Italian Ambassador to the United States Mariangela Zappia inaugurated in Washington, together with the Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Aaron Myers, the exhibition "Mosaic. Italian Code of a Timeless Art", the first multimedia traveling exhibition dedicated to Italian mosaics. "Italian mosaics," said Zappia, "constitute one of the most significant and lasting contributions that Italy has made to the history of art: not simply as decoration, but as a language destined to last, which has crossed the centuries to become an essential part of our cultural heritage. Mosaics represent a bridge between East and West, uniting traditions ranging from the Roman and Byzantine empires to contemporary Italy and beyond. All the way to the United States: it was Italians, in fact, who brought the art of mosaics to this country, from New York to St. Louis”. The exhibition, conceived and created by Magister Art - an Italian company at the forefront of the use of new technologies for the enhancement of artistic heritage - tells the story of Italy through a 2,000-year journey to discover the images, symbols, techniques and materials of some of Italy's most famous and representative mosaics. From Rome to Pompeii, passing through Ravenna, Palermo, Monreale and other Italian cities. The venue chosen for the exhibition, Dupont Underground, is a unique cultural space located in the heart of Washington: carved out of a former subway tunnel, it is now at the center of the U.S. capital's cultural scene. The exhibition, which can be visited free of charge, will remain open until the end of January 2025, and will then be set up in Salt Lake City and, subsequently, in Miami, in coordination with the network of Italian Cultural Institutes in the United States.
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