Rome is gearing up for this weekend’s La Notte Bianca or White Night on Saturday 8 September. The entire city will stay up all night, playing host to a huge number of activities, ranging from music, art, theater, sport, cinema, literature, gastronomy and shopping. Around 1,000 artists from 29 different countries will take part in 400 events throughout the night, while many historic sites, pubs, clubs and restaurants will also remain open.
Though Saturday is two days away, some of the fun begins tomorrow evening, Friday 7 September, with a series of nocturnal activities collectively dubbed “Waiting for Notte Bianca,” that includes art exhibits, an installation in the Circus Maximus, extended museum hours, a video installation projected on the front of the newly restored Palazzo delle Esposizione, and the inauguration of an exhibition about Spider-Man in the Victor Emmanuel Monument.
While Spider-Man, the Marvel Comics Superhero created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, made his first American appearance in 1962, the Amazing Spider-Man didn’t become an Italian speaker until 1970, some eight years later, when the comic was published by Editorale Corno. The exhibit at the Victor Emmanuel monument aims to honor Spider-Man’s honorary Italian citizenship by displaying original illustrations by world-class Italian comic authors like Claudio Castellini (creator of the Italian hit comic, Dylan Dog), Gabriele Dell’Otto, Giuseppe Camuncoli, and many others. In addition, there will be a series of thematic displays dedicated to the comic adventures of Spider-Man.
The exhibit has been organized by Riccardo Corbò and is free during the La Notte Bianca festivities. From 1:00am on the night between 8 and 9 September, the three recent Spiderman films directed by Sam Raimi be projected in an outdoor space in front of the museum.
Museo del Vittoriano, Via San Pietro in Carcere. Open Friday 7 September from 6:30pm to 12:00am. Open all night on Saturday from 6:30pm with movie screening beginning at 1:00am. Free admission.
For the complete La Notte Bianca schedule, click here.
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