Casa dell'Architettura, Piazza Manfredo Fanti 47.

Marconi

The M.A.G.R. (Museo Abusivo Gestito dai Rom), a project by French street artist Seth is located in a former soap factory on Via Antonio Avogadro, opposite Ostiense’s landmark Gasometro. For details see www.999contemporary.com.

The M.A.G.R. (Museo Abusivo Gestito dai Rom), a project by French street artist Seth is located in a former soap factory on Via Antonio Avogadro, opposite Ostiense's landmark Gasometro. For details see www.999contemporary.com.

Museo dell’Altro e dell’Altrove di Metropoliz

This former meat factory in the outskirts of Rome is now a street art museum as well as being home to some 200 squatting migrants. The Museo dell’Altro e dell’Altrove di Metropoliz, or MAAM, is only open on Saturdays, and features the work of more than 300 artists including Edoardo Kobra, Gio Pistone, Sten&Lex, Pablo Echaurren and Borondo. See MAAM Facebook page for details. Via Prenestina 913. Ostiense

This former meat factory in the outskirts of Rome is now a street art museum as well as being home to some 200 squatters, many of them migrants. The Museo dell’Altro e dell’Altrove di Metropoliz, or MAAM, is only open on Saturdays, and features the work of more than 300 artists including Edoardo Kobra, Gio Pistone, Sten&Lex and Diamond. See MAAM Facebook page for details. Via Prenestina 913.

Ostiense

Fronte Del Porto by Blu. Via del Porto Fluviale.

Fish’n'Kids by Agostino Iacurci. Via del Porto Fluviale.

Fish’n’Kids by Agostino Iacurci. Via del Porto Fluviale.

Wall of Fame by JB Rock. Via dei Magazzini Generali.

Wall of Fame by JB Rock. Via dei Magazzini Generali. Shelley by Ozmo. Ostiense underpass, Via Ostiense.

Shelley by Ozmo. Ostiense underpass, Via Ostiense. Palazzo occupato by Blu, Via Ostiense.

Palazzo occupato by Blu, Via Ostiense.

Pigneto

Tributes to Pier Paolo Pasolini by Maupal, Mr. Klevra and Omino 71.

Via Fanfulla da Lodi.

2501 mural on Via Fortebraccio.

Blu Landscape by Sten & Lex. Via Francesco Baracca.

Via Fanfulla da Lodi. 2501 mural on Via Fortebraccio. Blu Landscape by Sten & Lex. Via Francesco Baracca.

Prati

Anna Magnani portrait by Diavù. Nuovo Mercato Trionfale, Via Andrea Doria. Daniza the bear by ROA. Via Sabotino.

Primavalle

The Roadkill by Fintan Magee. Via Cristoforo Numai. Theseus stabbing the Minotaur by Pixelpancho. Via Pietro Bembo.

The Roadkill by Fintan Magee. Via Cristoforo Numai.

Theseus stabbing the Minotaur by Pixelpancho. Via Pietro Bembo. Quadraro

Quadraro

Tunnel murals by Mr THOMS and Gio Pistone. Via Decio Mure.

NidodiVespe by Lucamaleonte. Via del Monte del Grano.

Tunnel murals by Mr THOMS and Gio Pistone. Via Decio Mure. Nido di Vespe by Lucamaleonte. Via del Monte del Grano. Baby Hulk by Ron English. Via dei Pisoni 89.

Baby Hulk by Ron English. Via dei Pisoni 89.

Rebibbia

Murals by Blu. Via Ciciliano and Via Palombini (Casal dè Pazzi). Welcome to Rebibbia by Zerocalcare. Metro B station.

Murals by Blu. Via Ciciliano and Via Palombini (Casal dè Pazzi).

WelcometoRebibbiaby Zerocalcare. Metro B station.

S. Basilio

SanBa features large-scale works on the façades of social-housing blocks in the disadvantaged north-east suburb of S. Basilio near Rebibbia. The regeneration project includes works by Italian artists Agostino Iacurci, Hitnes and Blu alongside Spain's Liqen. Via Maiolati, Via Osimo, Via Recanati, Via Arcevia, Via Treia.

SanBa features large-scale works on the façades of social-housing blocks in the disadvantaged north-east suburb of S. Basilio near Rebibbia. The regeneration project includes works by Italian artists Agostino Iacurci, Hitnes and Blu alongside Spain’s Liqen. Via Maiolati, Via Osimo, Via Recanati, Via Arcevia, Via Treia.

S. Giovanni

Totti mural by Lucamaleonte. Via Apulia corner of Via Farsalo.

It’s a New Day by Alice Pasquini. Via Anton Ludovico.

S. Lorenzo

Alice Pasquini. Via dei Sabelli. Feminicide mural by Elisa Caracciolo. Via Dei Sardi.

Alice Pasquini. Via dei Sabelli. Feminicide mural by Elisa Caracciolo. Via Dei Sardi. Borondo. Via dei Volsci 159.

Mural by Agostino Iacurci on the Istituto Superiore di Vittorio Lattanzio, Via Aquilonia.

Borondo. Via dei Volsci 159. Mural by Agostino Iacurci on the Istituto Superiore di Vittorio Lattanzio, Via Aquilonia.

S. Pietro

Uma Cabra by Bordalo II. Stazione di S. Pietro, Clivo di Monte del Gallo.

Testaccio

Hunted Wolf by ROA. Via Galvani. #KindComments by Alice Pasquini, Via Volta, Testaccio market.

Tor Pignattara

Dulk. Via Antonio Tempesta. Etnik. Via Bartolomeo Perestrello 51. Coﬀee Break by Etam Cru. Via Ludovico Pavoni.

Tom Sawyer by Jef Aerosol. Via Gabrio Serbelloni.

Pasolini by Diavù. Former Cinema Impero, Via Acqua Bullicante. Hostia by Nicola Verlato. Via Galeazzo Alessi.

Herakut. Via Capua 14. Agostino Iacurci. Via Muzio Oddi 6.

Tor Marancia

Herakut. Via Capua 14. Agostino Iacurci. Via Muzio Oddi 6. Tor Marancia

The Big City Life scheme features 14-m tall murals by 22 Italian and international street artists including Mr Klevra, Seth, Gaia and Jerico. The idea was to transform the area's blocks of ﬂats into an open-air art museum. Via Tor Marancia. www.bigcity.life.it.

The Big City Life scheme features 14-m tall murals by 22 Italian and international street artists including Mr Klevra, Seth, Gaia and Jerico. The idea was to transform the area’s blocks of ﬂats into an open-air art museum. Via Tor Marancia. For full details see website, www.bigcity.life.it.

Clockwise from top left: S. Maria di Shanghai by Mr Klevra (Big City Life), Nido di Vespe by Lucamaleonte, El Devinir by Liqen, Fish'n'Kids by Agostino Iacurci, MAGR by Seth.

ROME'S MAJOR MUSEUMS

VATICAN MUSEUMS

Viale del Vaticano, tel. 0669883860, www.museivaticani.va. Not only the Sistine Chapel but also the Egyptian and Etruscan collections and the Pinacoteca. Mon-Sat 09.00-18.00. Sun (and bank holidays) closed except last Sun of month (free entry, 08.30-12.30). All times refer to last entry. For group tours of the museums and Vatican gardens tel. 0669884667. For private tours (museum only) tel. 0669884947. Closed 26 December and 6 January, Easter Sunday and Monday. Advance booking online: www.biglietteriamusei.vatican.va.

Patrons of the Arts in the Vatican Museums Tel. 0669881814, www.vatican-patrons.org. For private behind-the-scenes tours in the Vatican Museums.

STATE MUSEUMS

Baths of Diocletian

Viale Enrico de Nicola 78, tel. 0639967700, www.archeoroma.beniculturali.it. Part of the protohistorical section of the Museo Nazionale Romano in the Baths of Diocletian plus the restored cloister by Michelangelo. 09.00-19.45. Mon closed.

