The 18-page document had previously disappeared from the Holy See's official archive
Albergo dei Poveri renovation is the latest stage of the Italian city’s cultural renaissance
The objects, found within the Ostia Antica archaeological site in southern Italy, include burnt animal bones and a carved wooden chalice
The former director of the Uffizi, who is running for mayor of the Tuscan city, has been accused of speaking negatively about people from Italy's deprived south
The 19th-century property, where the Italian composer wrote 'La Traviata', was due to be auctioned, but the sale never happened
Public portrayals of female figures are not only rare, they are often sexualised stereotypes
Dispute centres on the Doryphoros statue, which Italy believes was looted in the 1970s
Day trippers will need to pay €5 to enter on select days in a pilot scheme which starts during the Biennale
The street artist’s new public art commission coincides with Milan Design Week
Pop-up space syncs with spring events, furthering city’s growth as an art hub
A petition calling for the removal of Andrea Saltini’s painting, which appears to depict the lifeless figure of Jesus receiving oral sex, garnered more than 30,000 signatures
Questions asked about how former home of fascist ruler came to host exhibition of Jewish photojournalist
The inverted photo of the Italian prime minister has drawn comparisons to images of Benito Mussolini's execution
But financing of the project by a now-sanctioned Russian oligarch has been condemned as an "embarrassment"
The 3D-printed reproduction of the Assyrian statue was previously displayed at the Colosseum in Rome and the Unesco headquarters in Paris
Maestà di Assisi, located in the saint's home town, which survived a deadly earthquake in 1997, has been returned to its original luminosity
Cultural figures voice concern about culture ministry’s appointments to run institutions including Florence’s Uffizi Galleries and Milan’s Pinacoteca di Brera
The critic, curator and commentator Vittorio Sgarbi was being pressured to resign amid multiple investigations into his conduct
Exhibition in Genoa dedicated to 17th-century painter includes a multimedia installation detailing the artist’s infamous rape by artist Agostino Tasso
Vittorio Sgarbi is being investigated for allegedly laundering an Old Master painting
Vittorio Sgarbi has been accused of laundering a stolen 17th-century painting attributed to Rutilio Manetti
City had been forced to cordon off leaning 12th-century structure
A major scientific research project led by the World Health Organisation and Jameel Arts & Health Lab aims to find out
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
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
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
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
The mission of the project, designed by OMA architects, is to make the museum more accessible to the public
Members of Italy’s ruling coalition have described the 128-year-old exhibition as a "fiefdom" of the left
But some critics are arguing that Migrant Child, which has been slowly deteriorating since it first appeared in 2019, should be left alone
