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CVII • N. 12 • THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 2015 • GIOVEDÌ 19 MARZO 2015 FACEBOOK.COM/ITALOAMERICANONEWSPAPER One of Matera's traditions is represented by local craftsmanship which creates the famous little whistles called "cucù" as well as dolls and carvings made of "terracotta" italoamericano.com $ 1.20 DATED MATERIAL - DO NOT DELAY Terracotta and cucù: the finest craftsmanship from Matera Andrea Carandini digs up Italy's hidden treasures We don't know what his reac- tion was when he first saw it but, after a brief explanation, Morgan Freeman must have understood what the cucù — the little whis- tle made of terracotta — donated by Matera's Mayor during his visit in Italy, was meant for. In fact, he tried to play it, and did not fail to wish great success to the people w orking on the remake of Ben Hur's movie, now filmed in the famous città dei sassi. A few months ago, Matera w as chos en as the European Capital of Culture, beating out other fabulous Italian towns, like Lecce and S iena. What impressed most about Matera was the mix of culture, art, histo- ry, and traditions that are still well and proudly preserved by its SERENA PERFETTO Italian archeologist Andrea Carandini has chaired the F.A.I. since 2013 Continua a pagina 14 Continued on page 3 See page 2 BARBARA MINAFRA Sono mesi che aspettiamo in pole position la consegna dei cantieri di Expo Milano per assistere al grande evento che porterà l'Italia al centro del mondo. Avremo a disposizione una vetrina lunga sei mesi per mostrare tutto quello che siamo ed abbiamo a milioni di visita- tori da tutti i continenti. A circa 40 giorni dal taglio del nastro sono già sette milioni e mezzo i biglietti venduti e si prevede che si arriverà a quota 24 milio- n i c o n u n a p a r t e c i p a z i o n e importante dalla Cina che da sola dovrebbe portare un milio- ne di turisti, anche perchè i tour operator stanno proponendo un pacchetto che mette insieme E x p o 2 0 1 5 c o n u n a s e r i e d i visite alle bellezze archeologi- che del nostro Paese. Ma ora, a sopresa, si profila Un anno speciale per l'Italia: un'occasione da non perdere

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