Procida concludes term as Italy’s culture capital. The northern Italian cities of Bergamo and Brescia take up their joint status as
Category: Culture
Italy culture minister says Dante is founder of Italian right-wing thinking
Father of the Italian language is also founder of Italian right-wing thinking, claims Sangiuliano. Italy’s culture minister Gennaro Sangiuliano caused
Princess faces eviction from Rome villa with Caravaggio mural
Casino dell’Aurora fails to sell a fifth time. An American-born princess faces eviction from a Rome villa with the world’s
Hanif Kureishi captivates Twitter with Rome hospital diary
Writer left paralysed after collapsing in Rome. Hanif Kureishi, the acclaimed British novelist and playwright, has been captivating Twitter users
Pompeii reopens House of the Vettii after 20 years
Italy culture minister visits Pompeii for opening. Pompeii has reopened the Casa dei Vettii, a richly frescoed house owned by
Italy’s Uffizi to hike ticket prices in high season to offset energy costs
Uffizi ticket prices in high season will rise to €25 from 1 March. The Uffizi in Florence will raise the
Italy opens state museums for free on New Year’s Day
Italy’s state museums celebrate new year with Domenica al Museo. State museums and archaeological sites in Rome and across Italy
Christmas in Rome’s Museums
Christmas opening hours for Rome museums. Rome’s city-run museums will be open on 24 December, Christmas Eve, and on 31
Pope returns fragments of Parthenon Marbles to Greece
Move comes amid pressure on British Museums. Pope Francis has ordered the return to Greece of three marble fragments from
Rome’s English bookshops survive against the odds
Rome’s independent English bookshops survive and even flourish. A few months ago, with the closure of the celebrated Feltrinelli in