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Historic sites across Italy open for 2023 edition of Giornate FAI di Primavera. Around 750 noted Italian buildings and historic sites open their doors to the public on the weekend of 25-26 March as part of the annual Sp...
Villa Wolkonsky can be visited on 25-26 March. Villa Wolkonsky, the official residence of the British ambassador to Italy, will open its doors to the public for the first time ever as part of the annual Spring Days init...
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Pantheon will continue to be free for Rome residents. Visiting the Pantheon in Rome will no longer be free to tourists who will be required to pay a €5 entry fee, following an agreement reached between Italy's culture m...
Universal Gestures by Giuseppe Penone from 14 March to 9 July. Galleria Borghese - home to masterpieces by Bernini, Canova and Caravaggio -presents the works of acclaimed Italian sculptor Giuseppe Penone. Titled Univ...
Puri Purini will be the first Italian to serve as Andrew Heiskell Arts Director. The American Academy in Rome has appointed the Italian art historian, curator and scholar Ilaria Puri Purini to a three-year term as Andre...
Teatro Valle has been closed for almost a decade. Rome's historic Teatro Valle, described by the city as Europe's oldest modern theatre, is set to reopen at the start of 2025 following a €6.7 million restoration project...
On International Women's Day we highlight Rome's leading museums and archaeological sites that are run by women. Everybody knows that Rome is home to some of the world's greatest museums but not every one is aware that...
Harding to succeed Sir Antonio Pappano in Rome. British conductor Daniel Harding has been named the next music director of Rome's prestigious Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, one of the world's oldest music institu...
Catacomb visits are free but must be booked in advance. Rome's seven catacombs open to the public will offer free guided tours on Saturday 18 March as part of the spring 2023 edition of Day of the Catacombs. Organise...
Italian museums celebrate Giornata internazionale della Donna. Women will have free entry to state museums and archaeological sites in Rome and across Italy on 8 March, as part of a nationwide initiative by the culture...
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Vanvitelli, who died on 1 March 1773, was Italy's most prominent architect of the 18th century. Italy is holding a series of events in honour of Luigi Vanvitelli, the Italian architect famed for designing the Royal Pala...
Sordi died in Rome 20 years ago today. Rome is to honour the much-loved Roman actor and comedian Alberto Sordi, who died on 24 February 2003, with a statue in the Italian capital. The statue will reportedly be placed...
Pappano has been music director of Rome's Accademia Nazionale di S. Cecilia since 2005. Sir Antonio Pappano, the acclaimed English-Italian conductor and pianist, will conduct the orchestra at the coronation of King Char...
Visitors will be able to see mosaics up close during six-year restoration. A major restoration is underway of the mediaeval mosaics in the Baptistery of S. Giovanni in Florence, the octagonal landmark opposite the Duomo...
Ribera created the Five Senses series during his four years in Rome. Three years after Caravaggio’s lonely death on a beach outside Porte Ercole, a Spaniard, still in his early twenties, arrived in Rome via Parma where...
Campaign to raise funds to buy Villa Verdi. Opera houses across Italy are joining a fund-raising campaign to help the state buy Villa Verdi, the museum and former home of the celebrated Italian opera composer Giuseppe V...
Rome set to open more subway museums. A rare representation of the goddess Roma on ancient gold glass has emerged during construction works for Rome's third subway line, the city has announced. Originally the base of...
Thursfield spoke to Wanted in Rome before stepping down after 15 years as director. On a rainy day in December, Rome's Non-Catholic Cemetery is quiet. This hallowed graveyard in the city's Testaccio district is the fina...
Appian Way makes the news as Italy seeks UNESCO World Heritage status for ancient Roman road. Rome archaeologists have discovered an ancient statue of a figure in the guise of Hercules during excavation works in Parco S...
Italian folklore celebrates the Giorni della Merla amid hopes for a beautiful spring. One of Italy's best known legends in winter revolves around a bird and the last three days in January, a tradition known as i giorni...
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