Virginia Raggi: Museums and archaeological sites should be free of charge

Rome Mayor Virginia Raggi participated yesterday in theItalian YouthForum, held entirely online, of theItalian Youth Association for UNESCO.

Responding to a proposal for free admission to state cultural places for those under 35 over the next two years, the mayor said, "In my opinion, cultural places such as museums and archaeological sites should be free.“ She continued: ”Culture is a very important part of our way of being and putting a barrier at the entrance prevents its enjoyment as everyday places. One should not plan to go to the museum, it should be a continuation of a normal walk."

It was from this assumption that Roma Capitale decided to invent the MIC card, the card that allows permanent and temporary residents of Rome to visit all the civic museums of the City of Rome for 5 euros throughout the year. By the way, he concluded, “We want to incentivize people to visit museums and sites as they might do in a walk down the street and in a park. It is absurd how the inhabitants of a city know it less than tourists. This is a non-negotiable pillar, I espouse your proposal and hope we can go further.”

Virginia Raggi: Museums and archaeological sites should be free of charge

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