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SECOND TIME BEST IN EUROPE checkinrome.net The free guide for your free time EMPEROR MESSALINA, AGRIPPINA AND THE SHADOWS OF A DYNASTY.

The Ara Pacis Museum hosts a magnifi- and large public works, contributing with his cent exhibition dedicated to the contro- legislation to the administrative development versial Roman emperor. The display path of the Empire. An original set-up, made by tells the story of Claudius’ life and controversial images and vision and sound suggestions - in kingdom, from his birth in Lyon in 10 BC, until which the personae of the narration are also his death in in 54 AD, highlighting his per- the main characters animating the installations sonality, his political and administrative work; - turns the visit into an engaging experience. the connections with Augustus and his famous The exhibition boasts important international brother Germanicus; the tragic relationship with and national loans, displaying as well restored his wives Messalina and Agrippina, as well as pieces from the Civic Museums Antiquarium the imperial Roman court scenario and the de- Celio System, the Museum of Roman Civiliza- batable events that marked the Julio-Claudian tion and the Museum of Rome. Among these, dynasty. works of art of absolute value and of extraor- Crowned in 41 AD, at the age of fifty, after the dinary historical and archaeological interest: suspicious death of Germanicus, the legitimate from the “Tabula Claudiana”, with the famous heir of Augustus, and the assassination of speech delivered in 48 AD, to the precious cam- , Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Ger- eo with a portrait of Emperor Claudius from the manicus became, after a long political-econom- Kunsthistorisches Museum of Vienne, up to the ic negotiation, the first emperor elected by ac- small but suggestive gilded bronze portrait of clamation by a military division, the praetorians. Agrippina Minor, from Alba Fucens, loaned by Supported by the updated researches of histo- the Superintendent of Archeology, Fine Arts rians and archaeologists, it depicts a Claudius and Landscape of Abruzzo. For the first time slightly different from the obscure and unflat- is exhibited also the portrait of Germanicus of tering sovereign described by ancient authors, Museo dell’Ara Pacis | Lungotevere in Augusta the Sorgente Group Foundation, an important rendering the image of a caring emperor, willing Until October, 27 | full ticket € 11.00, reduced € 9.00 work celebrating the young and beloved prince and able to promote useful economic reforms Tel. (+39) 06 0608 | arapacis.it struck by an adverse destiny.

MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT KIDS IN AIRPORT Airport Opera Live Aida and La Traviata Festival Sete Sóis Sete Luas Once upon a Time… Youth Orchestra The summer season of the Teatro dell’Opera Echoes of the Lusophonous culture’s mu- Parco della Musica as a world to discover, an Airport Opera Live - the musical program di Roma at the Baths of Caracalla starts on sic return to enrich the roman summer enchanted castle where art and history mix carried out by Aeroporti di Roma in collab- Thursday, July, 4 with the Aida, staged until August, 3. with the Festival Sete Sóis Sete Luas. An ex- with everyday life; a guided tour revealing its oration with the Rome Opera House - goes on The refined direction of Denis Krief revives the very pression of the main artistic manifestations of architectures, tracing a path across gardens to with its agenda. The next appointment is sched- core of the story, alongside its majestic and celebra- the peoples of the Mediterranean world, the fes- reach a small magical place: the roof garden of uled for July 8 with the Youth Orchestra and two tory aspects. From July, 19 to August, 8, La Traviata tival enhances the different cultural identities, Music. All spaces suggest multiple readings and concerts for percussion ensemble, performing returns, set by director Lorenzo Mariani in the at- conjugating them with the powerful expressive funny associations between reality and fantasy. tracks ranging from the minimalist contempo- mosphere of the Fellini’s Dolce Vita. Both operas will means of popular, ethnic, traditional music and For accompanied children from 5 years upwards. rary repertoire to street music, with a trio of display subtitles in Italian and English. the plastic arts. July, 11 to 25. Every Sunday. young musicians ready to overwhelm and amaze the audience with their vitality and the original- Tel. (+39) 06 4817003 Tel. (+39) 0587 731532 Tel. (+39) 06 80241281 ity of music. The boarding areas B and E of the operaroma.it 7sois.eu auditorium.com Leonardo da Vinci airport will turn into a musi- cal stage for the entertainment of passengers who, either departing Concerts in the Park Aniene Festival Coral Reef or in transit, will have the chance to attend In the wonderful frame of the Park of Casa del An even richer agenda of live shows returns to The evocative exhibition set up by the Civic the performances of Jazz, the renown Capitoline festival is back. animate the banks of River Aniene. From the early Museum of Zoology reproduces the coral reef talented musicians A lively agenda expressing the freedom to move afternoon, photographic and reading workshops will be of the Red Sea, rich in biodiversity, hosting an ex- coming from all over among different territories - sometimes distant set up in the park, alongside with areas conceived for tremely high percentage of endemic species. A re- the world. Airport Op- from each other - under the flag of fantasy, curiosity, children and their families. In an intimate and cozy at- alistic diorama, enhanced with interactive tools, will airport era Live is one of the search for always new suggestions. “Signora libertà, mosphere, fully respectful of the host environment, the lead young visitors to discover this immense rich- many initiatives organized by Aeroporti di Roma signorina fantasia”, from the lyrics of a famous song event is an original container of music, theater, dance, ness inhabited by colorful fishes, turtles, hedgehogs to entertain travelers and accompany them in by Fabrizio De André, is the leitmotiv of the festival, visual arts in general, poetic and narrative research, and starfish, molluscs and crustaceans with amazing every step of now in its 29th edition. Until August, 1. acoustic and performing experiences. Until August, 5. and colorful shapes. Permanent exhibition. their journey.

