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Beauty as a Bulwark: Rome’s Inhabited Museum, MAAM
An old, abandoned factory on the outskirts of Rome – where 200 people live – is a veritable treasure trove of beauty with more than 650 works of contemporary art. UP Magazine went to visit the only inhabited museum in the world.
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Greta Thunberg, Frida Kahlo, A Crying Wonder in Rome’s Trullo Neighborhood
Rome’s Trullo neighborhood in the south-western part of the city is a symbol of poverty, unemployment and social decay. Yet, for some time, Trullo has managed to attract a good deal of art lovers which meander through the quarter with attentive eyes. Because here, the street art mixes with street poetry, and it’s everywhere. On the walls, on the facades and hidden in backyards.
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Jesper Storgaard Jensen
Jesper Storgaard Jensen is a Danish freelance writer/photographer who has lived in Rome since 1997. Over the years Jesper’s articles about Italy – travel articles, food/wine, culture, sport, history, and interviews with prominent figures from Italy’s cultural world – have been published in 19 different countries. Jesper writes his articles in Danish, English and Italian.
