Category: Italian history and culture

• In Memoriam: John A. Tedeschi (1931-2023)

  Posted on Nov 1st

  We were deeply saddened by the news of the death on October 5, 2023, of John Tedeschi, Curator Emeritus of Special Collections […]

• Celebrating the “Week of Italian Cuisine in the World 2020” at UW-Madison

  Posted on Nov 13th

  Special Collections joins with our campus colleagues to celebrate the history of Italian cuisine during the week of November 16, 2020, and […]

• New Exhibit: Italian History and Culture in Special Collections

  Posted on Sep 10th

  We welcome you to our newest exhibit, Telling 100 Stories: Italian History and Culture in Special Collections.  In it you will find […]

• “Stupendous and Marvelous Secrets”: Secret No More (Part II)

  Posted on Oct 3rd

  We continue our exploration of so-called books of secrets (secreti italiani) in the Duveen Collection, recently digitized as part of the subcollection […]

• “Stupendous and Marvelous Secrets”: Secret No More (Part I)

  Posted on Sep 9th

  Some of the smallest treasures of the Duveen Collection of Alchemy and Early Chemistry, cataloged under the collective title of “Miscellaneous pamphlets […]