An important piece ofEtruscan art returns to Bologna's public collections. Yesterday, in the Conference Room of Bologna's Museo Civico Archeologico, the commander of the Nucleo Carabinieri Tutela Patrimonio Culturale of Bologna, Carmelo Carraffa, off...
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If a few days ago it was only a hypothesis, now the announcement has come from the mayor of Rome Roberto Gualtieri: visiting the Trevi Fountain will be chargeable for tourists, but it will not be the only Roman monument and museum site that will intr...
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The Ministry of Tourism has chosen Francesca Faccini, 23, as the new Venus for the Welcome to Wonder tourism campaign. After a first phase entrusted to a virtual Venus, the project marks the transition to a real presence, with the young actress and m...
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A surprise private visit by Pope Leo XIV this afternoon to the exhibition dedicated to the Bible of Borso d'Este: the pontiff, accompanied by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, in fact arrived at the Senate Library, in Palazzo della Minerva, where the exhibiti...
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The history of glass in Venice has its roots in a far more remote, articulate and technologically advanced past than one imagines. When one thinks of Venetian glass in fact, the collective imagination leads to the Renaissance, but this deeply ingrain...
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The first megaliths appeared in Bologna 's Piazza Maggiore in recent days, immediately attracting the attention of citizens and visitors alike. The large inflatable structures, up to 14 meters high, began to occupy the Crescentone anticipating the of...
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Inaugurated in Rome are the two new museum stations Colosseo/Fori Imperiali and Porta Metronia of the new section of the Rome Metro C line. Two museum stations along 4 kilometers of track, which are also intended to enhance the discoveries uncovered ...
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As of January 7, tourists visiting the Trevi Fountain in Rome may have to pay an entrance fee of two euros (on the subject read the opinions of: Federico Giannini, Roberto Guiggiani, Vittorio Sgarbi and Isabella Ruggiero). Access for Roman residents,...
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A call for applications has been published for the recruitment of 577 officials of the Ministry of Culture, within the technical-specialist professional family dedicated to the protection and enhancement of cultural heritage according to the followin...
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A new front of confrontation has opened up in the delicate sector of the protection of Italy's artistic heritage, following the presentation of an amendment to the Cultural Heritage Code, which was approved and became law last Dec. 2 (it will come in...
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In Venice, in the midst of Christmas deliveries, a kind of Grinch in the flesh has appeared. The figure does not belong to the world of fantasy but to a young woman who, according to reconstruction, snatched a boatload of gifts destined for the holid...
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Harsh attack by Tomaso Montanari, Rector of the University for Foreigners of Siena, art historian and by now among the most followed political "influencers," on Il Foglio, which published yesterday an article by Ginevra Leganza on his appointment to ...
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The race for the title of Italian Capital of Culture 2028 enters the decisive phase. Twenty-three Italian cities, distributed throughout the country, have submitted their candidacy dossiers and now await the evaluation of the new jury called to selec...
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On the occasion of the meeting Si dice cultura. For a new alliance between business, culture and territories, promoted by Impresa Cultura Italia - Confcommercio and Treccani that took place today at the Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana Treccani, t...
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The San Francisco Museum of Asian Art officially returned four ancient bronze sculptures to the Thai government, concluding a long process of research, review and collaboration between U.S. and Thai authorities. The ceremony, held at the museum on De...
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The topic of museum acquisitions returns to the center of the national debate with the presentation of the book Museum Acquisitions: ethics, practices and visions, edited by Valeria Arrabito and Ilaria Navarro, published by ICOM Italy in collaboratio...
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