Borghese Museum

Piazzale Scipione Borghese (Villa Borghese), tel. 06328101, www.galleria.borghese.it. Sculptures by Bernini and Canova, paintings by Titian, Caravaggio, Raphael, Correggio. 09.00-19.30. Mon closed. Entry times at 09.00, 11.00, 13.00 15.00, 17.00. Guided tours in English and Italian.

Castel S. Angelo Museum

Lungotevere Castello 50, tel. 066819111, www.castelsantangelo.com. Emperor Hadrian’s mausoleum used by the popes as a fortress, prison and palace. 09.00-19.00. Mon closed.

Colosseum, Roman forum and Palatine

Colosseum: Piazza del Colosseo. Palatine: entrances at Piazza di S. Maria Nova 53 and Via di S. Gregorio 30. Roman Forum: entrances at Largo Romolo e Remo 5-6 and Piazza di S. Maria Nova 53, tel. 0639967700, www.colosseo-roma.it. 08.30-19.15. Single ticket gives entry to the Colosseum and the Palatine (including the Museo Palatino; last entry one hour before closing). Guided tours in English and Italian.

Crypta Balbi

Via delle Botteghe Oscure 31, tel.0639967700, www.archeologia.beniculturali.it. Museum dedicated to the Middle Ages on the site of the ancient ruins of the Roman Theatre of Balbus. 09.00-19.00. Mon closed. Guided tours in Italian.

Etruscan Museum at Villa Giulia Piazza Villa Giulia 9, tel. 063226571, www.villagiulia.beniculturali.it. National museum of Etruscan civilisation. 08.3019.30. Mon closed.

Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna Viale delle Belle Arti 131, tel. 06322981, 08.30- 19.30. Italy's modern art collection. Mon closed.

MAXXI

Via Guido Reni 6, tel. 063210181, www. fondazionemaxxi.it. National Museum of 21st-century art, designed by Zaha Hadid. Tues-Sun 11.00-19.00, Thurs and Sat 11.00-22.00. Mon closed.

Palazzo Corsini

Via della Lungara, 10, tel. 0668802323, www.barberinicorsini.org. National collection of ancient art, begun by Rome’s Corsini family. 08.30- 19.30. Tues closed.

Museo Nazionale d’Arte Orientale

Italy's museum of oriental art. Piazza Guglielmo Marconi 14 (EUR). For details see website, www.pigorini.beniculturali.it.

Palazzo Altemps

Piazza S. Apollinare 46, tel. 0639967700, www.archeoroma.beniculturali.it. Ancient sculpture from the Museo Nazionale Romano, including the Ludovisi collection. 09.00-19.45. Mon closed.

Palazzo Barberini

Via delle Quattro Fontane 13, tel. 064824184, www.barberinicorsini.org. National collection of 13th- to 16th-century paintings. 08.30- 19.30. Mon closed.

Palazzo Massimo alle Terme

Largo di Villa Peretti 1, tel. 0639967700, www.archeoroma.beniculturali.it. Important Roman paintings, mosaics, sculpture, coins and antiquities from the Museo Nazionale Romano, including the Kircherian collection. 09.00- 19.45. Mon closed.

Villa Farnesina

Via della Lungara 230, tel. 0668027268, www.villafarnesina.it. A 16th-century Renaissance villa with important frescoes by Raphael. Mon-Sat 9.00-14.00 excluding holidays.

CITY MUSEUMS

Centrale Montemartini

Via Ostiense 106, tel. 060608, www.centralemontemartini.org. Over 400 pieces of ancient sculpture from the Capitoline Museums are on show in a former power plant. 09.00-19.00. Mon closed. Guided tours in English for groups if reserved in advance.

Capitoline Museums

Piazza del Campidoglio, tel. 060608, www.museicapitolini.org. The city’s collection of ancient sculpture in Palazzo Nuovo and Palazzo dei Conservatori, plus the Tabularium and the Pinacoteca. 09.00-20.00. Mon closed. Guided tours for groups in English and Italian on Sat and Sun.

Galleria Comunale d’Arte Moderna

Via Francesco Crispi 24, tel. 060608, www.museiincomuneroma.it. The municipal modern art collection. 10.00- 18.00. Mon closed.

MACRO

Via Nizza 138, tel. 060608, www.museomacro.it. Programme of free art events at the city’s contemporary art space. 10.30-19.00. Mon closed.

MATTATOIO

Piazza Orazio Giustiniani 4, tel. 060608. www.museomacro.org. Open for temporary exhibitions 14.00-20.00. Mon closed.

Museo Barracco

Corso Vittorio Emanuele II 166, tel. 0668806848, www.mdbr.it. A collection of mainly pre-Roman sculpture. 09.00- 19.00. Mon closed.

Museo di Roma – Palazzo Braschi

Via S. Pantaleo 10, tel. 060608, en.museodiroma.it. The city’s collection of paintings, etchings, photographs, furniture and clothes from the Middle Ages to the 20th century. 09.00-19.00. Mon closed. Guided tours in English and Italian on prior booking tel. 0682059127.

Museo dei Fori Imperiali and Trajan’s Markets

Via IV Novembre 94, tel. 060608, en.mercatiditraiano.it. Museum dedicated to the forums of Caesar, Augustus, Nerva and Trajan and the Temple of Peace. 09.00-19.00. Mon closed.

Museo Canonica

Viale P. Canonica 2 (Villa Borghese), tel. 060608, www.museocanonica.it. The collection, private apartment and studio of the sculptor and musician Pietro Canonica who died in 1959. 09.00-19.00. Mon closed. Guided tours in Italian and English (book ten days in advance).

Museo Napoleonico

Piazza di Ponte Umberto 1, tel. 060608, www.museonapoleonico.it. Paintings, sculptures and jewellery related to Napoleon and the Bonaparte family. 09.00- 19.00. Mon closed. Guided tours in Italian and English.

PRIVATE MUSEUMS

Casa di Goethe

Via del Corso 18, tel. 0632650412, www. casadigoethe.it. Museum dedicated to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. 10.0018.00. Mon closed.

Chiostro Del Bramante

Bramante’s Renaissance building near Piazza Navona stages exhibitions by important Italian and international artists. Arco della Pace 5, tel. 0668809035 www.chiostrodelbramante.it.

Doria Pamphilj Gallery

Palazzo Doria Pamphilj, Via del Corso 305, tel. 066797323, www.doriapamphilj.it. Residence of the Doria Pamphilj family, it contains the family’s private art collection, which includes a portrait by Velasquez, a sculpture by Bernini, plus works by Raphael, Titian, Tintoretto and Caravaggio. 09.00-19.00.

Galleria Colonna

Palazzo Colonna, Via della Pilotta 17, tel. 066784350, www.galleriacolonna.it. Private collection of works by Veronese, Guido Reni, Pietro di Cortona and Annibale Caracci. Sat 09.00-13.00 only. Private group tours are available seven days a week on request. For wheelchair access contact the gallery to arrange alternative entrance.

Giorgio de Chirico House Museum

Piazza di Spagna 31, tel. 066796546, www.fondazionedechirico.org. Museum dedicated to the Metaphysical painter Giorgio de Chirico. Tues-Sat, rst Sun of month, 10.00, 11.00, 12.00. Guided tours in English, advance booking.

Keats-Shelley House

Piazza di Spagna 26, tel. 066784235, www. keats-shelley-house.it. Museum dedicated to the lives of three English Romantic poets – John Keats, Percy Bysshe Shelley and Lord Byron. Mon-Sat 10.00-13.00, 14.00-18.00.

Guided tours on prior booking.

Museo storico della Liberazione

Via Tasso 145, tel. 067003866, www.museoliberazione.it. Housed in the city's former SS prison, the Liberation Museum were tortured here during the Nazi occupation of Rome from 1943-1944. 09.00-13.15 / 14.15-20.00.

Palazzo Merulana

Via Merulana 121, tel. 0639967800, www.palazzomerulana.it. Museum hosting the early 20th-century Italian art collection, including Scuola Romana paintings, of the Cerasi Foundation. 09.00-20.00. Tues closed.

Villa Farnesina

Via della Lungara 230, tel. 0668027268, www.villafarnesina.it. A 16th-century Renaissance villa with important frescoes by Raphael. Mon-Sat 9.00-14.00 excluding holidays.

