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Within the project ‘La Città degli Uffizi‘, remarkable art exhibitions continue within the Florence area, in Italy. The aim of the project is to disclose masterpieces that are usually hidden in the Galleria degli Uffizi‘s deposits, and to connect them to the public and to local territories sourrounding the city of  Florence. Consequently, it is [...]

The Life Beyond Tourism Forum is happy to announce that the  2007 proceedings of the International ConferenceValues and Criteria in Heritage Preservation held with the co-operation of ICOMOS and ICCROM in Florence, March 1.4 2007. Below, we quote the foreword to the International Conference by Mounir Bouchenaki -Director General ICCROM, Andrzej Tomaszewski – President ICOMOS [...]

The Life Beyond Tourism Forum is happy to announce that the  2008 proceedings of the International Conference of the ICOMOS International Scientific Committee for the Theory and the Philosophy of Conservation and Restoration (23-27 April 2008, Vienna, Austria) are now available! The publication has been edited by Michael S. Falser, Wilfried Lipp, and Andrzej Tomaszewski [...]

Interested in costumes, textiles, and fashion? Then you can’t miss Costume Colloquium II: Dress for Dance!!! A four day conference/event dedicated to the international, interdisciplinary and intercultural themes associated with all aspects of the history of fashion, dress and dance. Costume Colloquium II: Dress for Dance (www.costume-textiles.com), promoted by the Romualdo Del Bianco Foundation in [...]

Promoted by UNESCO, it is recently born ITKI – International Traditional Knowledge Institute. The Institute will be dedicated to the study and the valorization of traditional knowledge, and traditional techniques: thus, their possible cultural and regional differences; as well as their possible application within contemporary engineering. For instance, ITKI will collect ancient information and solutions [...]

On the 18th of April 2010 ICOMOS Italia, Comune di Firenze, Associazione Città e Siti Italiani Patrimonio Mondiale UNESCO, Fondazione Romualdo Del Bianco have celebrated the International Day for Monuments and Sites in Florence at the Centro Congressi al Duomo!! Read more here Watch the videos on You Tube and view the photos  below: Maria [...]

ITALIAN NEWS: In occasione della XVII Edizione del Salone dell’Arte del Restauro e della Conservazione dei Beni Culturali e Architettonici di Ferrara Nardini Editore Fondazione Romualdo Del Bianco Life Beyond Tourism hanno presentato La conservazione del Patrimonio e il suo valore per il dialogo interculturale attraverso il turismo: opportunità, collaborazioni e ricerca unica iniziativa in [...]

Within the agenda of the Salone dell’Arte del Restauro in Ferrara, Italy, the Fondazione Romualdo Del Bianco,  Life Beyond Tourism, and Nardini Editore will held the round table Heritage Preservation and its significance as a tool to foster intercultural dialogue through tourism: opportunities, joined projects and research Examples of practical conservation and enhancement of cultural [...]

Nasce una nuova collaborazione tra ICOMOS Italia e la Fondazione Romualdo Del Bianco, al fine di contribuire alla divulgazione e alla comprensione del Patrimonio Culturale e Naturale da parte dei giovani. L’iniziativa è stata sottoscritta e approvata il 21 novembre 2009 durante il Convegno Internazionale ‘Patrimonio culturale: Conservazione, Innovazione, Sviluppo’: ” [...] Forte attenzione è [...]

Paolo Del Bianco via del Giglio 10 – Firenze Dr. Celso De Scrilli Presidente Best Western Italia Firenze 10 Novembre 2009 Carissimo Celso, mi ha fatto piacere sentirti al telefono martedì della scorsa settimana, mentre ero nel bel mezzo di una solenne cerimonia in Palazzo Vecchio Salone dei Cinquecento, con una delegazione di Georgiani, assieme [...]