Events in Rome

September

September 18-20, 2009 - International Storytelling Festival in Rome

Raccontamiunastoria (read me a story) Storytelling Company will host its first Storytelling festival to celebrate and share the magic of stories through tales, legends, myths, and music in both English and Italian. The world's best storytellers will create a bridge of images between their culture and the audience, reviving the traditional art of storytelling.

Some interesting events for adults and children alike will take place over the three day festival, including open floor storytelling where anyone is welcome to tell a story, Rome sightseeing storytelling, and an ethnic music jam. Events will be ongoing from 11:00 AM to 11:00 PM at different venues throughout the city-places to be announced. Visit the event website here.

Through September 20, 2009 - Via dell'Impero: The Birth of a Road

An exhibit with traces the demolition of the historic center that took place under Benito Mussolini in order to construct the Via Dei Fori Imperiali in 1940 which would connect the Colosseum to his own residence in Piazza Venezia. Historians estimate that up to a third of Rome's Ancient City may have been buried forever during this operation. Drawings, paintings, and artifacts discovered during the period are on display at  Palazzo Caffarelli.

Tuesday-Sunday 9.00am-8.00pm - ticket office closes an hour before closing

Tickets: € 8.00, Reduced Rate: € 6.00

information: 060609 (9:00 AM to 9:00 PM)

Address: Palazzo Caffarelli, Capitoline Museums, Capitoline Square

website: http://en.museicapitolini.org/mostre_ed_eventi/mostre/via_dell_impero

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