Cultural heritage - Finestre sull'Arte

"FAI Days? Not just a cultural event: they are a celebration." President Marco Magnifico speaks

From the few openings of the first editions (the debut in 1993), to a mobilization that involves hundreds of cities and hundreds of thousands of people each year, the FAI Spring Days have become one of the most participated cultural events in Italy. ...
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FAI Spring Days 2026: 780 places open in 400 cities for the 34th edition

On Saturday, March 21 and Sunday, March 22, 2026, the FAI Spring Days, now in their 34th edition, will return throughout Italy. The initiative promoted by FAI - Fondo per l'Ambiente Italiano ETS provides for the extraordinary opening, with free visit...
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Iran, government reports major damage to Golestan Palace in Tehran

The Government of Iran has reported that Tehran's Golestan Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and among Tehran's oldest building complexes, suffered severe damage following attacks conducted by the United States and the State of Israel on Sunday ni...
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Heritage at risk: ministry deploys ICRI but Sicily sinks in emergencies

In a measure signed by Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli, the Central Institute for Cultural Heritage Risk Management (ICRI), incardinated into the Department of Protection (DIT), was created. The garrison serves to give an ordinary structure to the ...
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Garisenda, Ministry warns Bologna municipality: monitoring data missing

The Ministry of Culture is preparing to send a formal warning to the City of Bologna over the management of the Garisenda Tower. At the center of the institutional clash is the failure to transmit monitoring data and technical documentation regarding...
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Saving the Tower of Azzano (Cremona): case reaches Parliament to prevent collapse

The extremely precarious condition of the Azzano Tower, located in the municipality of Torlino Vimercati (Cremona, Italy), is of increasing concern. The building, an asset of considerable historical and artistic significance dating back to medieval t...
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Ministry, central institute for cultural heritage risk management established

The Ministry of Culture has founded a new institute: it is theCentral Institute for Cultural Heritage Risk Management (the acronym is ICRI), designed to structurally strengthen the state's ability to prevent, monitor and deal with the risks facing It...
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Trevi Fountain to charge from January: Rome could cash in on tourists

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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