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This page contains information on Italian performing and visual arts, film, music, museums, theater, and folklore. For information about additional cultural resources on Italy at the Library of Congress, consult its online
catalog, and Performing
Arts Reading Room and American Folklife
Center sites.
Florence's Duomo (http://www.duomofirenze.it/index-eng.htm)
The Cathedral of S. Maria del Fiore. Provides a virtual tour of Florence's cathedral and historical information, a bibliography, and more.
Italian Music Homepage (http://www.cilea.it/music/entrance.htm)
Information on music heritage, education, performance, and production. Includes links to musical institutions such as libraries and universities, musical genres, events, and other music Web sites. By Massimo Gentili-Tedeschi, Biblioteca Nazionale Braidense, Milano. Ufficio Ricerca Fondi Musicali.
Musei Online (http://www.museionline.it)
Site provides links to hundreds of Italian museums, arranged according to type and geographic location. In Italian.
La Torre di Pisa (http://torre.duomo.pisa.it)
Presents the history of the "leaning" Tower of Pisa through text and multimedia, including a Quick-Time tour of the tower. In Italian and English.
WebMuseum,
Paris. La Renaissance: Italy (http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/glo/renaissance/it.html)
Brief discussion of the "rebirth" of art in Italy--the early, high, and late Renaissance--with links to some artists.
Yahoo! Italia. Arte
e cultura (http://it.dir.yahoo.com/Arte%5Fe%5Fcultura/)
Search engine provides hundreds of sites devoted to art and culture. Listed by category with number of sites noted. In Italian.
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