Alghero. Che spettacolo sabato scorso all’anfiteatro “Ivan Graziani” a Maria Pia per l’unico concerto sardo di Biagio Antonacci, “il capitano” per i suoi fans. È stato un tripudio di emozioni e di puro divertimento, arrivati all’anima e al cuore delle migliaia di persone venute da ogni dove per l’immancabile appuntamento fissato da Insula Events. Una performance del grande cantante milanese che…
Last summer the new Royal Treasury Museum within Ajuda National Palace in Lisbon was opened to display the Portuguese Crown Jewels. The new museum was built using insurance money from the 2002 theft of some of the jewels when they were on exhibition in the Netherlands and was part of a larger restoration project of the palace. Find out more about visiting here.
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The museum features several tiaras and a lot of other jewelry like the emerald bow brooch below that I just had to include.
Queen Maria Pia's Diadem of Stars by Estêvão de Sousa, 1868 with later alterations
Queen Maria Pia's Laurel Wreath Tiara by Castellani, circa 1862 as a wedding gift from the city of Rome
Queen Maria Pia's Coral Tiara, circa 1862 as a wedding gift from the city of Naples
Queen Maria II's Sapphire Tiara, 1840s - This tiara is not part of the crown jewels and was sold at Christie's in 2021 for 1,948,558 USD but the new owner has loaned it to the museum.
Infanta Maria Ana's Emerald Bow Brooch, mid 1700s with later tassel addition
MATER NATURA (2005)
dir. Massimo Andrei
Desidero is a young Neapolitan trans woman with dreams of theater stardom. She makes money through sex work and finds comfort in her friend group/theater troupe, but after meeting sexy car-wash owner Andrea, Desidero starts reconsidering her career.
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Documentary Series About the Portuguese Crown Jewels
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There is a new documentary series about the Portuguese Crown Jewels that are displayed at the Royal Treasury Museum at Ajuda National Palace. It is called 'Brilhante' and is presented by Teresa Dimas on SIC's streaming service, Opto.
There will be six 10-15 minute episodes each featuring a different item from the crown jewels. It premiered on September 19th with a new episode every Tuesday so the first three should be out now.