Forgotten Botticelli painting recovered by Italian police
Last checked by the authorities in over 50 years ago, the painting had been kept in a private home since the 1980s and is in extremely poor condition
Mystery over Agnelli dynasty’s missing art
Investigation by Italy’s broadcaster about the whereabouts of art from the late industrialist’s collection has revealed apparent widespread failure to enforce country’s cultural export rules
Uffizi director Eike Schmidt hits out at mayor of Florence—fuelling rumours of his own political ambitions
Schmidt has criticised Dario Nardella for plans to deploy security guards at shopping centres in the city, after suggestions for similar protection at the museum were rejected
Michelangelo Pistoletto donates new version of public installation to Naples following arson attack
The original version of the artist's Venus of the Rags was set alight only two weeks after being installed outside the city's town hall
Egyptian Museum in Turin to undergo €23m renovation with two-storey ‘agora’ at its heart
The mission of the project, designed by OMA architects, is to make the museum more accessible to the public
Italy appoints right-wing journalist as Venice Biennale president
Members of Italy’s ruling coalition have described the 128-year-old exhibition as a "fiefdom" of the left
Damaged Banksy mural in Venice to be restored
But some critics are arguing that Migrant Child, which has been slowly deteriorating since it first appeared in 2019, should be left alone
Rain, storms, drought: a new project is saving Europe’s ancient heritage from climate change
EU project aims to find ways to arrest damage at numerous archaeological sites, from a 12th-century BC city in Greece eroded by rising sea levels to submerged prehistoric villages in a Swiss lake at risk from falling water levels
Will Italy's right-wing government control who gets to direct the nation’s biggest museums?
Art historians are concerned the culture ministry is lining up candidates to run top institutions including Florence’s Uffizi Galleries and Milan’s Pinacoteca di Brera
Two German tourists arrested for allegedly defacing Vasari Corridor in Florence
The characters DKS1860—referring to the football team 1860 Munich—were spray-painted on seven outdoor columns under the famous Italian landmark
Niger coup upends country’s Venice Biennale plans
Niger, which is participating in the current architecture biennale, had planned to show at next year’s art biennale for the first time
A warehouse full of art: what will happen to Silvio Berlusconi’s collection?
Italy’s controversial former prime minister, who died in June, amassed tens of thousands of works—of varying quality
Police block auction of Gina Lollobrigida's art as rival heirs clash
Sale of Italian film star’s 350-piece collection halted over suspicions that her assistant pressured her to sell
Italy could slash VAT on imported works of art
Proposal follows EU directive to align import sales tax among member states, causing alarm in France which currently has the lowest rate
Looted artefacts linked to disgraced British dealer Robin Symes returned to Italy
Restitution follows the return of 350 Neolithic and Byzantine objects from the same source to Greece
Italy announces museum ticket price hike as part of €2bn flood aid package
Admission will be raised by €1 to support relief efforts in the affected Emilia-Romagna region
Artists take aim at Italy’s attack on same-sex parents’ rights
As the country's far-right government cracks down on LGBTQ rights, public artworks are popping up in protest
Botticelli’s Venus as ‘influencer’ in tourism campaign faces widespread ridicule
The use of a computerised mascot of the Renaissance figure to promote Italian culture has been described as “humiliating” and “grotesque”
Texan princess evicted from Rome villa with Caravaggio ceiling
Following a bitter inheritance dispute, Rita Boncompagni Ludovisi has been court-ordered to leave the historic property, while valuable artworks and documents are to be removed or destroyed
Milan authorities must hire conservationist after struggling to clean statue damaged by climate activists
Italian officials have approved draft bill to bring in tougher sanctions for protestors who target heritage
Uffizi’s ticket price hike sparks row
As the Italian museum responds to rising energy bills, culture minister says institutions’ entrance charge increases are justified
Italy to open new mafia museum—complete with smells and sounds
The first site in Palermo is scheduled to open this spring
Italy plans high-speed train between Pompeii and Rome to increase tourism to heritage sites
The €35m development will include a new train station adjacent to the Pompeii archaeological site
Five panels from Dosso Dossi's ‘magnificent’ Renaissance frieze reunited for exhibition in Rome
The Galleria Borghese has brought together the Aeneas Frieze panels from collections around the world
Hic! Row erupts over loan of Caravaggio’s Bacchus to wine festival
Uffizi's plan to show the painting at Vinitaly has been described as “absurd” and “unacceptable”
Just what the doctor ordered: masterpieces from Milan museum brighten up hospital
Works from the Pinacoteca di Brera have been blown up and pasted in high definition on the walls of the Humanitas hospital in Ronzano to improve patients' well-being
Gian Maria Tosatti tells us why he used gold, rust and charcoal for his new works unveiled in Milan
The Italian artist, who represented his country at the 59th Venice Biennale, has an exhibition at Pirelli HangarBicocca
Vatican returns Parthenon sculptures to Greece in 'historic event'
Restitution shows that a "road of dialogue and peace always exists", according to a representative of the Holy See
In Burkina Faso and Mali, pilot scheme builds defences against illegal trafficking of cultural antiquities
Icom and Aliph’s $250,000 project is providing training and security measures for 22 museums in countries ravaged by war
Italy to open first museum of fascism
Curators of the controversial Salò institution say museum will “neither demonise nor defend” fascist leader Benito Mussolini