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Defence ministry returns rooms for new exhibition space
Rome's Palazzo Barberini which hosts the national collection of ancient art will gain 700 sqm of new exhibition space under an agreement signed by Italy's cultu...
Restorers find marks indicating sectors of stadium
Traces of painted red numbers have been discovered during the ongoing restoration of the Colosseum, indicating various sectors of the amphitheatre similar to the seat...
Museum established at residence of British ambassador in Rome
A small museum housing a collection of over 350 ancient Roman marble artefacts was presented at Villa Wolkonsky, the residence of the British ambassador i...
Police working on theory that thief returned with art work
A bronze sculpture by Italian artist Medardo Rosso was recovered in a museum locker at Rome's Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna (GNAM) on 8 December, three d...
Late openings, live music and cultural events in Roman museums
The sixth edition of Musei in Musica takes place on the evening of Saturday 6 December from 20.00 to 02.00. A selection of museums and cultural venues in...
Management and unions agree to new deal to keep musicians on payroll
Management at Rome's troubled opera house says that the 182 jobs it threatened to axe last month have been saved, after it reached an agreement wit...
Belgian street artist ROA paints large outdoor mural in Prati
The Belgian artist ROA has completed a public mural dedicated to the wild bear Daniza on the façade of the Mercato Vittoria on Via Sabotino in the...
American literature is the focus of the annual Italy Reads programme at John Cabot University in Rome.
On the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of the first world war, John Cabot University in Rome has selected A Fare...
Vast artwork by street artist Blu
An enormous mural by Italian street artist Blu has appeared on a building on Via del Porto Fluviale in the Ostiense district of Rome.
The dramatic image features a cargo ship load...
GNAM hosts selfie competition to promote culture
The Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna (GNAM) in Rome has launched a competition called #Selfiedautore for which contestants must take a “selfie” photograph...
First of four special tours by FAI over the winter
Volunteers from FAI (Fondo Ambiente Italiano) are conducting free guided tours of the archeological remains at Largo di Torre Argentina on Saturday 25 October from 10...
Guided tours in Italian, French and English
The French Academy in Rome has begun its latest round of guided tours of the Villa Medici, located between Trinità di Monti and Villa Borghese, for the duration of t...
Fun for all the family at hundreds of museums around Italy
More than 550 museums around Italy are celebrating the second edition of the annual Giornata Nazionale delle Famiglie al Museo on Sunday 12 October. The nat...
First dismissal of its kind in history of Italian opera
Rome's Opera House sent dismissal notices to 182 of its orchestra and choir in an unprecendented move that has been backed by the theatre's management and the...
Invito a palazzo offers tours of Italian bank buildings
The 13th edition of Invito a palazzo offers the public a peek inside the buildings housing Italy's various banks on Saturday 4 October.
The buildings on show...
City museums free to Rome residents
Rome's civic museums, excluding the Ara Pacis, are open free of charge to Rome residents on the first Sunday of every month, beginning on 5 October. The initiative is currently in a...
Conductor Riccardo Muti has written to the director of Rome's Teatro dell' Opera saying that he can not guarantee his next two engagements, Verdi's Aida scheduled for November and Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro set for next...
Five days of talks, dance, literature, music and food
Rome hosts the seventh edition of the International Festival of Jewish Literature and Culture from 13-17 September. Family is the theme of the five-day festival...
Ex-occupiers move in next door
The former occupants of Cinema America Occupato, evicted by police on 3 September, have moved into a disused bakery next door to the cinema building on Via Natale del Grande in Trasteve...
Mayor seeking corporate funds for restoration of Rome heritage
The mayor of Rome Ignazio Marino travels to California on 10 September to seek corporate sponsorship for the restoration of Rome's monuments.
Marino is...
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