Showing posts with label Via Omero. Show all posts
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Monday, March 3, 2014

DUTCH INSTITUTE

ISTITUTO OLANDESE 
1933 Gino Cipriani and the Dutch Jan Stuyt (1868/1934)
The architecture and the materials that have been used refer to the Roman palaces
In 1958 it was raised with an extra floor to accommodate students and researchers
The LIBRARY contains about 60,000 volumes relating to history, art history and archeology of Rome and Italy. There are also sections about the relations between the Vatican and the Netherlands and about Dutch cultural history

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

DANISH ACADEMY

ACCADEMIA DI DANIMARCA
1964/67 Kay Fisker (1893/1965)
Institution that preserves and promotes the development of cultural links between Italy and Denmark, favouring in particular Danish cultural research in Italy
Collection of modern art, design objects and furniture mostly given away or held in trust from various Danish foundations

BELGIAN ACADEMY

ACCADEMIA DEL BELGIO
1937/39 Gino Cipriani and Jean Hendrickx in strict Rationalist style
The official name of the institution is ACADEMIA BELGICA and the foundation dates back to 1930, for the marriage of Princess Marie-José with Prince Umberto of Savoy
It incorporated the Belgian Historical Institute in Rome (ISBR), founded in 1902, and the National Foundation Princess Marie-José (FPMJ) which had been founded shortly before
The Academy has also taken part in archaeological research, through excavations conducted in Alba Fucens, Abruzzo and Ordona in Puglia
The Academy includes a large LIBRARY specializing in history, art history and archeology, history of religion and science: of the about 80,000 volumes, 70% fall in these disciplines