In 1300 Pope Boniface VIII proclaimed the first ordinary Jubilee or Holy Year, with the Papal Bull, “Antiquorum Habet Fida Relatio.”

87 of the works on exhibit have never before left the Holy Land.

Wildly inventive flavors and still mostly made artisanally

The artichoke, il carciofo, has been the cornerstone vegetable of Rome since ancient times. Today more are cultivated in Italy