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Rome's museums and academies open late on Saturday night. Notte dei Musei returns on Saturday 20 May, involving the opening of state, municipal and private-run museums, galleries, monuments and archaeological sites in...
President Mattarella visits revamped MAXXI in Rome. Italian president Sergio Mattarella visited Rome’s MAXXI Museo nazionale delle arti del XXI secolo on the evening of 5 May for the launch of The place to be, the new...
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Open House Roma grants access to dozens of normally inaccessible buildings. Many of Rome’s museums, libraries, galleries and contemporary buildings to which there is normally limited public access are open free of cha...
Ecuadorian tourist carves names into Rome monument. A 55-year-old Ecuadorian tourist was caught carving the names of his wife and daughter into one of the columns of Rome's Colosseum on 10 April. The man, who used...
Art Stop Monti launches at Rome's Metro Cavour. Rome is to decorate its metro stations with contemporary art works following the launch of a design competition open to artists under the age of 30. Rome mayor Virgin...
Triumph turns to Lament for Tiber mural. Internationally-acclaimed artist William Kentridge has appealed to Rome authorities to remove the graffiti that defaces his grand-scale Triumphs and Laments frieze which was co...
Noted Italian buildings open for Giornate FAI di Primavera on 25 and 26 March. Around 1,00 libraries, palaces, archaeological sites and religious buildings across Italy are open to the public free of charge on 25 and...
Restored 14th-century Roman complex offers culture and accommodation. The Ospitale S. Francesca Romana, a 14th-century lodging house designed originally as a refuge for the sick, elderly and poor, has been relaunched...
Restoration of two Roman fountains funded by Dutch sponsors. A group of Dutch patrons is funding the restoration of two Rome fountains as a symbolic gesture following the damage done to the 17th-century Barcaccia foun...
Master illustrator Mario Camerini creates hand-painted maps of Rome. Andy Devane Rome's central districts, or rioni, have been immortalised in a series of 22 hand-painted maps by master illustrator Mario Camerini....
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Wednesday Cinema2Day initiative extended until May. The nationwide Cinema2Day initiative, which involves paying just €2 for cinema tickets on every second Wednesday of the month, has been extended until May by Italy's...
La La Land failed to win Best Picture but still scooped six of its 14 Oscar nominations at the Academy Awards ceremony on 26 February. La La Land review by Paula Berner Magalhaes. This romantic and lively Hollywood...
Visitors can reserve 3D tour of Nero's residence from 4 February. Rome's Domus Aurea will offer virtual reality tours to visitors every weekend from 4 February, providing visual insights into how Emperor Nero's golden...
Rome’s museums highlighted on subway-style map. A new map showing Rome’s museums in their proximity to the city’s metro stations has been released on social media, two months after the launch of a similar map showing...
John Ochsendorf succeeds Kimberly Bowes as AAR director. Dr John Ochsendorf has been named the 23rd director of the American Academy in Rome. Ochsendorf, a preservation engineer, historian and educator, succeeds Ki...
Multimedia website presented by director of Vatican Museums. The Vatican Museums' new multimedia website was presented on 23 January by the museums' recently-installed director, Barbara Jatta. The new website, whic...
Italian director's film nominated in best documentary section. Gianfranco's Rosi's poetic film is about the inhabitants of the Italian island of Lampedusa against the background of the dramatic rescue of refugees from...
Drunk tourists attempt break-in at Colosseum. Two Brazilian tourists suffered injuries after attempting to break into the Colosseum in the early hours of 16 January. The pair managed to bypass the surrounding fence...
Culture minister says Pantheon's seven million visitors should pay. Italian culture minister Dario Franceschini has raised the prospect of an entry fee to Rome's Pantheon, which welcomed seven million visitors in 2016...
Public can visit Roman Forum area by day after 20-year closure. The archaeological area between the Forum of Trajan and that of Caesar will be open to visitors, including wheelchair users, during day time from Friday...
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