CITY MUSEUMS

Centrale Montemartini

Capitoline Museums

Galleria Comunale d’Arte Moderna

Via Francesco Crispi 24, tel. 060608, www.museiincomuneroma.it. The municipal modern art collection. 10.00- 18.00. Mon closed.

MACRO

Via Nizza 138, tel. 060608, www.museomacro.it. Programme of free art events at the city’s contemporary art space. 10.30-19.00. Mon closed.

MATTATOIO

Piazza Orazio Giustiniani 4, tel. 060608. www.museomacro.org. Open for temporary exhibitions 14.00-20.00. Mon closed.

Museo Barracco

Corso Vittorio Emanuele II 166, tel. 0668806848, www.mdbr.it. A collection of mainly pre-Roman sculpture. 09.00- 19.00. Mon closed.

Museo di Roma – Palazzo Braschi

Museo dei Fori Imperiali and Trajan’s Markets Via IV Novembre 94, tel. 060608, en.mercatiditraiano.it. Museum dedicated to the forums of Caesar, Augustus, Nerva and Trajan and the Temple of Peace. 09.00-19.00. Mon closed.

Museo Canonica

Museo Napoleonico

PRIVATE MUSEUMS

Casa di Goethe

Via del Corso 18, tel. 0632650412, www. casadigoethe.it. Museum dedicated to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. 10.0018.00. Mon closed.

Chiostro Del Bramante

Bramante’s Renaissance building near Piazza Navona stages exhibitions by important Italian and international artists. Arco della Pace 5, tel. 0668809035 www.chiostrodelbramante.it.

Doria Pamphilj Gallery

Galleria Colonna

Giorgio de Chirico House Museum

Keats-Shelley House

Museo storico della Liberazione

Palazzo Merulana

ROME’S

MOST ACTIVE AND CONTEMPORARY

ART GALLERIES

1/9 Unosunove

1/9 Unosunove focuses on emerging national and international contemporary artists and explores various media including paintings, sculpture and photography. Via degli Specchi 20, tel. 0697613696, www.unosunove.com.

A.A.M. Architettura

Arte Moderna Gallery housing numerous works of contemporary design, photography, drawings and architecture projects. Via dei Banchi Vecchi 61, tel. 0668307537, www. -maam.it.

Contemporary Cluster

Multidisciplinary venue devoted to visual art, design, architecture and fashion design at Palazzo Brancaccio. Via Merulana 248, tel. 0631709949, www.contemporarycluster.com.

C.R.E.T.A.

Cultural association promoting ceramics and the visual, humanistic, musical and culinary arts through workshops, exhibitions and artist residencies. Palazzo Del ni, Via dei Del ni 17, tel. 0689827701, www.cretarome.com.

Dorothy Circus Gallery

Prominent gallery specialising in international pop-surrealist art. Via dei Pettinari 76, tel. 0668805928, www.dorothycircusgallery.com.

Ex Elettrofonica

This architecturally unique contemporary art gallery promotes and supports the work of young international artists. Vicolo S. Onofrio 10-11, tel. 0664760163, www.exelettrofonica.com.

Fondazione Memmo

Contemporary art space that hosts established foreign artists for sitespeci c exhibitions. Via Fontanella Borghese 56b, tel. 0668136598, www.fondazionememmo.it.

Fondazione Pasti cio Cerere

This non-pro t foundation develops and promotes educational projects and residencies for young artists and curators, as well as a programme of exhibitions, lectures, workshops and studio visits. Via degli Ausoni 7, tel. 0645422960, www.pasti ciocerere.com.

Fondazione Volume!

The Volume Foundation exhibits works created speci cally for the gallery with the goal of fusing art and landscape. Via di S. Francesco di Sales 86-88, tel. 06 6892431, www.fondazionevolume.com.

Franz Paludetto

Gallery in S. Lorenzo that promotes the work of Italian and international contemporary artists. Via degli Ausoni 18, www.franzpaludetto.com.

Frutta

This contemporary art gallery supports international and local artists in its unique space. Via dei Salumi 53 tel. 0645508934, www.fruttagallery.com.

Gagosian Gallery

The Rome branch of this international contemporary art gallery hosts some of the biggest names in modern art. Via Francesco Crispi 16, tel.0642086498, www.gagosian.com.

GALLA

Exhibition space designed to showcase original, unconventional art works at a ordable prices by artists working in various elds. Via degli Zingari 28, tel. 3476552515, www.facebook.com/GALLAmonti.

Galleria Alessandro Bonomo

Gallery showing the works of important Italian and international visual artists. Via del Gesù 62, tel. 0669925858, www.bonomogallery.com.

Galleria Valentina Bonomo

Located in a former convent, this gallery hosts both internationally recognised and emerging artists who create works speci cally for the gallery space. Via del Portico d’Ottavia 13, tel. 066832766, www.galleriabonomo.com.

Galleria Frammenti D’Arte

Gallery promoting painting, design and photography by emerging and established Italian and international artists. Via Paola 23, tel. 069357144142, www.fdaproject.com.

Galleria Lorcan O’Neill

High-pro le international artists regularly exhibit at this gallery located near Campo de’ Fiori. Vicolo Dè Catinari 3, tel. 0668892980, www.lorcanoneill.com.

Galleria della Tartaruga

Well-established gallery that has promoted important Italian and foreign artists since 1975. Via Sistina 85/A, tel. 066788956, www.galleriadellatartaruga.com.

Galleria Il Segno

Prestigious gallery showing work by major Italia and international artists since 1957. Via Capo le Case 4, tel. 066791387, www.galleriailsegno.com.

Galleria Mucciaccia

Gallery near Piazza del Popolo promoting established contemporary artists and emerging talents. Largo Fontanella Borghese 89, tel. 0669923801, www.galleriamucciaccia.com.

A new space oriented towards younger artists. Via del Consolato 10, www.operativa-arte.com.

Galleria Russo

This historic gallery holds group and solo exhibitions showcasing the work of major 20th-century Italian painters alongside promising new Italian artists. Via Alibert 20, tel. 066789949, www.galleriarusso.it.

Galleria Varsi

A dynamic gallery promoting street culture and contemporary art movements. Via di A ogalasino 34, www.galleriavarsi.it.

Gavin Brown's Enterprise

New York gallerist Gavin Brown shows the work of internatio nal artists at his Trastevere gallery in a deconsecrated church dating to the eighth century. S. Andrea de Scaphis, Via dei Vascellari 69, www.gavinbrown.biz.

Il Ponte Contemporanea

emerging artists. Via dei Prefetti 17, tel. 066875951, www.ma gazzinoartemoderna.com.

Monitor

This contemporary art gallery o ers an experimental space for a new generation of artists. Palazzo Sforza Cesarini, Via Sforza Cesarini 43 A, t el. 0639378024, www.monitoronline.org.

Nero Gallery

Space dedicated to showcasing young international artists working in pop surrealism, lowbrow art, dark art, comic art and surrealism. Via Castruccio Castracane 9, tel. 0627801418, www.nerogallery.com.

Nomas Foundation

Nomas Foundation promotes contemporary research in art and experimental exhibitions. Viale Somalia 33, tel. 0686398381, www.nomasfoundation.com. Operativa Arte Contemporanea

Art studio-gallery in the house of Carlina and Andrea Bottai showing works by contemporary artists from Rome, Naples and Florence capable of transmitting empathy and emotions. Via dei Cappellari 49, tel. 3397254235, 3663988603, www.piandegiullari2.blogspot.com.

Cultural association and gallery showing work by important contemporary Italian and international artists. Viale Mazzini 1, tel. 3357010795, www.plusartepuls.com.

This internationally known non-pro t contemporary art gallery provides an experimental research centre for contemporary art, architecture, performance and music. Piazza di Porta S. Giovanni 10, tel. 067008691, www.salauno.com.

S.T. Foto libreria galleria Gallery in Borgo Pio representing a diverse range of contemporary art photography. Via degli Ombrellari 25, tel. 0664760105, www.stsenzatitolo.it.