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THE GARDEN OF EDEN Thanks to special latest-generation The famous chapel of S. Zenon, History through viewers and stereophonic earphone in the church of Santa Prassede, systems, visitors can experience a is the only IX century Byzantine increased and unique and suggestive experience, monument existing in Rome, as well fully immersing themselves in the as one of the most important in virtual reality history of the archaeological, re- . It is also called the Garden of constructed as far as both architec- Eden, due to its magnificent mosaics ture and landscape are involved. depicting flowers, saints, a female After the Journeys in , The tour is articulated into eight figure with a halo and, in the center in the Forum of Augustus and the stages: the valley and the origins of the vault, a Christ surrounded by Forum of Caesar, and Ara as It Used of the Circus; the Circus from Julius four angels. to Be in the Museum of the Ara Pa- Caesar to ; the Circus in the cis, Circo Maximo Experience will enhance imperial age; the Cavea; the Arch FARNESE ARCH Roman archaeological heritage by the of Titus; the shops (tabernae); the Built in the XVI century to connect means of immersive and multimedia ex- Circus in medieval and modern age, - according to a never-realized periences. Circo Maximo Experience is a and “A day at the Circus”. The route project - the Farnese palace with cutting-edge project meant to revive in can be experienced at different the family buildings on the other augmented reality and virtual reality one timing, since the application is designed Fully accessible to physically disabled visi- (ticket office at Viale Aventino) and in the side of the , it is located in Via of the most significant places in the his- to work independently of the lighting var- tors. Entrance: Viale Aventino. Open Tues- Tourist Infopoints of the Municipality of Giulia. It is renown and still admired tory of the city, the Circus Maximus, the iations. Italian voiceovers by Claudio San- day to Sunday 9.30-19.00 (April / October), Rome. for its harmonious lines, enriched by largest show building of antiquity and one tamaria and Iaia Forte. and 9.30-16.30 (November / March) ornamental plants falling from the of the largest in all times, standing 600 Touring route is also available in English, Tickets can be purchased on-line, via Con- Tel. (+39) 06 0608 balustrade towards the street. mt long and 140 mt wide. French, German, Spanish and Russian. tact Center +39 060608, Circo Massimo circomaximoexperience.it

to promote a cultural sensibility to Disability Pride everyone’s needs, to affirm the values of solidarity and complementarity - the very basis of a sustainable and right so- THE SMALL AEDICULA A great party dedicated to every- cial model – to encourage the devel- This graceful cross-bearing aedicule one, a parade to break down cultur- opment of sustainable, accessible and is due to the creativity of Ignazio al, architectural and sensorial barriers caring cities. Jacometti. Pope Pius IX had it that make life impossible for disabled built in 1869 in the center of the citizens. The event will take place on disabilityprideitalia.org Tiber island to replace the column rome July, 14 in the historic center of Rome [email protected] knocked down by the violent impact of a cart. In the four niches are depicted Saint Batholomew, Saint Rome in the The art of Rome Meets Paolino of Nola, Saint Francesco of PIAZZA S. GIOVANNI Assisi and Saint John of God. Dark Room Non-Violent Love the World IN LATERANO It is a historic square in Rome, located Palazzo Braschi celebrates the 180th The beautiful archaeological area of The symbolic event of Villa Ada is amidst the Monti district, the Celio and birthday photography with an extraor- the Stadium of Domitian hosts a jour- back with its XXVI edition. Major in- the Esquilino. Known in the Middle Ages Special dinary excursus in the photographic history ney into eroticism, through the works of ternational names will alternate with as Campus Lateranensis, it is named af- of the Capital, before the advent of digital the National Archaeological Museum of the most accredited Italian artists and ter the homonymous Christian cathedral images. Suggesting different itineraries, Naples. The exhibition embraces all the the emerging voices of the music scene. built in the 4th century AD, the oldest and ALL-SENSES NATURE the exhibition crosses the ages that wit- facets with which ancient art described Peace, multiculturalism and sustainability most important basilica of the Western An exhibition-laboratory recollecting nessed the dramatic changes of the city, femininity, sensuality, passion and the are the keywords of the “D’Ada Park”, the world as well as the first of the four major – by the means of sight, sign recollecting its history by the means of sweetness of affectivity, also becoming a free-entrance area animated by illustrious papal basilicas. In the 16th century, by the and color - the poetry of nature. over 320 images from the Photograph- didactic experience for schools to contrast associations. In the free area, one will also will of Pope Sixtus V, the ancient Egyptian Plants, trees, gardens and fruits are ic Archive of the Museum of Rome. Until bullying and violence against women. Until find street food facilities, tastings and tra- obelisk of Tutmosis III, found in three explained with the lenses of science, September, 22. November, 6. ditional Italian dishes. Until August, 5. fragments in 1587, the interpretation of the history of was restored and art and a multisensory approach. Tel. (+39) 06 0608 Tel. (+39) 06 68805311 Tel. (+39) 344 0712915 placed in the middle Until July, 14. museodiroma.it stadiodomiziano.com villaada.org of the square. palazzoesposizioni.it TEATRO A RIGHE Rome’s I City Hall, thanks to an Kenya Airways’s Plaza Premium Lounge, making original cultural production, turns into an ideal stage, where citizens, new flight travel better for all travellers become protagonists of the project. 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