August 12, 2015
Alpinist and photographer Vittorio Sella died on 12 August 1943.

July 19, 2015
On this day, 19 July, Rome burned.

July 17, 2014
As of 6 June 2014 , a partial ban on photographing works of art in Italian state museums has been lifted, as long as the photos are used for non-profit purposes, for study or research, or to promote Italy’s heritage.

May 25, 2014
The Italian Art Society is pleased to sponsor six sessions at the annual meeting of the American Association of Italian Studies (AAIS) , held today at the University of Zurich.

May 24, 2014
guardian : Eyewitness : A crimson sunset over the Italian city of Florence turns the waters of the river Arno flame-orange as it flows through the 13th-century Ponte Vecchio.

May 24, 2014
The Italian Art Society is pleased to sponsor six sessions at the annual meeting of the American Association of Italian Studies (AAIS) , held today through 25 May at the University of Zurich.

May 3, 2014
The Getty Research Institute has added over 72,000 images to its Open Content Program from the photo archive created by German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988).

March 15, 2014
Getting Reacquainted with Michelangelo: Sculpture by Buonarroti in photographs and paintings from the xix century to the present on view at the Accademia Gallery, Florence through 18 May.

February 10, 2014
Fratelli Alinari , founded in Florence in 1852, is the world’s oldest photographic agency.

November 5, 2013
Happy Birthday Giulio Paolini !

Officers & Contacts