Studio Sales di Norberto Ruggeri

The gallery exhibits pieces by both Italian and international contemporary artists particularly minimalist, postmodern and abstract work. Piazza Dante 2, int. 7/A, tel. 0677591122,

The Rome branch of this contemporary art gallery presents national and international artists and hosts multiple solo exhibitions. Via G. M. Crescimbeni 11, tel. 0688980475,

This contemporary art gallery supports young artists in their research and assists them in their projects to help them emerge into the international art world. Via Francesco Negri 43, tel. 0668809863, www.thegalleryapart.it.

TraleVolte

Contemporary art gallery focusing on the relationship between art and architecture, hosting solo and group shows of Italian and international artists. Piazza di Porta S. Giovanni 10, tel. 0670491663, www.tralevolte.org.

Von Buren Contemporary

Rome-based gallery specialising in a ordable contemporary art by young, emerging Italian artists. Via Giulia 13, tel. 3351633518, www.vonburencontemporary.com.

Wunderkammern

This gallery promotes innovative research of contemporary art. Via Gabrio Serbelloni 124, tel. 0645435662, www.wunderkammern.net.

Z20 Galleria Sara Zanin

Started by art historian Sara Zanin, Z2o Galleria o ers a range of innovative national and international contemporary artists. Via della Vetrina 21, tel. 0670452261, www.z2ogalleria.it.

Galleria Mucciaccia

Gallery near Piazza del Popolo promoting established contemporary artists and emerging talents. Largo Fontanella Borghese 89, tel. 0669923801, www.galleriamucciaccia.com.

Galleria Russo

Galleria Varsi

A dynamic gallery promoting street culture and contemporary art movements. Via di A ogalasino 34, www.galleriavarsi.it.

Gavin Brown's Enterprise

New York gallerist Gavin Brown shows the work of international artists at his Trastevere gallery in a deconsecrated church dating to the eighth century. S. Andrea de Scaphis, Via dei Vascellari 69, www.gavinbrown.biz.

Il Ponte Contemporanea

Hosts exhibitions representing the international scene and contemporary artists of di erent generations. Via Giuseppe Acerbi 31A, tel. 0653098768, www.ilpontecontemporanea.com.

La Nuova Pesa

Well-established gallery showing work by prominent Italian artists. Via del Corso 530, tel. 063610892, www.nuovapesa.it.

MAC Maja Arte Contemporanea

Gallery devoted to exhibitions by prominent Italian artists. Via di Monserrato 30, www.majartecontemporanea.com.

Magazzino d’Arte Moderna

Contemporary art gallery that focuses on young and emerging artists. Via dei Prefetti 17, tel. 066875951, www.magazzinoartemoderna.com.

Monitor

This contemporary art gallery o ers an experimental space for a new generation of artists. Palazzo Sforza Cesarini, Via Sforza Cesarini 43 A, t el. 0639378024, www.monitoronline.org.

Nero Gallery

Nomas Foundation

Nomas Foundation promotes contemporary research in art and experimental exhibitions. Viale Somalia 33, tel. 0686398381, www.nomasfoundation.com. Operativa Arte Contemporanea

A new space oriented towards younger artists. Via del Consolato 10, www.operativa-arte.com.

Pian de Giullari

Plus Arte Puls

Cultural association and gallery showing work by important contemporary Italian and international artists. Viale Mazzini 1, tel. 3357010795, www.plusartepuls.com.

Sala 1

S.T. Foto libreria galleria

Gallery in Borgo Pio representing a diverse range of contemporary art photography. Via degli Ombrellari 25, tel. 0664760105, www.stsenzatitolo.it.

Studio Sales di Norberto Ruggeri

The gallery exhibits pieces by both Italian and international contemporary artists particularly minimalist, postmodern and abstract work. Piazza Dante 2, int. 7/A, tel. 0677591122, www.galleriasales.it.

T293

The Rome branch of this contemporary art gallery presents national and international artists and hosts multiple solo exhibitions. Via G. M. Crescimbeni 11, tel. 0688980475, www.t293.it.

The Gallery Apart

TraleVolte

Von Buren Contemporary Rome-based gallery specialising in a ordable contemporary art by young, emerging Italian artists. Via Giulia 13, tel. 3351633518, www.vonburencontemporary.com.

Wunderkammern

This gallery promotes innovative research of contemporary art. Via Gabrio Serbelloni 124, tel. 0645435662, www.wunderkammern.net.

Z20 Galleria Sara Zanin

Started by art historian Sara Zanin, Z2o Galleria o ers a range of innovative national and international contemporary artists. Via della Vetrina 21, tel. 0670452261, www.z2ogalleria.it.

where to go in Rome WHAT’S ON

Georgina Spengler, Grace, from the exhibition Pandaisía at Maja Arte Contemporanea. See page 28.

EXHIBITIONS

TREASURES OF THE PHARAOHS

24 OCT-3 MAY

A major exhibition dedicated to treasures from Ancient Egypt opens at the Scuderie del Quirinale this autumn. Curated by Dr Tarek El Awady, the exhibition will feature more than 130 works from Egypt’s most important museums. The artefacts on display will illuminate the origins of the Pharaonic civilisation up to the New Kingdom – Ancient Egypt’s golden age, a period of immense wealth, power and territorial expansion into an empire – and the subsequent Third Intermediate Period. The show will also include some of the most significant archaeological discoveries in Egypt in recent years. Among the most important pieces on display will be the Menkaure Triad, the gold sarcophagus of Queen Ahhotep, the gold funerary mask of Amenemope, the gold funerary covering of Pharaoh Psusennes I, and statues of Sennefer, Ramses VI and Thutmose III. This is only the second time that Egypt has authorised the presentation of an exhibition of this importance in Italy,

after the show at Palazzo Grassi in Venice in 2002-2003 which featured 80 pieces. Scuderie del Quirinale, Via Ventiquattro Maggio 16, www.scuderiequirinale.it.

ALPHONSE MUCHA

8 OCT-8 MARCH

Palazzo Bonaparte dedicates an exhibition to the career of Czech artist Alphonz Mucha (1860-1939), best known for his Art Nouveau

decorative depictions of women. Organisers say the exhibition will present “not only the most extensive and comprehensive exhibition ever held on Mucha, but also expand the scope to include the great artists of all time who have explored the theme of beauty and feminine seduction.” The exhibition features more than 150 works by Alphonse Mucha, retracing his entire career, alongside Botticelli’s

Treasures of the Pharaohs at the Scuderie del Quirinale.

Alfonz Mucha at Palazzo Bonaparte.

Venus on loan from the Royal Museums of Turin. Also on display are works by Giovanni Boldini, ancient statues, Renaissance works, Art Nouveau furnishings and objects. Palazzo Bonaparte, Piazza Venezia 5, www.mostrepalazzobonaparte.it.

GEORGINA SPENGLER: PANDAISÍA

2 OCT-8 NOV

Rome’s Maja Arte Contemporanea gallery presents the fourth solo exhibition at the gallery by Georgina Spengler, comprising 15 previously unseen canvases. In Spengler’s works, lush forests dense with scrolls and sumptuous foliage contrast with endangered plant and animal species. The gallery says the exhibited works are “both a celebration and a warning, a visual feast and an ethical meditation: a pictorial banquet that intertwines denunciation and joie de vivre, inviting us to ardently cherish what nourishes humanity and gives meaning to our shared experience of the world.” Maja Arte Contemporanea, Via di Monserrato 30, www.majartecontemporanea.com.

GAUGUIN: THE JOURNAL OF NOA NOA AND OTHER ADVENTURES

6 SEPT-25 JAN

Rome’s Museo Storico della Infanteria dedicates an exhibition to the pioneering Post-Impressionist master Paul Gauguin (1848-1903), titled Gauguin: The Journal of Noa Noa and Other Adventures. The exhibition, inspired by the diary the French artist wrote after his first stay in Tahiti in the early 1890s, is accompanied by magnificent woodcuts illustrating its contents, recounting life on the Polynesian islands, their myths and ancient beliefs. Among the highlights on display is a drawing, Study of Arms, Hands, and Feet, from a celebrated collection that survived the burning of Gauguin’s possessions, ordered by the island’s religious authorities. An entire section is dedicated to the sculptures created by the artist during that period,

along with a series of lithographs from the book Avant et Après, considered Gauguin’s spiritual testament. A curious element of the exhibition is his personal notebook, where among sketches and studies of figures and animals, there is also an in-depth account of the paintings sold, exchanged or donated from that time. The Museo Storico della Fanteria is located in Piazza Santa Croce in Gerusalemme 7. For information and booking contact prenotazioni@navigaresrl.com.

