The city of Parma (Emilia Romagna) is the place to visit this year, with a packed programme of events to celebrate its nomination as Italian Capital of Culture 2020. Offering over 1,200 events with the theme Culture Overcomes Time, the city will show case its connections with Giuseppe Verdi, Arturo Toscanini, Stendhal (The Certosa di Parma), the powerful renaissance Farnese family, its celebrated perfumes (the celebrated eau de cologne made with Parma violets) and its world famous hams and cheeses. Major exhibitions include Points of View with the presence of leading contemporary world photographers, Us, Food, our Planet: let's encourage a sustainable future, Labyrinths, History of a Sign, curated by the Franco Maria Ricci Foundation, The Farnese Family, Art and Power and a focus on historic crafts of Parma. Parma, a multi-layered city with vestiges of over two thousand years of history, already boasts the UNESCO brand of Creative City of Gastronomy.
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