Sam Stourdzé, 49, has been director of the French Academy in Rome since September 2020. The photography and cinema specialist talks about his determination to make the Academy a place open to both contemporary creation and a revisited history of art.
This large private collection of marbles from antiquity amassed during the 19th century includes outstanding pieces, some of which were reproduced by Raphael.
The archaeologists even found traces of food that are “nearly 2,000-year-old” within some “terra cotta jars”.
Italy will continue with “F-35 fighter jets” investment plan, hoping to build on its previous investments and seizing the programme opportunities.