THE SPANISH STEPS, REVISITED

1 MAY-1 NOV

The Keats-Shelley House in Rome celebrates 300 years of the Spanish Steps with an exhibition of work by international artists and architects. Organised in collaboration with the American Academy in Rome and the British School at Rome, the show examines the 18th-century landmark from both a historic and contemporary perspective. The exhibition’s curators Luca Caddia and Fulvio Chimento, together with Ella Francesca Kilgallon and Carlotta Minarelli, invited contemporary artists and architects to present an alternative vision of the Spanish Steps. Designed by Francesco De Sanctis and built between 1723 and 1726, the Spanish Steps is one of Rome’s most loved landmarks, inspiring countless artists, movie directors, poets and writers. Alongside the new “revisited” versions of the Scalinata di Trinità dei Monti, the exhibition

presents rare architectural plans and engravings on loan from prestigious collections in Rome and the Vatican. Keats-Shelley House, Piazza di Spagna 26, www.ksh. roma.it.

FLOWERS: FROM THE RENAISSANCE TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

14 FEB-18 JAN

Rome’s Chiostro del Bramante presents a vibrant exhibition that celebrates the evocative power of flowers, from the Renissance to the age of artificial intelligence. Combining art, science and technology, the exhibition offers a journey through five centuries of art, culture and innovation, from the masterpieces of Jan Brueghel and Ai Weiwei up to contemporary digital art. “Fragile and powerful, flowers speak a universal language capable of spanning centuries and cultures”, providing an inexhaustible source of inspiration for artists of all ages, organisers say. The exhibition comprises more than 90 works from prestigious institutions including Rome’s Galleria Borghese, the Louvre, the Musée d’Orsay, the Petit Palais and the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris. The show also contains works from the botanical and scientific collections of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in London and the Museo Civico di Zoologia in Rome. Chiostro del Bramante, Via Arco della Pace 5, www.chiostrodelbramante.it.

Gauguin: Museo Storico della Fanteria.

ACCADEMIA NAZIONALE DI SANTA CECILIA

WAGNER: DIE WALKURE

23, 25, 27 OCT

The 2025/2026 season opens with a staged version of one of Richard Wagner’s most beloved operas: Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), conducted by Daniel Harding with stage direction by Vincent Huguet. This inauguration marks the start of an unprecedented journey: for the first time in its history, the Accademia will present the complete Ring of the Nibelung cycle in staged form, a major project that will unfold through the 2028/2029 season and which has not been performed in Rome since 1961.

BRUCKNER: GROSSE MESSE

30, 31 OCT, 2 NOV

Sir Antonio Pappano conducts the orchestra and choir of the Acca-

CLASSICAL opera

ADRIANA MATER

9-16 OCT

Rome’s opera house stages a new production of Adriana Mater, in collaboration with the San Francisco Symphony, with music by Kaija Saariaho, conducted by Ernest Martínez Izquierdo and directed by Peter Sellars. Teatro Costanzi, Piazza Beniamino Gigli, www.operaroma.it.

MARCO SPADA

24-29 OCT

David Garforth conducts Daniel Auber’s three-act ballet, with cho-

demia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in a performance of Grosse Messe, a significant sacred choral work by Anton Bruckner, along with Mozart’s Symphony No. 41 Jupiter.

BATIASHVILI / CAPUCON / THIBAUDET

1 NOV

Violinist Lisa Batiashvili, cellist Gautier Capuçon and pianist Jean-

Yves Thibaudet perform Shostakovich’s Trio No. 1, op.8, Debussy’s Piano Trio in G major, and Dvořák’s Piano Trio No. 3, Op. 65.

All concerts take place in the Auditorium Parco della Musica, Viale P. de Coubertin 30. For full details of tickets and performance times see S. Cecilia website, www.santacecilia.it.

reography by Pierre Lacotte, featuring the Orchestra, Étoiles, Primi Ballerini, Solisti and Corpo di Bal-

lo of Teatro dell’Opera di Roma. Teatro Costanzi, Piazza Beniamino Gigli, www.operaroma.it.

Poster for Adriana Mater at Rome’s opera house.

Daniel Harding, photo Riccardo Musacchio.

CULTURE NEWS

LUMINIS LIGHTS UP TIBER

This autumn, a 500-metre stretch of the towering embankment walls along Rome’s river Tevere will be illuminated in a monumental light installation called Luminis. The project comprises a sequence of luminous rectangular frames of various sizes on the right bank between Ponte Sisto and Ponte Mazzini. With his site-specific installation, the 30-year-old Italian artist Mario Carlo Iusi seeks to revive and renew the connection between contemporary art, historical memory and the urban landscape.

Luminis can be experienced two ways: a panoramic view from the opposite bank or nearby bridges, and a close-up view from the quayside Piazza Tevere, where spectators are invited “to observe the work slowly, rediscovering the smallest and most surprising details, inscribed within each luminous frame”, Claudia Pecoraro writes in her critical essay about the installation. “Light is the true protagonist of the project” – Pecoraro writes – “It is light that guides the viewer’s attention, inviting them to linger where their gaze had wandered distractedly and fleetingly”. Luminis offers passersby the chance to “engage not only with the tensions layered in the history of a city like Rome, but also with the broader and more pressing ones that permeate the present”.

Organisers, non-profit association Tevereterno, say the project continues the legacy of William Kentridge who in 2016 created the Triumphs and Laments frieze in the same space, offering an impressive visual narrative on the history of Rome. Luminis will be visible after dusk every night until 15 October, along with a parallel series of free events, open to the public by reservation. For full details see the Tevereterno website, www.tevereterno.org.

ANISH KAPOOR METRO STATION IN NAPLES

Naples has inaugurated its Monte Sant’Angelo metro station, designed by the celebrated British-Indian sculptor Anish Kapoor, in a project that began two decades ago. The subway station on the new Line 7 was launched in early September by the governor of Italy’s southern Campania region, Vincenzo De Luca, in the company of the artist.

The new landmark, part of the city’s ongoing “art stations” programme, was commissioned in 2003 and took more than 20 years to develop, from concept to completion. Blurring the boundaries between architecture and art, Kapoor’s design draws inspiration from the unique geology and mythology of Naples.

“In the city of Mount Vesuvius and Dante’s mythical entrance to the Inferno” - the artist said - “I found it important to try and deal with what it really means to go underground.”

Kapoor, known for his large-scale, perception-altering works including Chicago’s Cloud Gate, has created two distinct entrances for the station.

One - crafted from weathering Corten steel - swells out of the ground in a raw, almost volcanic form, a striking sculpture with surfaces destined to oxidize and change colour over time. In stark contrast, the second entrance offers a smooth, tubular opening of polished aluminum that appears sunken into the urban landscape.

Born in Mumbai in 1954, Kapoor trained as an artist in London, where he began his career in the late 1970s. Global recognition came in 1990 when he represented the UK at the Venice Biennale – receiving the Premio Duemila – and in 1991 when he won the Turner Prize, Britain’s highest award for contemporary art.

Scheduled to become operational on 15 October, the new Line 7 will connect the Soccavo Circumflegrea station with Monte Sant’Angelo, a strategic hub for the western part of Naples and the Federico II University.

Andy Devane

Anish Kapoor’s new metro station in Naples.

Luminis lights up the banks of the river Tiber.

The following is a list of the main musical associations in Rome but it is not a deﬁnitive list of all the music that is available in the city There are also concerts in many of the churches and sometimes in the museums.

