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Moving Mountains: A geological map of Empire at the Centrale Montemartini.

Moving Mountains: A geological map of Empire at the Centrale Montemartini.

Archeology, Art History, Capitoline Museums, Egypt, Roman Art, Roman sculpture, Rome, Undervisited Rome museums

Tweet A couple of weeks ago I was once again invited to be involved in Context Travel’s admirable series of Tours in the Public Interest. The focus of this year’s series is on museums which are regularly open to the public, but which get far fewer visitors than they...
A foray to the Centrale Montemartini

A foray to the Centrale Montemartini

Archeology, Capitoline Museums, Esquiline, Greek Sculpture, Rome

Tweet Last week amid a maelstrom of tours all over the city I spent a morning “off” scootering to the Ufficio Tributario of Rome: the office that deals with fines. Rome is a place where fines are a part of life’s expenses. Sometimes one needs to be...
Cosmati Work and the Conservation of Matter

Cosmati Work and the Conservation of Matter

Art History, Capitoline Museums, Medieval Art

Tweet Last Friday afternoon I was pootling around the Capitoline Museums, which is the kind of thing guides do on a free off-season afternoon (in case you wondered), when I stumbled upon a piece I’d entirely forgotten was there. A section of a dismantled pulpit...

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Hobgoblin, nor foul fiend... The pilgrim saint, Sa Hobgoblin, nor foul fiend... The pilgrim saint, San Rocco. Sheltering from the rain which started at the very end of today’s live streamed tour from the Pincio to the Mausoleum of Augustus, popping into Santa Maria del Popolo on the way. Thanks so much to all who joined!
My folks (@elizabeth.crawford2017 & my dad, the ma My folks (@elizabeth.crawford2017 & my dad, the man least likely ever to be on Instagram) gave me a big ol’ Le Creuset pot for Christmas. I christened it with pollo alla cacciatora: a very free range chicken from Il Fiorentino on Campo de’ Fiori who threw in some very lovely sage, rosemary from the terrace, juniper collected by our dear Tuscan pals, Pecorino (wine) from @enotecadiviamacerata. Great team work!
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Spaghetti, pomodoro e colatura di alici made by @m Spaghetti, pomodoro e colatura di alici made by @maxplatini for our inauguration supper. Plus coppa and lonza for afters (with spinach salad, promise). Come on guys, you’ve got this! 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸
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