Isabella Ruggiero

Name tickets at the Colosseum: useful, but there are problems to be solved

The climate at the Colosseum continues to be "hot" with controversy. In recent weeks, articles have been coming out voicing the discontent of various agencies and tour operators regarding the named ticket introduced at the Colosseum Park as of last O...
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Here's how culture makes things complicated for tourism (and what to work on to improve it)

Culture and tourism live in osmosis. It is clear that a huge slice of the Italian tourism market draws its lifeblood from the country's cultural heritage, but in turn it brings wealth to individual sites, their territory and cities of art. While in ...
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Culture and tourism are disconnected. A change of course is needed on tickets and other issues

On Wednesday, March 1, a post appeared on the Ostia Antica Archaeological Park 's Facebook page announcing that as of the same day, "today, March 1," new fares would go into effect. The increase is by as much as 6 euros, from 12 to 18, justified by t...
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Rome, Green Passes in monuments: ranking of the best and worst

Ten days after the entry into force of the mandatory Green Pass in monuments, we try to make an initial assessment of the organization in museums in Rome, which, with some of the most crowded and therefore most difficult to manage monuments i...
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Why introducing the Green Pass to museums is a bad idea

As of August 6, in the area of museums and monuments, Green Certification will be required for all "ticketed" sites: so it does not matter if the site is outdoors (archaeological parks) or indoors (museums), but if it is cordoned off and you ...
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Volunteers and FAI Spring Days: the problem is much more complex

Over the past week there has been a lot of criticism written against FAI for the Days of Spring, which take place today and tomorrow all over Italy; and, as in recent years, many of the voices raised came from tour guide associations, bitter ...
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AAA Tourism Minister wanted: tour guides are at the end of their rope

Ever since the formation of this new government, we have heard the premier emphasize in his programmatic lines the importance of tourism, to the point of taking that sector away from MIBACT and making it again, after so many years, an autonomous mi...
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That's why museums should also be open in orange zone regions, as should stores

It was yesterday's news that in the upcoming dpcm there could be "loosening" to the regulations on places of culture and entertainment. In addition to the reopening of theaters and cinemas, the draft includes the possibility of opening museums an...
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Crowd at Vatican Museums: isolated (and serious) episode, but shameful exploitation

We are bitter that the "denunciation" made by a tour guide via social and media about last Saturday's crowd in the Raphael Rooms at the Vatican Museums was used by the press and TV for articles with scandalistic and apocalyptic tones. A single an...
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Why does the City of Rome open Monte Testaccio to volunteers and not professionals?

During last weekend, when European Heritage Days 2020 were being celebrated, two initiatives attracted attention in Rome: on Saturday 26 the opening of Monte Testaccio and on Sunday 27 that of the Secret Gardens of Villa Borghese (postponed to anothe...
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The problem with volunteers in cultural heritage is that they overlap with professionals

For several days a lively controversy has been running on the web about FAI and volunteerism in the field of Cultural Heritage. To focus lattention and criticism on FAI is misleading. It is a nonprofit, which does not mean a charity: why should i...
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Tremble, the witches are back: museum tours are among the activities still banned in Italy

In the Middle Ages it was cats and witches, now it is tour guides; who are in fact for the vast majority women who are afraid of the virus. In fact, judging by the current regulations, they are considered dangerous to everyone around, because s...
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Museums: COVID-free or very high risk?

Examination of daily life in Italy at the moment points to such phenomena: on beaches, people crowd relaxed and unconcerned; nightlife spots are crowded; restaurants have decreased the number of place settings to observe spacing rules but are full of...
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