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A series of concerts every Sunday organised by S. Cecilia at the Tor Bella Monaca theatre. The Domenica in Musica series will cover solo concerts to symphony orchestras, classical music to jazz, opera to film music.
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Two thirds of Rome residents in favour of project
The grand-scale mural project along the banks of the Tevere by internationally acclaimed South African artist William Kentridge has been stalled by a regional office o...
Restoration of S. Maria Antiqua church nears completion A 12-year restoration programme at the fifth-century church of S. Maria Antiqua in the Roman Forum is almost complete.
Rome's superintendent for archaeology Ma...
Restored theatre reopens after 70 years
The theatre at Rome's Villa Torlonia has reopened following a six-year restoration process and a 70-year closure.
The renovated theatre is part of the city's Villa Torlonia m...
Deteriorating ancient tunnels leading to collapses overground
Rome has commissioned a team of geologists to map the capital's extensive network of underground tunnels and tufa quarries whose deteriorating state...
First Vatican exhibition dedicated to living architect
The work of celebrated Spanish architect, structural engineer, sculptor and painter Santiago Calatrava is the subject of a major exhibition at the Vatican's Bracc...
Ara Pacis damaged after heavy rainfall The Ara Pacis altar, dating to 9 BC, has been flooded after the museum's modern glass-pannelled roof failed to withstand the torrential rain on the night of Tuesday 19 November....
Celebrated author is guest of Italy Reads at John Cabot University
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A capacity crowd attended the keynote address by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri at Rome's John Cabot University on the eveni...
Fountain among several in Rome being restored with advertising money
The Barcaccia fountain at the foot of the Spanish Steps is currently sealed off for restoration. Experts say that the early baroque fountain is cur...
Find comes to light during works to expand Zara department store
Archaeologists in Rome have uncovered the remains of an ancient Roman neighbourhood during excavations along Via del Tritone, just off Via del Corso in...
Cultural marathon takes place across Italy
The second edition of the FAI Marathon takes place across Italy on Sunday 13 October. Similar to Britain’s National Trust, the Fondo Ambiente Italia (FAI) works to pres...
Vatican Museum shelter is designed to protect queueing tourists from the elements
The Vatican is to install a shelter along its walls leading from the corner of Via Leone IV to the entrance of the Vatican Museums, to...
The annual European-wide initiative includes a free Museum Night in Rome A nationwide programme of events takes place in Italy during the last weekend of September to mark European Heritage Days, while in Rome there is...
The Italian government could provide €2 million in funding towards the restoration of Rome's Mausoleum of Augustus, if approved by the Italian senate and house.
The funds, which are only part of the €1...
Rome's occupied Teatro Valle enters new phase
Teatro Valle in Rome finally became a foundation on 16 September, putting it on the same footing as national and international cultural institutions.
The actors...
Documentary on Rome's GRA wins top prize at Venice Gianfranco Rosi's documentary film “Sacro GRA,” which chronicles life along the Grande Raccordo Anulare ringroad that circles Rome, won the Golden Lion for...
From 6 September until 25 October, the Vatican Museums open every Friday evening from 19.00-23.00, with last admission at 21.30.
The visit includes the Pio-Clementine museum, the Egyptian museum, the upper galleries,...
Rome's Senate buildings at Palazzo Madama are open to the public on Saturday 7 September from 10.00-18.00.
Senate staff conduct free guided tours every 20 minutes, for groups of about 40 people, with each visit lastin...
Almost 40 museums and archaeological sites across Italy will be open on the last Saturday night of every month until the end of this year, thanks to an initiative launched by Italy's culture ministry.
Beginning on Sat...
The Italian government says it has sourced the funds necessary to pay arrears owed to employees at the Colosseum who have engaged in two impromptu protests over the last week.
Ministry of culture workers are to be pai...
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