ROME for the Millennium

 

Rome, eternal city. Home of Julius Caesar (author of the Julian Calendar) and the Popes (among them Gregory, author of the Gregorian Calendar still in use today). Rome is of course beautiful and romantic, but did you know the Romans are planning one of the most extensive millennium celebrations anywhere? According to the latest forecasts Italy is expecting 13.7 million visitors from Italy and 8.4 million from overseas for the year 2000. An additional 7.3 million are expected to participate in related special events.For more information on what's going on in the city of Caesar scroll down our page.

The Roman Agency for the preparation of the Jubilee can be found at Largo Santa Lucia Filippini, 20 or call ++39/066-992-4801 or 4802

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ROME:
Ecclesiastical Events
Recommended Exhibitions
Things to See and Do

(Locations and contact information are listed where available--for complete information please contact the Roman Agency for the Preparation of the Jubilee at agenzia@romagiubileo.it or call ++39/06681671.)

Ecclesiastical Events

December 1999

  • December 24    St Peter's Basilica  Opening of the Holy Door

  • December 25    Basilica of St. John Lateran and St. Mary Major  Opening of the Holy Door

  • December 25    Local Churches  Opening of the Jubilee

  • December 25     St. Peter's Basilica    Prayer vigil for the Passage to the year 2000

January 2000

  • January 1    St. Peter's Basilica   Holy Mass & World Day for Peace

  • January 2    St. Peter's Basilica   Day for Children

  • January 6    St. Peter's  Episcopales Ordinations

  • January 9     St. Peter's   Celebration of the Sacrament of Baptism for children

  • January 18    Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls   Opening of the Holy Door

  • January 28    Basilica of St. Cecilia in Trastevere   Divine Liturgy in the Syro-Oriental Rite

February 2000

  • February 2    St. Peter's   Jubilee of Consecrated Life

  • February 9    Basilica of St. Mary Major  Divine Liturgy in the Syro-Antiochean Rite

  • February 11    St. Peter's   Jubilee of the Sick and health care workers

  • February 18    St. Mary's above Minerva   Jubilee of Artists

  • February 20    Jubilee of Permanent Deacons

  • February 22    St. Peter's   Jubilee of the Roman Curia

  • February 25-27   Study Convention on the implementation of the Second Vatican Ecumenical Council

March 2000

  • March 5    St Peter's    Beatification Canonisation

  • March 8 (Ash Wednesday)    From the Basilica of Santa Sabina to the Circus Maximus   Penitential procession and Request for Pardon

  • March 20   Jubilee of Craftsmen

April 2000

  • April 10   Jubilee of Migrants and Refugees

  • April 16 (Palm Sunday) St. Peter's Square   Holy Mass and Commemoration of the Lord's entry into Jerusalem

  • April 18    In the major basilicas  Communal celebration of the Sacrament of Penance with individual absolution

  • April 20   Basilica of St. John Lateran   Mass of the Lords' Supper

  • April 21 (Good Friday)    St. Peter's    Celebration of the Lord's Passion
                                                The Coliseum     Solemn Way of the Cross

  • April 23 (Easter Sunday) St. Peter's   Easter Vigil of the Holy Night, Eucharistic Liturgy, Mass, "Urb et Orbi" blessing

May 2000

  • May 1    Jubilee of Workers

  • May 7    Colosseum   Ecumenical service for the "new martyrs"

  • May 14    St. Peter's Basilica    Priestly Ordinations

  • May 18    St. Peter's Square   Holy Mass, Jubilee of Clergy

  • May 25    Jubilee of Scientists

  • May 26    Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels   Divine Liturgy in the Alexandrine-Ethiopian Rite

  • May 28    Jubilee of the Diocese of Rome

June 2000

  • June 4    Jubilee of journalists

  • June 11    St. Peter's   Day of Prayer for collaboration among the different religions

  • June 18    Basilica of St. John Lateran   Celebration of the opening of the International Eucharistic Congress

