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Archaeologists in Rome have uncovered the remains of an ancient Roman neighbourhood during excavations along Via del Tritone, just off Via del Corso in...
Cultural marathon takes place across Italy
The second edition of the FAI Marathon takes place across Italy on Sunday 13 October. Similar to Britain’s National Trust, the Fondo Ambiente Italia (FAI) works to pres...
Vatican Museum shelter is designed to protect queueing tourists from the elements
The Vatican is to install a shelter along its walls leading from the corner of Via Leone IV to the entrance of the Vatican Museums, to...
The annual European-wide initiative includes a free Museum Night in Rome A nationwide programme of events takes place in Italy during the last weekend of September to mark European Heritage Days, while in Rome there is...
The Italian government could provide €2 million in funding towards the restoration of Rome's Mausoleum of Augustus, if approved by the Italian senate and house.
The funds, which are only part of the €1...
Rome's occupied Teatro Valle enters new phase
Teatro Valle in Rome finally became a foundation on 16 September, putting it on the same footing as national and international cultural institutions.
The actors...
Documentary on Rome's GRA wins top prize at Venice Gianfranco Rosi's documentary film “Sacro GRA,” which chronicles life along the Grande Raccordo Anulare ringroad that circles Rome, won the Golden Lion for...
From 6 September until 25 October, the Vatican Museums open every Friday evening from 19.00-23.00, with last admission at 21.30.
The visit includes the Pio-Clementine museum, the Egyptian museum, the upper galleries,...
Rome's Senate buildings at Palazzo Madama are open to the public on Saturday 7 September from 10.00-18.00.
Senate staff conduct free guided tours every 20 minutes, for groups of about 40 people, with each visit lastin...
Almost 40 museums and archaeological sites across Italy will be open on the last Saturday night of every month until the end of this year, thanks to an initiative launched by Italy's culture ministry.
Beginning on Sat...
The Italian government says it has sourced the funds necessary to pay arrears owed to employees at the Colosseum who have engaged in two impromptu protests over the last week.
Ministry of culture workers are to be pai...
The programme has been announced for the 12th edition of the annual Rome Literature Festival, after initial uncertainty over whether the organisers would receive the necessary funding from the city.
As in previous yea...
The Auditorium Parco della Musica in Rome’s Flaminio district celebrates a decade of cultural activity with a special day of free concerts and events on Sunday 9 June.
The party is being organised by the Accadem...
Rome's Ponte della Musica bridge near the Auditorium is to be dedicated to the prolific Roman composer and pianist Armando Trovajoli who died aged 95 in February.
The ceremony takes place at 17.00 on Thursday 30 May a...
11 June-3 July. Rome book enthusiasts breathed a sigh of relief at the long-waited announcement that the yearly Rome Literature Festival has received the necessary approval and funding. Therefore the 12th edition of the...
The Lazio branch of the association of historic houses, Associazione Dimore Storiche Italiane (ADSI), provides a unique opportunity to visit the courtyards of some of Rome’s most important historic homes on Saturda...
Bernini's Fountain of the Four Rivers in Piazza Navona has been on the receiving end of two separate acts of anti-social behaviour over the weekend, leading to an appeal by residents for greater protection of the baroque...
Museums, galleries, monuments and archaeological sites in Rome and throughout Italy open free of charge on the night of Saturday 18 May from 20.00 until 02.00, with last admission at 01.00.
Rome’s fifth consecut...
Many of Rome's museums, galleries and contemporary buildings to which there is normally limited public access are open free of charge over the weekend of 4-5 May.
Dedicated to Rome's varied and sometimes off-lim...
There is free entry to Rome's civic museums on the occasion of "Natale di Roma", or Rome's birthday, on Sunday 21 April.
There are a number of exceptions however: the normal ticket fee applies at the Planetarium...
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