Auditorium Conciliazione, Via della Conciliazione 4, www.auditoriumconciliazione.it

MUSIC THE A TRE CINEMA VENUES

TRE MUSIC THEATRE CINEMA DANCE OPERA

Auditorium Parco della Musica, Viale P de Coubertin 30, www.auditorium.com

Olimpico, Piazza Gentile da Fabriano 17, www.filarmonicaromana.org. The new season starts on 15 Oct

Accademia Filarmonica Romana, Teatro Olimpico, Piazza Gentile da Fabriano 17, www.filarmonicaromana.org. The new season starts on 15 Oct

Accademia S. Cecilia, www.santacecilia.it. All concerts at Auditorium Parco della Musica. The new season starts on 5 Oct

Istituzione Universitaria dei Concerti, Aula Magna, Università la Sapienza, www.concertiiuc.it

Accademia S. Cecilia, www.santacecilia.it. All concerts at Auditorium Parco della Musica. The new season starts on 5 Oct

Oratorio del Gonfalone, Via del Gonfalone 32a, www.oratoriogonfalone.com

Istituzione Universitaria dei Concerti, Aula Magna, Università la Sapienza, www.concertiiuc.it

classical cinema

RomeConcerts, Methodist Church, Piazza Ponte S. Angelo, www.romeconcerts.it

Oratorio del Gonfalone, Via del Gonfalone 32a, www.oratoriogonfalone.com

Roma Sinfonietta, Auditorium Ennio Morricone, Torvergata, www.romasinfonietta.com

RomeConcerts, Methodist Church, Piazza Ponte S. Angelo, www.romeconcerts.it

Roma Tre Orchestra, some concerts are at Teatro Palladium, Piazza Bartolomeo Romano 8, teatropalladium.uniroma3.it, while others are at the Aula Magna, Scuola Lettere Filosofia Lingue, Universita Roma Tre, Via Ostienze 234, www.r30.org

Roma Sinfonietta, Auditorium Ennio Morricone, Torvergata, www.romasinfonietta.com

There are often concerts, festivals and opera recitals in several churches in Rome.

All Saints' Anglican Church, Via Babuino 153, www.allsaintsrome.org

There are often concerts, festivals and opera recitals in several churches in Rome.

All Saints' Anglican Church, Via Babuino 153, www.allsaintsrome.org

Ponte S. Angelo Methodist Church, Ponte S. Angelo, www.methodistchurchrome.com

Oratorio del Caravita, Via della Caravita 7

Ponte S. Angelo Methodist Church, Ponte S. Angelo, www.methodistchurchrome.com

Oratorio del Caravita, Via della Caravita 7

St Paul's Within the Walls, Via Nazionale and the corner of Via Nazionale, www.stpaulsrome.it

S. Agnese in Agone, Sagrestia del Borromini, Piazza Navona

St Paul's Within the Walls, Via Nazionale and the corner of Via Nazionale, www.stpaulsrome.it

S. Agnese in Agone, Sagrestia del Borromini, Piazza Navona

Palazzo Doria Pamphilj hosts a series called Opera Serenades by Night with Dinner throughout the year. There is a concert, a tour of the museum and dinner afterwards. Via del Corso 305, www.doriapamphilj.com

Palazzo Doria Pamphilj hosts a series called Opera Serenades by Night with Dinner throughout the year There is a concert, a tour of the museum and dinner afterwards. Via del Corso 305, www.doriapamphilj.com

cinema

The following cinemas show movies in English or original language, and sometimes foreign ﬁlm festivals.

Adriano, Piazza Cavour 22, tel. 0636767

The following cinemas show movies in English or original language, and sometimes foreign ﬁlm festivals. See Wanted in Rome website for weekly updates.

Barberini, Piazza Barberini 24-26, tel. 0686391361

Adriano, Piazza Cavour 22, tel. 0636767

Casa del Cinema, Largo Marcello Mastroianni 1, tel. 06423601, www.casadelcinema.it

Barberini, Piazza Barberini 24-26, tel. 0686391361

Cinema dei Piccoli, Viale della Pineta 15, tel. 068553485

Casa del Cinema, Largo Marcello Mastroianni 1, tel. 06423601, www.casadelcinema.it

Farnese Persol, Piazza Campo de’ Fiori 56, tel. 066864395, www.cinemafarnesepersol.com

Cinema dei Piccoli, Viale della Pineta 15, tel. 068553485

Greenwich, Via G. Bodoni 59, tel. 065745825

Intrastevere, Vicolo Moroni 3, tel. 065884230

Farnese Persol, Piazza Campo de’ Fiori 56, tel. 066864395, www.cinemafarnesepersol.com

Lux, Via Massaciuccoli 31, tel. 0686391361

Greenwich, Via G. Bodoni 59, tel. 065745825

Intrastevere, Vicolo Moroni 3, tel. 065884230

Nuovo Olimpia, Via in Lucina 16/g, tel. 066861068

Lux, Via Massaciuccoli 31, tel. 0686391361

Nuovo Sacher, Largo Ascianghi 1, tel. 065818116

Odeon, Piazza Stefano Jacini 22, tel. 0686391361

Nuovo Olimpia, Via in Lucina 16/g, tel. 066861068

Space Moderno, Piazza della Repubblica 44, tel. 06892111

Nuovo Sacher, Largo Ascianghi 1, tel. 065818116

Odeon, Piazza Stefano Jacini 22, tel. 0686391361

Space Parco de’ Medici, Viale Salvatore Rebecchini 3-5, tel. 06892111

Space Moderno, Piazza della Repubblica 44, tel. 06892111

Troisi, Via Girolamo Induno 1, www.cinematroisi.it.

Space Parco de’ Medici, Viale Salvatore Rebecchini 3-5, tel. 06892111

dance opera

Teatro Costanzi, Teatro Piazza Beniamino Gigli 1, ww Teatro Olimpico, Piazza Gentile da Fabriano 17, www.teatroolimpico.it

Teatro Costanzi, Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, Piazza Beniamino Gigli 1, www.operaroma.it

Teatro Vascello, Via Giacinto Carini 78, www.teatrovascello.it

Teatro Olimpico, Piazza Gentile da Fabriano 17, www.teatroolimpico.it

Teatro Vascello, Via Giacinto Carini 78, www.teatrovascello.it

rock pop

Concert venues ranging from major pop and rock groups to jazz and acoustic gigs.

Alexanderplatz, Via Ostia 9, tel. 0683775604 www.alexanderplatzjazzclub.it

Concert venues ranging from major pop and rock groups to jazz and acoustic gigs.

Teatro Costanzi, Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, Piazza Beniamino Gigli 1, www.operaroma.it

Laniﬁcio 159, Via di Pietralata 159, tel. 0641780081, www.lanificio159.com

Live Alcazar, Via Cardinale Merry del Val 14, tel. 065810388, www.livealcazar.com

Alexanderplatz, Via Ostia 9, tel. 0683775604 www.alexanderplatzjazzclub.it

Angelo Mai Altrove, Via delle Terme di Caracalla 55, www.angelomai.org

Atlantico, Viale dell’Oceano Atlantico 271d, tel. 065915727, www.atlanticoroma.it

Auditorium Parco della Musica, Viale P de Coubertin, tel. 06892982, www.auditorium.com

Casa del Jazz, Viale di Porta Ardeatina 55, tel. 06704731, www.casajazz.it

Auditorium Parco della Musica, Viale P de Coubertin, tel. 06892982, www auditorium.com

theatreCasa del Jazz, Viale di Porta Ardeatina 55, tel. 06704731, www.casajazz.it

theatre

Teatro Argentina, Largo di Torre Argentina 52, tel. 06684000314, www.teatrodiroma.net

Teatro Belli, Piazza di S. Apollonia 11, tel. 065894875, www.teatrobelli.it

Teatro Argentina, Largo di Torre Argentina 52, tel. 06684000314, www.teatrodiroma.net

Teatro Belli, Piazza di S. Apollonia 11, tel. 065894875, www.teatrobelli.it

Teatro Brancaccio, Via Merulana 244, tel. 0680687231 www.teatrobrancaccio.it

Teatro Ghione, Via delle Fornaci 37, tel. 066372294 www.teatroghione.it

Teatro Brancaccio, Via Merulana 244, tel. 0680687231 www.teatrobrancaccio.it

Teatro Ghione, Via delle Fornaci 37, tel. 066372294 www.teatroghione.it

Teatro India, Lungotevere Vittorio Gassman 1, tel. 06684000311, www.teatrodiroma.net

