Politics and cultural heritage - Finestre sull'Arte

Who really owns the destroyed or stolen works? For a hypothesis of "cultural hospitality"

To enter a major European museum is often to experience a contradiction. On the one hand, wonder: Greek statues that do not seem to have lost an iota of their power, intact Egyptian sarcophagi, gleaming African bronzes. On the other the doubt that cr...
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UK government invests 1.5 billion in culture: its social importance recognized

The U.K. government has announced a total investment of 1.5 billion pounds (about 1.7 billion euros) earmarked for culture over the next five years, outlining what is being presented as a step change from more than a decade of underfunding. The packa...
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Crumbs for culture. If the government cuts 90% on MiC strategic programming.

Crumbs for culture: a 90 percent cut, or 182 million euros instead of more than 1.7 billion, on the largest part of the Ministry of Culture's strategic programming, namely the resources of the Fund for Development and Cohesion (FSC): allocations that...
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Tor de' Conti and planned conservation: half a century of missed opportunities

It was two months ago that the "Tor de' Conti," a noble building erected in the Middle Ages in the Imperial Forum area, collapsed. And it is unbelievable, but unfortunately true, that in 2025 one of Rome's most significant historical buildings could ...
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Budget Law 2026 approved: measures for culture and tourism

With 216 votes in favor, 126 against and 3 abstentions, the Chamber of Deputies approved the Budget Law 2026 at its session on Tuesday, December 30, 2025. Below, in detail, are the main measures for culture and tourism contained in the "State Budget ...
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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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Concrete pouring around the Mausoleum of Lucius Munazio Planco in Gaeta: controversy ensues

A tense situation in Gaeta around the Mausoleum of Lucius Munazio Planco, one of the best-preserved Roman monuments in Latium and a symbol of the city: this is because of ongoing redevelopment and access adjustment works. Located on the summit of Mou...
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Maybe it's time to revisit the FAI Days model.

This is not the first time on these pages that we have dealt with the FAI days. Certainly a commendable initiative, since the Fondo Ambiente Italiano offers the possibility to visit, throughout Italy, sites that would otherwise be closed, or little o...
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