After 50 Years, The Grotta di Diana at Villa D’Este Reopens to the Public

FENDI’S PATRONAGE LEADS TO REOPENING OF GROTTO OF DIANA AFTER 50 YEARS - MR Magazine

Following over 50 years of closure, the dedicated patronage of FENDI has facilitated the restoration and reopening of the Grotto of Diana at the Villa d’Este. The post FENDI’S PATRONAGE LEADS TO REOPENING OF GROTTO OF DIANA AFTER 50 YEARS appeared first on MR Magazine.

After 50 Years, The Grotta di Diana at Villa D’Este Reopens to the Public

After fifty years of closure and two years of intensive work, the Grotta di Diana, one of the most evocative

Tivoli, Italy. Diana’s Grotto, one of the hidden wonders of the Renaissance in Italy, will reopen to the public on May 6, after more than half a century closed and a restoration that has returned the splendor to its mosaics and sculptures, hidden for decades in the gardens of Villa d’Este, in Tivoli, near Rome. The works to recover what is considered a jewel of Italian mannerism, which lasted two years and cost 2 million euros, were born from a …