Live Alcazar, Via Cardinale Merry del Val 14, tel. 065810388, www.livealcazar.com

Monk Club, Via Giuseppe Mirri 35, tel. 0664850987, www.monkroma.it

PalaLottomatica, Piazzale dello Sport 1, tel. 06540901, www.palalottomatica.it

Monk Club, Via Giuseppe Mirri 35, tel. 0664850987, www.monkroma.it

PalaLottomatica, Piazzale dello Sport 1, tel. 06540901, www.palalottomatica.it

Rock in Roma, Via Appia Nuova 1245, tel. 0654220870 www.rockinroma.com

Teatro Quirinetta, Via Marco Minghetti 5, tel. 0669925616, www.quirinetta.com

Unplugged in Monti, Blackmarket, Via Panisperna 101, www.unpluggedinmonti.com

Teatro Olimpico, Piazza Gentile da Fabriano 17, tel. 063265991, www.teatroolimpico.it

Teatro S. Genesio, Via Podgora 1, tel. 063223432, www.teatrosangenesio.it

Teatro S. Genesio, Via Podgora 1, tel. 063223432 www.teatrosangenesio.it

Teatro Sistina, Via Sistina 129, tel. 064200711, www.ilsistina.it

Teatro Vascello, Via Giacinto Carini 78, tel 065898031 www.teatrovascello.it

Teatro Vascello, Via Giacinto Carini 78, tel. 065898031, www.teatrovascello.it

Teatro Vittoria, Piazza di S. Maria Liberatrice 10, tel. 065781960, www.teatrovittoria.it

PUMPKIN RISOTTO WITH GORGONZOLA

PUMPKIN IS THE OBVIOUS CHOICE FOR A PERFECT HALLOWEEN-THEMED RECIPE.

This time of year sees the versatile orange esh used throughout Rome for a wide array of savoury dishes, pizza toppings and sweet pies and tarts.

This recipe uses a creamy pumpkin purée, infused with a slight hint of sage, with spicy kick of gorgonzola to create a hearty risotto, ideal for the colder autumn nights.

Although here used with rice, the pumpkin purée could also be used as the base of pumpkin soup (just add vegetable stock) or combined with crunchy guanciale or pancetta for a great pasta dish.

Ingredients

10 fresh sage leaves

700g pumpkin

Extra virgin olive oil

1 red onion, chopped

60g butter

(Serves 4)

6 small (espresso) cups of Arborio rice

100ml white wine

1 litre vegetable stock

100g gorgonzola piccante, cut into cubes

First tie the sage leaves together with kitchen string. Remove any rind from the pumpkin and cut the esh into 2cm cubes.

Heat about 5 tablespoons of olive oil in a large pan and add the the chopped onion, pumpkin and sage.

Season with salt and pepper and cook on a low-medium heat until the pumpkin is soft and falling apart (about 25-30 minutes). Then remove the bunch of sage leaves and blend the pumpkin into a smooth, creamy purée.

In a separate saucepan, melt the butter with a tablespoon of olive oil and add the rice. Season with salt and toast for 3-4 minutes.

Add the white wine and cook until the alcohol evaporates.

Pour in enough pumpkin to cover the rice, add ladle of vegetable stock and continue to cook on a medium heat, stirring continuously.

When the rice has absorbed almost all of the liquid add the rest of the pumpkin and continue cook, stirring all the time and adding more stock when necessary, until the rice is al dente, about 15-20 minutes.

Turn o the heat and add the gorgonzola, stirring well to melt it into the sauce.

Serve immediately.

The best vegan and vegetarian restaurants in Rome

From breakfast to dinner, from bistros to restaurants, the choice for veggies and vegans in Rome is ever wider. You can enjoy delicious dishes that don’t skimp on flavour or cause any harm to animals.

SO WHAT?!?

The dishes at this totally vegan restaurant in Pigneto recreate traditional recipes (there being a particular focus on zero km and organic products). So it’s not just spoonfuls of veloutés and salads here, you can enjoy starters such as gluten-free fettuccine with ragu and pesto gnocchi with sage and cashews (€8.50), to mains such as zuccotto made with lentils in the Mediterranean style (€8.50) and desserts such as tofu cake with blueberries and ginger (€5).

ROMEOW CAT BISTRO

The cooking at this bistro that’s seemingly half run by cats (the eatery’s permanent residents), is entirely vegan, taking inspiration from Indian and Mexican cuisine, while also serving a menu of raw food. You can enjoy muffins, brownies and raw cakes for breakfast, for lunch and dinner there’s troccolo (thick spaghetti) with wild asparagus, a light turmeric cream and asparagus chips.

LA CAPRA CAMPA

One of Rome’s best known vegan bistros offers only 0 km vegetables, that come directly from the Lazio countryside: the flours, legumes and grains are all organic, and the dry fruit is fair trade. And if that isn’t enough, the gluten-free and ‘vegan cheeses’ are made in-house.

GREZZO

If you’ve got a sweet tooth and don’t want to give up the cheese cake, tiramisù and other delicious desserts, there’s Grezzo, the raw patisserie and chocolate shop. The tasty raw chocolate is manipulated at low temperatures to keep all the nutritional qualities of the cocoa. All the desserts are completely vegan and gluten free.

UOVO À POIS

If you feel like a sweet treat made with whole-wheat flour and natural, unrefined sugar (the only exception being the icing sugar and food colourings used in the cake decoration), and free from milk and hydrogenated fat, this organic, gourmet patisserie is the place for you. There are also whole cakes available to order and pastries made with alternative sugars.

UNIVERSO VEGANO

If you’re craving fast food and tasty paninis, look no further than Universo Vegano, the cruelty-free franchise that uses no products that are derived from animals and serves only home-made Italian food, using no conservatives or colourants. You can try the vegetarian pizza, the Bolognese vegan lasagne, the paella or the tofu and spinach cannelloni.

IL MARGUTTA

Known as RistorArte, is famous in Rome for being an excellent vegetarian restaurant where you enjoy, other than gourmet food, art exhibitions, theatre shows, book launches, meet-ups and debates. At Il Margutta, from brunch until dinner time, the dishes are made with the highest quality products. There’s a tasting menu (and even a vegan menu available) or you can eat from the à la carte menu.

ORTO

A vegetarian restaurant in Prati where the food is affordable and the portions are huge, packed with lots of organic vegetables and delicious local olive oil. For dinner there’s an à la carte menu and at lunch time there’s an enormous buffet. There are also two specials each week for when you feel like trying something a little different.

LE BISTROT

A vegan and vegetarian restaurant with a retro vibe, serving traditional recipes with a focus on Mediterranean flavours. You can try the onion or vegetable soup (€12), black spaghetti with taggiasca olives (€12) and red turnip and truffle risotto (€12). Don’t miss the desserts – there are traditional sweet treats or vegan and gluten free versions.

FIORE CRUDO E VAPORE

A restaurant where the cuisine combines local and traditional recipes with raw cooking. As a result vegetarians, vegans and carnivores alike feast beside one another. The restaurant tries to satisfy every taste and dietary requirement, with organic produce and a huge menu. You can try gourmet dishes, raw food recipes, salads and a selection of raw and traditional desserts.

So What?!?, Via Ettore Giovenale 58, tel. 3298265250.

Romeow Cat Bistrot, Via Francesco Negri 15, tel. 0657289203. La Capra Campa, Via Dignano D’Istria 51/a, tel. 327456 8592. Grezzo, Via Urbana 30, tel. 06483443.

Uovo à Pois, Via Pellegrino Matteaucci 62, tel. 3429448443.

Universo Vegano, Piazza del Paradiso 18, tel. 3481004757. Il Margutta RistorArte, Via Margutta 118, tel. 0632650577. Orto, Via Giuseppe Gioacchino Belli 142, tel. 0645678050. Le Bistrot, Via delle Sette Chiese 160, tel. 065128991. Fiore Crudo e Vapore, Via Boncompagni 31/33, tel. 0642020400.

