Museums

MACAM, a large new contemporary art museum, opens in Lisbon. Which incorporates a hotel

Lisbon 's cultural and artistic scene is being enriched with an important new addition: the Museu de Arte Contemporânea Armando Martins (MACAM) opened its doors to the public on March 22. The museum was born from the private collection of Arman...
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Ludovico Carracci's Annunciation on loan from Bologna to Capodimonte as distinguished guest

From March 25 to June 15, 2025, the Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte welcomes Ludovico Carracci 's 1584Annunciation, which has come on loan from the Pinacoteca Nazionale di Bologna as an illustrious guest. In the painting, the Virgin is caught in t...
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For the first time in its history, the Royal Palace of Caserta will open its storerooms to the public

For the first time, the Royal Palace of Caserta will open its storerooms to the public: the museum is working on an ambitious active preservation project that will allow the richness of the Vanvitellian Complex to be discovered from a new perspective...
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National Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia invests in sustainability: PNRR construction sites start

The National Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia, one of the landmarks for the culture and history of ancient Etruscan civilization, takes a step toward the future with the launch of an intervention that marks an eco-sustainable turnaround. Thanks to fun...
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MAN Nuoro organizes a contemporary art course for adults in six classes

Once again this year, by popular demand, the MAN in Nuoro is offering the public a course for adults dedicated tocontemporary art: From the Twentieth Century to Today, in Six Author Stories. The protagonists will be six artists who have been able to ...
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The historical library of the National Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia reopens to the public

The historic library of the National Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia reopens to the public from March 14, 2025, by reservation only, in a completely renovated environment. The library holds a bibliographic holdings of more than 20,000 volumes, includ...
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The Domus Mazziniana in Pisa, a place of memory of the Risorgimento

The Domus Mazziniana, set in the historic heart of Pisa, can be considered a monument of extraordinary historical and cultural significance. Heir to the Rosselli-Nathan House, the last home of Giuseppe Mazzini, where the patriot drew his last breath ...
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The Pacinotti Fund, a heritage of science and innovation at the Museum of Physics Instruments in Pisa

The Museum of Physics Instruments at the University of Pisa is one of the most prestigious institutions in Italy for the preservation and study of the history of science and physics. It is here that a unique and valuable core collection is preserved ...
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Stories of disease and care in the Museum of Pathological and Paleopathological Anatomy of Pisa

"If [...] rare affections of Viscera, or of Parts, morbid concretions, etc., are encountered, these pathological pieces shall be scrupulously collected, and prepared for preservation for the instruction of Physicians, and Surgeons. Thus, for example,...
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Naples, Royal Palace launches its own interactive app

In Naples, the Royal Palace takes an important step toward digital innovation with the launch of a new mobile application that offers visitors a completely new and interactive visitor experience. Thanks to this new technology, anyone who crosses the ...
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Italian museums attract the world: two out of three visitors are foreigners

Italian museums are increasingly speaking foreign languages. In fact, two out of three visitors come from abroad, with a clear prevalence of U.S., British and Spanish tourists. This is one of the most relevant data to emerge from theMidaTicket Big Da...
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Rome's G/N/A/M/C introduces timed ticket: three hours to "meet the crowding index"

News for visitors to the National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art in Rome: In a press note, GNAM, or rather, G/N/A/M/C, as the museum a few months ago decided to update its name with a view to emphasizing the inclusive and modern nature of the...
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Carditello reborn: 27 million from MiC for final recovery. "We will be the Venaria of the south."

The Royal Site of Carditello is preparing for its final relaunch thanks to a 27 million euro grant allocated by the Ministry of Culture. These resources are in addition to the 30 million already announced last May, in the aftermath of Minister Gennar...
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The restoration of the Rocca di Dozza: the rediscovered Hall of Arms and Great Hall

With the interventions held between 2022 and 2024, the restoration of the Hall of Arms (Sept. 12, 2022) and the Great Hall (March 27, 2024) of the Rocca in the village of Dozza, positioned in the territory between Imola and Bologna, were completed. ...
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The Pecci Center of Prato presents the 2025 program: exhibitions and culture to build community

The cultural and artistic program for 2025 of the Luigi Pecci Center for Contemporary Art in Prato was presented. Present at the press conference were President Lorenzo Bini Smaghi, Prato Mayor Ilaria Bugetti, and General Director Stefano Collicelli ...
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Uffizi Chair is born: free art lessons for all at the Uffizi Galleries

A place of culture not only for the conservation and exhibition of works, but also for the transmission of knowledge: with this goal, the Uffizi Galleries inaugurates the Uffizi Chair, a project that brings to the Florentine museum a true academic co...
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