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Brancacci Chapel will have new entrance and facilities from summer 2026.

Brancacci Chapel access improvements plan approved

March 11, 2026March 11, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The city council of Florence has approved a project to upgrade the visitor access route to the Brancacci Chapel, one of the most important landmarks of Renaissance art.

EU warns Venice Biennale over Russia participation

March 11, 2026March 11, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The European Commission has condemned the decision to allow Russia to take part in the 2026 edition of the Venice Biennale. It also warned that EU funding for the event could be withdrawn if the move goes ahead.

Caravaggio portrait bought by the Italian state. Image credit: Getty Images

Italy buys rare Caravaggio portrait for €30m

March 11, 2026March 11, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The Italian state purchased a rare Caravaggio portrait for €30 million, one of the largest sums it has ever paid for a single artwork.

FAI Spring Days. VILLA LANTE ON THE JANICULUM Rome. Image credit: Flaminia Lera FAI

Italy’s cultural heritage sites open for FAI Spring Days

March 10, 2026March 10, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Hundreds of historic buildings and cultural landmarks across Italy will open to the public on the weekend of 21–22 March for the 2026 edition of the Giornate FAI di Primavera (FAI Spring Days).

On This Day: birth of author Alessandro Manzoni

March 7, 2026March 7, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

On 7th March 1785, Italian writer Alessandro Manzoni was born in Milan. He would go on to shape the modern Italian language and produce what is widely regarded as the most important novel in Italian literature.

The Lorena staircase at the Uffizi which has reopened. Image credit: Uffizi Galleries

Lorena Staircase reopens at Uffizi Galleries

March 4, 2026March 4, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The Lorena Staircase at the Uffizi Galleries has reopened to visitors after eight years of closure for structural works. Visitors can now see the historic monumental entrance to one of Italy’s most important museums.

Michelangelo. Credit: By Attributed to Daniele da Volterra - Metropolitan Museum of Art, online collection (The Met object ID 436771), Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=93197995

Study claims new works can be linked to Michelangelo

February 22, 2026February 22, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Previously little-known works and pieces of uncertain attribution may now be linked to Michelangelo, according to new research reported by Il Messaggero.

Bargello Museum - one of the best things to do in Florence. The museum is part of the museum network of Florence

Florence museum network aligns closure days

February 21, 2026February 21, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Florence’s newly unified state museum network will change its weekly closure day from 15 March, aligning major venues under a single timetable as part of a broader institutional overhaul.

€60m plan begins with Giotto’s Bell Tower restoration

February 21, 2026February 21, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A major restoration of Giotto’s Bell Tower will begin on 9 March as part of a €60 million investment programme for Florence’s cathedral complex, the Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore announced.

Crucifixion in crypt at Venerable English College Rome, which is now open to the public

Venerable English College opens crypt and Roman road to public

February 21, 2026February 21, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Rome’s Venerable English College, the oldest British institution outside the UK, is expanding its guided tours to include public access to its underground areas for the first time.