Associations

American International Club of Rome tel. 0645447625, www.aicrome.org

American Women’s Association of Rome tel. 064825268, www.awar.org

Association of British Expats in Italy britishexpatsinitaly@gmail.com

Canadian Club of Rome canadarome@gmail.com

Circolo di Cultura Mario Mieli

Gay and lesbian international contact group, tel. 065413985, www.mariomieli.net

Commonwealth Club of Rome ccrome08@gmail.com

Daughters of the American Revolution Pax Romana Chapter NSDAR paxromana@daritaly.com, www.daritaly.com

Books

The following bookshops and libraries have books in English and other languages as specified.

Almost Corner Bookshop

Via del Moro 45, tel. 065836942

Anglo American Bookshop

Via delle Vite 27, tel. 066795222

Bibliothèque Centre Culturel

Saint-Louis de France (French)

Largo Toniolo 20-22, tel. 066802637 www.saintlouisdefrance.it

La librerie Française de Rome La Procure (French)

Piazza S. Luigi dei Francesi 23, tel. 0668307598, www.libreriefrancaiserome.com

Libreria Feltrinelli International Via V.E. Orlando 84, tel. 064827878, www.lafeltrinelli.it

Religious

All Saints’ Anglican Church

Via del Babuino 153/b tel. 0636001881

Sunday service 08.30 and 10.30

Anglican Centre

Piazza del Collegio Romano 2, tel. 066780302, www.anglicancentreinrome.com

Beth Hillel (Jewish Progressive Community) tel. 3899691486, www.bethhillelroma.org

Bible Baptist Church

Via di Castel di Leva 326, tel. 3342934593, www.bbcroma.org, Sunday 11.00

Christian Science Services

Via Stresa 41, tel. 063014425

Church of All Nations

Lungotevere Michelangelo 7, tel. 069870464

Church of Sweden

Via A. Beroli 1/e, tel. 068080474, Sunday service 11.15 (Swedish)

International Women’s Club of Rome tel. 0633267490, www.iwcofrome.it

Irish Club of Rome

irishclubofrome@gmail.com, www.irishclubofrome.org

Luncheon Club of Rome tel. 3338466820

Patrons of Arts in the Vatican Museums tel. 0669881814, www.vatican-patrons.org

Professional Woman’s Association www.pwarome.org

United Nations Women’s Guild tel. 0657053628, unwg@fao.org, www.unwgrome.multiply.com

Welcome Neighbor tel. 3479313040, dearprome@tele2.it, www.wntome-homepage.blogspot.com

Libreria Quattro Fontane (international) Via delle Quattro Fontane 20/a, tel. 064814484

Libreria Spagnola Sorgente (Spanish) Piazza navona 90, tel. 0668806950, www.libreriaspagnola.it

Open Door Bookshop (second hand books English, French, German, Italian) Via della Lungaretta 23, tel. 065896478, www.books-in-italy.com

Otherwise

Via del Governo Vecchio, tel. 066879825, www.otherwisebookshop.com

Footsteps Inter-Denominational Christian

South Rome, tel. 0650917621, 3332284093, North Rome, tel. 0630894371, akfsmes.styles@tiscali.it

International Central Gospel Church Via XX Settembre 88, tel. 0655282695

International Christian Fellowship Via Guido Castelnuovo 28, tel. 065594266, Sunday service 11.00

Jewish Community

Tempio Maggiore, Lungotevere Cenci, tel. 066840061

Lay Centre at Foyer Unitas

Largo della Sanità Militare 60, tel. 067726761

Lutheran Church

Via Toscana 7, corner Via Sicilia 70, tel. 064817519, Sunday service 10.00 (German)

Ponte S. Angelo Methodist Church

Piazza Ponte S. Angelo, tel. 066868314, Sunday Service 10.30

Pontifical Irish College (Roman Catholic)

Via dei SS. Quattro 1, tel. 06772631. Sunday service 10.00

Roma Baptist Church

Piazza S. Lorenzo in Lucina 35, tel. 066876652, 066876211, Suday service 10.30, 13.00 (Filipino), 16.00 (Chinese)

Roma Buddhist Centre Vihara

Via Mandas 2, tel. 0622460091

Rome International Church

Via Cassia km 16, www.romeinternational.org

Rome Mosque (Centro Islamico)

Via della Moschea, tel. 068082167, 068082258

St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church

Via XX Settembre 7, tel. 064827627, Sunday service 11.00

St Francis Xavier del Caravita (Roman Catholic)

Via Caravita 7, www.caravita.org, Sunday service 11.00

Support groups

Alcoholics Anonymous tel. 064742913, www.aarome.com

Archè (HIV+children and their families) tel. 0677250350, www.arche.it

Associazione Centro Astalli (Jesuit refugee centre) Via degli Astalli 14/a, tel. 0669700306

Associazione Ryder Italia (Support for cancer patients and their families) tel. 065349622/06582045580, www.ryderitalia.it

Astra (Anti-stalking risk assessment) tel. 066535499, www.differenzadonna.it

Caritas soup kitchen

(Mensa Giovanni Paolo II) Via delle Sette Sale 30, tel. 0647821098, 11.00-13.30 daily

Caritas foreigners’ support centre Via delle Zoccolette 19, tel. 066875228, 06681554

Caritas hostel

Via Marsala 109, tel. 064457235

Caritas legal assistance

Piazza S. Giovanni in Laterano 6/a, tel. 0669886369

Celebrate Recovery Christian group tel. 3381675680

Transport

•Atac (Rome bus, metro and tram) tel. 800431784, www.atac.roma.it

•Ciampino airport tel.06794941, www.adr.it

•Fiumicino airport tel. 0665951, www.adr.it

•Taxi tel. 060609-065551-063570-068822-064157066645-064994

•Traffic info tel. 1518

•Trenitalia (national railways) tel. 892021, www.trenitalia.it

St Isidore College (Roman Catholic)

Via degli Artisti 41, tel. 064885359, Sunday service 10.00

St Patrick’s Church (Roman Catholic), Via Boncompagni 31, tel. 068881827, www.stpatricksamericaninrome.org

Weekday Masses in English 18.00, Saturday Vigil 18.00, Sunday 09.00 and 10.30

St Paul’s within-the-Walls (Anglican Episcopal) Via Nazionale, corner Via Napoli, tel. 064883339, Sunday service 08.30, 10.30 (English), 13.00 (Spanish)

St Silvestro Church (Roman Catholic)

Piazza S. Silvestro 1, tel. 066977121, Sunday service 10.00 and 17.30

Venerable English College (Roman Catholic), Via di Monserrato 45, tel. 066868546, Sunday service 10.00

Comunità di S. Egidio

Piazza di S. Egidio 3/a, tel. 068992234

Comunità di S. Egidio soup kitchen Via Dandolo 10, tel. 065894327, 17.00-19.30 Wed, Fri, Sat Information line for disabled tel. 800271027

Joel Nafuma Refugee Centre

St Paul’s within-the-Walls Via Nazionale, corner Via Napoli, tel. 064883339

Mason Perkins Deafness Fund (Support for deaf and deaf-blind children), tel. 06444234511, masonperkins@gmail.com, www.mpds.it

Overeaters Anonymous tel. 064743772

Salvation Army (Esercito della Salvezza)

Centro Sociale di Roma “Virgilio Paglieri” Via degli Apuli 41, tel. 064451351

Support for elderly victims of crime (Italian only) Largo E. Fioritto 2, tel. 0657305104

The Samaritans Onlus (Confidential telephone helpline for the distressed) tel. 800860022

Chiamaroma

24-hour, multilingual information line for services in Rome, run by the city council, tel. 060606

Emergency numbers

•Ambulance tel. 118

•Carabinieri tel. 112

•Electricity and water faults (Acea) tel. 800130336

•Fire brigade tel. 115

•Gas leaks (Italgas-Eni) tel. 800900999

•Police tel. 113

•Rubbish (Ama) tel. 8008670355