  • June 22    Basilica of St. John Lateran   Eucharistic procession

  • June 25    Closing of the International Eucharistic Congress

July 2000

  • July 9    Jubilee celebrations in the prisons

August 2000

  • August 5    Basilica of St. Mary Major   Prayer Vigil

  • August 14    Basilica of St. Mary Major   Incense Rite of the Coptic Liturgy

  • August 15    Opening of the 15th World Youth Day

  • August 19-20    Conclusion of the 15th World Youth Day, Jubilee of Youth

September 2000

  • September 3    St. Peter's Basilica    Beatification Canonisation

  • September 10    St Peter's    Jubilee of universitary teachers

  • September 14    Basilica of St. John Lateran    Vespers in the Armenian Rite and the Rite of Antasdan

  • September 15    Opening of the International Marian-Mariological Congress

  • September 17   Jubilee of those in the third age

  • September 24    Closing of the International Marian-Mariological Congress

October 2000

  • October 1    Basilica of St. Mary above Minerva    Divine Liturgy and the Hymn Akathistos in the Byzantine Rite

  • October 3    Day of Jewish-Christian Dialogue

  • October 8    St. Peter's   Holy Mass & Jubilee of Bishops at the General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Act of dedicating the new millennium to the protection of Mary

  • October 14-15   Third Worldwide Encounter of the Holy Father with Families

  • October 15    St Peter's Square  Celebration of the Sacrament of Matrimony & Jubilee of Families

  • October 20-22   International Missionary-Missiological Congress

  • October 22    St Peter's   World Mission Day  

  • October 29    Olympic Stadium   Holy Mass & Jubilee of Sports People

November 2000

  • November 1    St. Peter's    Beatification/Canonisation

  • November 4    Celebration in the Ambrosian Rite

  • November 5    Jubilee of those involved in Public life

  • November 12    Jubilee of the agricultural world

  • November 19    St. Peter's   Holy Mass & Jubilee of the Military and the Police

  • November 21    Basilica of St. Mary's in Trastevere   Divine Liturgy in the Syro-Antiochene Rite

  • November 24    Opening of the World Congress for the Apostolate of the Laity

  • November 26    Closing of the World Congress for the Apostolate of the Laity

December 2000

  • December 8    Basilica of St. Mary Major   Akathistos Hymn

  • December 16    Basilica of St. Mary Major   Celebration in the Mozarbic Rite

  • December 17   Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls   Jubilee of the world of Entertainment

  • December 24   Basilica of St. Peter's   Midnight Mass

  • December 25   Basilica of St. Peter's   Mass during the Day

  • December 31   Basilica of St. Peter's   Prayer Vigil for the passage to a New Millennium

January 2001

  • January 1    Basilica of St. Peter's   Holy Mass & World Day of Peace

  • January 5    Major Basilicas   Closing of the Jubilee

  • January 6    St. Peter's   Closing of the Holy Door

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ROME: Recommended Exhibitions

  • Pilgrims and Jubilees in the Middle Ages--Medieval Pilgrimages to Saint Peter's Tomb
    Museo Nazionale di Palazzo Venezia: 21 October 1999 to 26 February 2000
    -    The pilgrimage seen in its religious and cultural contexts.

  • Francesco Borromini archictecto 1599-1667
    Palazzo delle Esposizioni: 15 December 1999 to 28 February 2000
     -The complete works of Francesco Borromini.

  • The Brashci Family and the Palazzo Braschi
    Palazzo Braschi: January to March 2000
    -On the occasion of the restoration and reorganization of the museum, this exhibition will pay homage to the Braschi family, and reconstructing its history.

  • Novecento (The Twentieth Century)
    Various sites: December 1999
    -An assessment of the century divided into thematic sections: visual arts, history, architecture,     philosophhy and sociology.

  • Roy Lichtenstein
    Chiostro del Bramante:  December 1999 to April 2000
     -Works and preparatory sketches by the US artist, recently deceased.

  • Villa Medici--the dream of a cardinal
    Villa Medici: November 1999 to March 2000
         -The French Academy presents a selection of the works of Cardinal Ferdinando De' Medici, one of the key art collectors of the sixteenth century.

  • Anno Domini--two thousand years of Christian Art
    Throughout the Jubilee Year
     -A major travelling exhibition of Christian art with shows in London, Paris, Madrid, Boston, Washington, New Orleans, Chicago and San Fransisco.

  • Islamic Art in Lazio
    Palazzo Brancaccio: December 1999 to March 2000
    -Influences and countercurrents in Christian and Islamic art through iconography and clothing.

