More than two hundred state-run museums and archaeological parks open on August bank holiday weekend

August Ferragosto weekend at the museum: more than two hundred state-run cultural venues can be visited on August 14 and 15; in fact, most of the state-run museums and archaeological parks will remain open over the August Ferragosto weekend to allow tourists and visitors to spend these days in art and culture.

Among the cultural venues open are the Cenacolo Vinciano in Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan with Leonardo’sLast Supper; the Capodimonte Museum in Naples with its masterpieces of Mannerism and Baroque; the Gallerie dell’Accademia in Venice with masterpieces of Venetian painting by the greatest great artists, such as Bellini, Carpaccio, Tiepolo, and Titian; the Archaeological Park of Pompeii, the Archaeological Park of the Colosseum, Villa Lante in Bagnaia and Palazzo Farnese in Caprarola; the National Archaeological Museum of Reggio Calabria, which houses the famous Riace Bronzes; and thePomposa Abbey in Codigoro with its Dante-inspired frescoes.

The calendar of openings is available and continuously updated at https://cultura.gov.it/evento/ferragosto2021.

More than two hundred state-run museums and archaeological parks open on August bank holiday weekend

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