Italian nonprofit launches cultural spaces database
ABCOnlus introduced a free online platform in 2019 to connect cultural and creative enterprises with available venues across Italy, supporting economic recovery through cultural initiatives.
Editor & Publisher
Luigi De Marchi
Luigi De Marchi, architect, is the editor and publisher of Cultural Heritage Online. He founded the archive in 1998 as beniculturalionline.it and has published it without interruption since.
Contributions: 61 articles · 1,284 heritage places · 21 events · 29 itineraries · 5 road-books · 307 photographs
101 articles on the Italian archive
Published on beniculturalionline.it, the Italian archive of this publication, online since 1998. They are being brought into Cultural Heritage Online.
- tourismA di Firenze u00e8 il Salone dell'Archeologia e del Turismo Culturale Italiano
- Venezia e il Portogallo in etu00e0 moderna | conferenze Museo di Palazzo Grimani
- Le performance di beniculturalionline.it
- Scrivania Nomos 1984 c.
- Carrello contenitore BOBY di Joe Colombo, 1970
- Washstand, 1904
- Sgabello Mezzadro, 1957
- Poltrona Joe, 1970
- Sedia a dondolo - UOVO modello Nu00b0 267
- Panchina, 1906-1914 c. in stile Art Nouveau
- Jaguar E-Type
- Poltrona Barcelona - Mies van der Rohe
Italian Cultural Heritage Observatory launches sector network
ABCOnlus established the Cultural Heritage Observatory in January 2019 to connect over 12,000 Italian creative and cultural enterprises across audiovisual, film, publishing, design, music and arts sectors.
Italy’s Cultural Heritage Observatory Connects 12,000 Creative Enterprises
In January 2019, the Cultural Heritage Observatory launched by ABCOnlus brought together over 12,000 Italian cultural and creative professionals across audiovisual, film, publishing, design, music and arts sectors.
Free Museum Sundays in Italy: Access Without Strategy Falls Short
Italy’s monthly free-admission museum initiative reaches capacity but lacks structured programming, cultural pathways, and sustainable tourism planning.
Heritage for All: A Social Initiative to Share Cultural Discoveries
In December 2018, researcher Veronica Ramos launched #heritagepertutti, a hashtag campaign designed to make historical research and cultural heritage accessible to the general public through shared images and collective interpretation.
Italian State Railways’ Historic Design Archive Goes Online
The Fondazione FS has digitized over 3,000 technical drawings of locomotives and rail vehicles designed between the 1850s and 1970s, now accessible through its online archive.
The Railway Architecture Archive of the FS Foundation
Italy’s FS Foundation preserves over 10,000 architectural drawings and hundreds of photographs documenting railway infrastructure design from the 1930s to 1970s.
2,400-Year-Old Greek Ship Found Intact in Black Sea
Archaeologists discovered a remarkably preserved ancient Greek merchant vessel at 2,000 metres depth in the Black Sea, possibly matching Homer’s description of Ulysses’ ship.
China Unveils First Virtual Television News Anchor
Presented in November 2018, China’s Xinhua news agency and search engine Sogou introduced an artificial intelligence news anchor capable of reading broadcasts with human-like facial expressions and gestures.
Storm devastates Belluno province in northern Italy
A major storm struck the Belluno province in Veneto in late October 2018, destroying forests, infrastructure, and tourism projects across multiple valleys. Local officials described the damage as catastrophic and nearly impossible to recover.