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Casino dell'Aurora fails to sell a fifth time.
An American-born princess faces eviction from a Rome villa with the world's only ceiling painting by Caravaggio after the historic property failed to sell at a court-ordere...
Writer left paralysed after collapsing in Rome.
Hanif Kureishi, the acclaimed British novelist and playwright, has been captivating Twitter users with a remarkable account of his experiences since being hospitalised in...
Italy culture minister visits Pompeii for opening.
Pompeii has reopened the Casa dei Vettii, a richly frescoed house owned by two men freed from slavery, following a complex 20-year restoration.
The House of the Vett...
Culture minister pulls plug on ItsART project.
ItsART, the streaming platform dedicated to Italian art and culture, has been put into liquidation after reportedly incurring losses of €7.5 million last year.
The pet p...
Uffizi ticket prices in high season will rise to €25 from 1 March.
The Uffizi in Florence will raise the price of individual tickets in the high season to cope with rising costs in the energy and construction sectors, t...
Italy’s state museums mark new year with Domenica al Museo.
State museums and archaeological sites in Rome and across Italy will open their doors for free on Sunday 1 January 2023 - New Year’s Day - as part of the month...
Move comes amid pressure on British Museums.
Pope Francis has ordered the return to Greece of three marble fragments from the Parthenon in Athens that have been in the pontifical collection of the Vatican Museums since...
Rome mayor is open to discussing the idea.Italy’s new culture minister Gennaro Sangiuliano has revived a contentious plan to start charging people to visit the Pantheon in Rome, the ministry announced on Thursday.
The p...
Rome's independent English bookshops survive and, some, even flourish.
A few months ago, with the closure of the celebrated Feltrinelli in the Galleria Sordi on Rome's Via del Corso, local Italian newspapers published d...
Giotto's Nativity scenes will be projected onto the Basilica of St Francis in Assisi this Christmas.
The Italian town of Assisi, in the central Umbria region, will project images of Giotto's Nativity frescoes onto the f...
Where to find Bernini statues, fountains, art and architecture in Rome.
Italian sculptor and architect Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680) was a genius of the Baroque era who left an indelible mark on Rome's artistic and a...
Giovanna Melandri to step down after decade at the helm of MAXXI.
Italy's culture minister Gennaro Sangiuliano has chosen journalist Alessandro Giuli as the new president of MAXXI, the national museum of 21st century ar...
Rome's Città delle Arti plan to breathe new life into landmark site.
A major project is underway to transform a large part of Rome's former abattoir in the Testaccio district into the headquarters of the capital's Acade...
Rome city museums stay open late for Musei in Musica 2022.
Musei in Musica returns to the capital on Saturday 19 November, with many of Rome's city museums staying open from 20.00 until 02.00 to host concerts and live p...
Italy's prime minister slams stunt as "vandalism, pure and simple".
Italian climate activists who threw vegetable soup over a Van Gogh painting at an exhibition in Rome on Friday risk hefty fines and up to five years in...
Next edition of Domenica al Museo comes amid debate about free museums.
State museums and archaeological sites in Rome and across Italy will open their doors for free on Sunday 6 November as part of the monthly Domenica...
Florence landmark says closure due to staff shortage.Italy's new culture minister Gennaro Sangiuliano has criticised the Uffizi Galleries for staying closed on Monday 31 October in the middle of what was a four-day holid...
Italy pays tribute to Pasolini with exhibitions, events and new publications.Italy is marking the centenary of the birth of the film director, poet, writer and intellectual Pier Paolo Pasolini with a series of special ev...
A selection of 50 of the best contemporary art galleries in Rome.Rome hosts around 70 museums, including city and state galleries dedicated to contemporary art –MACRO and MAXXI respectively. The capital is also home to a...
Casino dell'Aurora goes under the hammer again after failing to sell at auction three times.
An historic Rome villa with the world's only known ceiling painting by Caravaggio is up for auction, on 18 October, for the fo...
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