Sangiuliano: Free Sundays should be maintained. We can think about other free days

Free Sundays will be maintained, new Culture Minister Gennaro Sangiuliano declared, after the large turnout of visitors to state museums and archaeological parks throughout Italy that was recorded yesterday on the first free Sunday in November. “Very positive data that confirm that free Sundays should absolutely be maintained,” the minister commented, "and that indeed we can think of other free days on the occasion of some fundamental dates in the history of our nation such as June 2 or November 4."

A note from the Ministry of Culture points out that yesterday’s attendance figures confirm the positive trend of recent months and the return to pre-pandemic levels for many institutions throughout the country.

On Sunday, Nov. 6, the most visited major cultural sites were the Colosseum Archaeological Park, in first place, with 23,404 visitors; followed in second and third place by the Pompeii Archaeological Park (21,817) and the Uffizi Galleries (9,240). In fourth place is the Boboli Gardens with 8,932 admissions, followed by the Royal Palace of Caserta (7,710), the Royal Palace of Naples (7,649), Villa Adriana and Villa d’Este (7,516), the National Museum of Castel Sant’Angelo (7,234), the Pitti Palace (6,909), and the Accademia Gallery in Florence (6,050). Also, the Royal Museums of Turin (5,307), the National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art in Rome (4,899), the National Archaeological Museum in Naples (4,285), the National Museum of Rome (4656), the Archaeological Park of Ostia Antica (3,851), the Archaeological Park of Herculaneum (3,702), the Museum of Capodimonte (3,442), the Ducal Palace in Mantua (3.265), the Bargello Museums (2,900), the National Galleries of Ancient Art in Rome (2,840), the Archaeological Park of the Campi Flegrei (2,602), the National Picture Gallery of Bologna (2,569), the Gallerie dell’Accademia in Venice (2,530), the Brera Picture Gallery (2,394), the Archaeological Park of Cerveteri and Tarquinia (2,293), the Castle of Miramare in Trieste (2.254), the Archaeological Park of Paestum and Velia (2,199), the National Archaeological Museum of Reggio Calabria (1,992), the Borghese Gallery (1,800), the Monumental Complex of the Pilotta (1,735), the Museo del Cenacolo Vinciano (1,584), the Estensi Galleries (1,481), the Rocca Demaniale di Gradara (1,430), Villa della Regina in Turin (1.295), Palazzo Carignano in Turin (1,214), the Etruscan National Museum in Villa Giulia (1,202), the Archaeological Park of the Ancient Appian Way (1,167), the Spada Gallery in Rome (1,130), the National Gallery of the Marches (1,035), the National Archaeological Museum in Taranto (997), the Royal Palace in Genoa (929) and the National Gallery of Umbria (906).

Added to these are the 30,751 visitors to the ViVe of Rome, which includes the Vittoriano Monument and the Palazzo Venezia Museum, and the 3,602 visitors to the Pantheon.

Sangiuliano: Free Sundays should be maintained. We can think about other free days

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