Still life paintings and sculptures are on display at Rome’s National Gallery of Modern Art (Galleria Nazionale D’Arte Moderna  – Gnam). The exhibit develops through three halls in which the works are accompanied by Haiku poetry in honour of Japanese culture. The visitor, like the still life, is called upon a closer analysis and an introspection that offers a different and extremely personal meaning to each work. The result being an interpretation of what is seen through the eyes of the soul. The selected pieces are lesser known works – those that the public would never see along the usual museum corridors. This is not to say that they are of a lesser quality or significance. They are simply artworks which are generally ignored. Gnam has decided to offer them a special place and allow the public to see another facet of some very famous artists from De Chirico, Manzù and Morandi to Pirandello and De Pisis.

St. George Rome, a 5 star Luxury Hotel in centre of Rome , located in a streategic position close to the city’s most important monuments and streets such as Navona Square, Castel St. Angelo and Campo dei Fiori, offers its customers convenient packages for this special occasion. One of these is the Best of Rome:

The package includes:

The Crowne Plaza Rome St. Peter’s, 4 star superior hotel near the luxurious parks of Villa Pamphili and Villa Carpegna, at 3 km from the Vatican Museums and from the city center, also offers its customers convenient packages, like for example the Advanced Purchase Rate 25:
The above rate includes:

• 25% Discount on best available daily rate
• 10% VAT
• Free parking
• Rate is bookable until 7 days prior to arrival date
• Total stay will be charged on client credit card at time of booking. The booking is not refundable in case of cancellation
• Children policy: Accommodation is free for 2 children less than 12 years old sharing parents’ room
• Breakfast not included
• Check in time: 15:00 – Check out time: 12:00

– City tax equal to EUR 3.00 per person per night NOT INCLUDED in the room rate.

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The centennial of the birth of the great Sicilian painter is being celebrated in the halls of the Vittoriano Complex. Guttuso lived in Rome for over 50 years and the capital city became the junction for his relationships with writers such as Moravia, sculptors like Moore and Manzù, poets like Pasolini and Neruda and directors like Visconti. One hundred works will be on display: paintings, drawings, sketches and drafts have been selected to represent the Sicilian master’s entire artistic career. These works document Guttuso’s various phases of expression and make up the first large anthology this city has ever dedicated to him. The pieces chosen for the exhibition are on loan from the most prestigious museums in Italy and abroad as well as from the most representative private collections.

The Crowne Plaza Rome St. Peter’s, 4 star superior hotel near the luxurious parks of Villa Pamphili and Villa Carpegna, at 3 km from the Vatican Museums and from the city center, also offers its customers convenient packages, like for example the Advanced Purchase Rate 25:
The above rate includes:

• 25% Discount on best available daily rate
• 10% VAT
• Free parking
• Rate is bookable until 7 days prior to arrival date
• Total stay will be charged on client credit card at time of booking. The booking is not refundable in case of cancellation
• Children policy: Accommodation is free for 2 children less than 12 years old sharing parents’ room
• Breakfast not included
• Check in time: 15:00 – Check out time: 12:00

– City tax equal to EUR 3.00 per person per night NOT INCLUDED in the room rate.

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