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From December 3, 2024, until January 26, 2025, Palazzo Reale in Milan hosts the exhibition “Salvarti. Dalle confische alle collezioni pubbliche”. The public will have once again access to a series of artworks from contemporary artists such as: Giorgio de Chirico, Mario Sironi, Lucio Fontana, Salvador Dalí, Andy Warhol, Mario Schifano, Robert Rauschenberg e Christo. The artworks on display were confiscated from organised crime by public authorities. The exhibition is part of Arte per la ...

On Tuesday December 3, The Ministry of Culture will once again join the United Nation in marking the “International Day of Person with Disabilities”. Throughout December, Mic-related cultural institutions and museums will host diverse initiatives aiming at breaking down physical, cognitive and sensorial barriers to promote access to culture for all.

#domenicalmuseo (Sunday at the Museum) will be back on Sunday December 1, 2024. The initiative, organized by the Ministry of Culture, offers free entry on every first Sunday of every month to museums, archaeological parks, castles, monumental complexes and state-owned villas and gardens. 
Visits will take place during regular opening hours, with reservation required where applicable. Visitors are kindly asked to plan ahead consulting the official websites of the respective ...

The Museo Archelogico Nazionale in Civitavecchia - part of the Direzione Regionale Musei Nazionali del Lazio - announces the fourth edition of its cultural series “Giovedì dell’Archeologia”. The event aims at promoting the history and heritage of the Civitavecchia region.

The series will feature researchers, academics, and archaeologists, who will discuss the latest historical and archaeological discoveries related to Civitavecchia and its surroundings over the centuries. ...

From November 23, 2024, to February 23, 2025, the Gallerie Nazionali di Arte Antica will present a truly extraordinary event. In the Sala Paesaggi of Palazzo Barberini, visitors will have the rare chance to admire Caravaggio’s Portrait of Monsignor Maffeo Barberini, a masterpiece from a private collection that has never been displayed publicly before. The painting portrays Monsignor Barberini, who would later become Papa Urbano VIII, seated in a slightly angled chair. A dramatic beam of ...

On November 21, the Museo Nazionale Etrusco of Villa Giulia in Rome unveiled the exhibition " Miti greci per principi dauni," celebrating the return of 25 archaeological artifacts to Italy. Among the items are Apulian and Attic red-figure vases, which had been part of the collections of Berlin's Altes Museum and now are back in Italy thanks a diplomatic initiative in collaboration with the Carabinieri Command for the Protection of Cultural Heritage. The exhibition is a result of the Cultural ...