From October to December, Trieste is celebrating its ‘inadequate’ literary hero Zeno Cosini. Zeno is the protagonist of Italo Svevo’s great modernist masterpiece Zeno’s Conscience, which came out 100 years ago.
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Rome’s Colosseum visitor numbers for June, July and August rose by 16% over the same period in 2019, before the Covid-19 pandemic the following year, the culture ministry said in a statement on Thursday.
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The Medici Chapels have undergone extensive restorations. Along with a new exit to help streamline visitor flow, the Lorraine Crypt is now reopened. In November, Michelangelo’s secret room will open for the first time.
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Deputy Premier Minister Matteo Salvini’s League party is demanding the resignation of Christian Greco, Egyptian Museum director. His ‘crime’ giving a discount in the past to Muslim visitors.
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Benedetta Tobagi’s La Resistenza delle Donne (The Women’s Resistance) has won the 61st Campiello Prize.
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Once again Venice is saved from making it onto the UNESCO Heritage blacklist. Whilst Venice’s mayor cheered the resolution, environmentalists and scientists were dismayed by the outcome.
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Italy is always at the forefront of cultural exhibitions, and this year is no exception. We take a look at the best autumn art exhibitions in Italy starting in September 2023.
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Ancient Roman temple found in Sarsina, the home of playwright Plautus. More digs at Pompeii have revealed insights into the lives of slaves in the city buried by the Vesuvius eruption of 79AD.
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And so it continues. Now two German tourists have been arrested over vandalism of the Vasari Corridor in Florence. Their act was captured on camera.
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Once again tourists in Italy have shown a complete disregard the country’s cultural heritage. The Tourism Minister labels them vandal tourists.
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