  • The Year 1300, the first Jubilee--Boniface VIII and his times
    Museo Nazionale di Palazzo Venezia: 26 March to 10 July 2000
     -Roman art of the end of the thirteenth century, including such names as Giotto, Arnolfo, Cavallini.

  • Exhibition of Iconography of St. Cecilia
    Palazzo Barberini: March to May 2000
    -Rafael, Guercino, Rubens, Gentileshci, Reynolds and other artists and the rich tradition of images surrounding St. Cecilia--the patron saint of music.

  • The Light of the Spirit in Twentieth Century Art
    Palazzo delle Espozioni: Dates to be determined
    -Views on the concept of the sacred in twentieth century art as exemplified in Picasso, Matisse, Malevich, Mondrian, Brancusi, Boccioni, Kounelis, Serra, Judd and others.

  • The Myth of the ancient in Roman landscape painting between 1780 and 1900
    Palazzo delle Esposizioni: October 2000
     -Italian and foreign artists active between the end of the eighteenth and the end of the nineteenth     centuries. The exhibition presents images of Rome and the region of Lazio.

  • Roma Christiana--Roman Art through Christian Influence
    Palazzo delle Espozioni: October 2000
    -Traces the transition from Roman art of the third century to Christian influenced Roman art through the end of the fourth century. Features specially equipped itineraries.

  • The Sun Palace: The Barberini Palazzo and Family in the Seventeenth Century
    Palazzo Barberini: November 2000
    -Paintings, decorative art and archaeological pieces from the original layout of the apartments. Considered one of the most magnificent collections of its time.

  • Christ and Mary
         Vatican Apostolic Library: January to Easter 2000
     -Atlantic bibles, Gospels, Histories of the Church

  • El Greco: Identity and Transformation, Crete, Italy, Spain
    Palazzo delle Esposizioni: 2 June 1999 to 29 September 1999
    - The complete works of Francesco Borromini.

  • Rome and Armenia
    Vatican Museums: Until July 16
    -500 precious objects from libraries and archives all over the world recounting 2000 years of     history between Italy and Armenia.

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Rome: Things to See and Do for the Millennium

Architecture

  • The Imperial Forums
        Now that restoration of the Imperial Forums is complete, a new series of exhibits is open to the public. The Trajan Markets will be the center of the new exhibits, serving as the center of the whole archeological site. The formerly closed forums of Ceasar, Trajan, Vespasian, and Peace will once more be open to all.

  • The Coliseum
        A new sequence of tours has been organized that will allow visitors to traverse the entire monument from the lowest to the highest levels. A section of the arena floor has also been reconstructed, enabling tourists to view both the auditorium and the underground passages.

  • The Capitoline Museums and the Capitol area
        The Capitoline Museums will be reopened after their restoration and the complete renovation of the museum arrangements. The year 2000 will also see the completion of the "Roman garden", with the permanent placement of the statue of Marcus Aurelius and the restoration of the entire area of the Capitol.

Music and Theater

  • Inauguration of the Citta della Musica: 1 January 2000
    Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
    Inaugural concert conducted by Myun-Whun Chung

  • Jubilee Christmas Concert: 19-21 December 1999
    Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
    With soloists Cecilia Bartoli, Martha Argerich, Bryn Terfel

  • Bach, Passion According to Mark:31 March 2000
    Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
    Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and Chorus, a painstaking reconstruction of the lost score.

  • Great Easter Festival: 16-23 April 2000
    Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
    Various oratorios for the Easter season

  • The full cycle of Mozart concertos for piano and orchestra: June 2000
    Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia

  • Concerts at Villa Giulia: July 2000

  • Mahler Festival: September-October 2000
    Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia

  • Festival from Rome to St. Petersburg: October 2000
    Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia

  • A Pilgrimage Six Thousand Years Long: December 1999-December 2000
    Complesso della Scala Santa
    A year-long festival in the form of a musical pilgrimage through the musical and theatrical traditions of every country: the saga of Gilgamesh recounted in opera-story form, music from Jewish culture, Zen, music of the shamans, and many others.

  • A Song for Peace in the World: 3 September 2000
    Via dei Fori Imperiali
    Concert in conjuction with World Peace Day declared by the United Nations.

  • Autumn Festival: September-November 2000
    Various locations
    International drama festival: contemporary drama productions paying homage to great directors.

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