Italian pavilion: ‘What is the future for humans?’ asks artist Gian Maria Tosatti
For the first time at the Venice Biennale, a single artist has been given the entire Italian pavilion to fill. Tosatti’s sprawling post-industrial installation asks the big questions
'Placing colour at the centre of things': Venice exhibition brings together Stanley Whitney's Italian-inspired paintings
American artist’s practice was transformed when he moved to Rome in the 1990s
Despite €94m discount, Rome villa with Caravaggio's only ceiling painting fails to sell at auction—again
Slashing Ludovisi Casino's asking price by 20% did nothing to entice would-be buyers; the Italian state is being pressured to purchase the property before it is offered a third time
‘Putin’s Palace’ architect investigated over alleged €50m tax bill
Italian authorities seize valuable paintings in Lanfranco Cirillo's collection, including works by Picasso, Cézanne and Kandinsky
Maurizio Cattelan takes on death in Milan: artist hangs his own effigy in new show and donates Mafia attack work to the city
As Milano Art Week begins, Massimo de Carlo gallery is exhibiting the artist's one-work project while the crematorium is hosting one of his important early works
After years of emergencies, Italy launches 'unprecedented' plan to protect churches against earthquake damage
Culture ministry earmarks EU pandemic recovery funds to mitigate the impact of future disasters on religious buildings around the country
Milan’s Museo del Novecento could lose 600 works in legal battle with heir
Mario Bertolini’s vast collection of Modern art, amassed over his lifetime and donated to the museum in 2014, is at the centre of a claim seeking to invalidate the acquisition
Jeff Koons loses court case against Italian collector over 'fake' work
The American artist claimed the sculpture of two snakes was a fake—now a court in Italy has overruled him and said the collector can seek compensation
Milan’s ancient amphitheatre turns over a new leaf with a €1.5m garden-inspired restoration project
Novel project will replace lost parts of the structure with hedges of boxwood, myrtle and privet
Major exhibition in Libya aims to prepare for a surge of archaeological activity once political stability returns
As the two countries look to rekindle historical bonds, a new show shines a light on an archaeological partnership spanning more than a century
Demonstrators gather in Venice to protest against Biennale’s 'invasion' of the Arsenale
Local associations are objecting to plans to transform part of the former shipyard into a new site for the Biennale’s historical archives
Former panopticon prison on Italian island to be turned into 'academy' for Europe's future leaders—and artist residency
The 18th-century horseshoe-shaped structure followed principle of social theorist Jeremy Bentham, which allowed for constant surveillance of inmates
McDonald’s blocked from building drive-through at Rome's ancient Baths of Caracalla
The council of state upheld a previous ruling preventing the fast food chain from opening at the popular heritage site
US restitution of 200 Italian artefacts a 'watershed' moment, Carabinieri chief says, as looted art trove arrives in Rome
Repatriation could lead to resolution in other cases of looted art in museums
Returning home: Italy pulls 100 works from major museums and sends them to regional institutions where they were previously shown
Loan initiative aims to decentralise Italian collections and encourage more people to visit smaller museums
Defacement of fascist inventor's statue in Rome revealed to be artist hoax
Fake bust of Guglielmo Marconi in Villa Borghese park was spray-painted to draw attention to the manipulation of truth in the media
Pompeii turns to tech to protect ancient site against climate change damage
Monitoring system that includes drones and sensors will track the impact of extreme weather
Italy’s museums move to stop ticket touts’ post-Covid comeback
The Uffizi and Galleria dell’Accademia are among those finding ways to prevent re-sellers from inflating ticket prices
Mamma mia! Posters for Naples blasphemy show spark outrage
Blasphemy laws in Italy are strict and can result in fines
Uffizi gets down with the kids, lowering Renaissance masterpieces to children’s eye level
The new initiative also involves a team of museum guards tasked with responding to tiny tots' niggling queries
How a Milan museum won the battle to show the world’s most important private collection of Futurist art
Famous Mattioli collection loan will make Museo del Novecento “undoubtedly the most important centre for Futurist art” when it goes on display next spring
Venice Biennale moves closer to becoming an all-year-round academic hub
The organisation launched a contemporary arts research centre at the Expo 2020 Dubai earlier this month
Italian mayor launches underwater excavation to find third Riace bronze
Town of Riace is planning a museum, while a new investigation hopes to confirm whether there are more ancient Greek statues to be found
Italy evicts Steve Bannon’s right-wing group from medieval monastery
Move follows long-running dispute with the Italian ministry of culture over the 13th-century Certosa di Trisulti
Italy passes restitution resolution amid renewed calls for return of the 'Victorious Youth' bronze from Getty Museum
Italian senate approved resolution that could pave the way to restitutions as politicians call for return of Ancient Greek bronze also known as Atleta di Fano
Visitors return to Venice—but at what cost?
The city took a big financial hit during the pandemic. But as things improve, locals are pushing for a more sustainable form of tourism
As 'mountains of corpses' wash up on Tunisian shores, artist Rachid Koraichi builds burial site for migrants
Memorial and graveyard designed by Algerian artist will be used to bury the unidentified bodies of those who have tried and failed to cross the sea
Mussolini family feuds over reopened crypt of fascist Italian dictator
The controversial site has become a pilgrimage for far-right supporters
Number of art thefts in Italy plummets—partly thanks to drones
New report by special police force finds increase in security and surveillance technology has dissuaded dealers in stolen art
Pressure mounts for Italy to buy Torlonia marbles—world's finest collection of Greco-Roman antiquities still in private hands
As a landmark exhibition in Rome draws to a close, government's plans for long-hidden group of ancient sculpture remain unclear