Monitoring system that includes drones and sensors will track the impact of extreme weather

The Uffizi and Galleria dell’Accademia are among those finding ways to prevent re-sellers from inflating ticket prices

Blasphemy laws in Italy are strict and can result in fines

The new initiative also involves a team of museum guards tasked with responding to tiny tots' niggling queries

Famous Mattioli collection loan will make Museo del Novecento “undoubtedly the most important centre for Futurist art” when it goes on display next spring

The organisation launched a contemporary arts research centre at the Expo 2020 Dubai earlier this month

Town of Riace is planning a museum, while a new investigation hopes to confirm whether there are more ancient Greek statues to be found

Move follows long-running dispute with the Italian ministry of culture over the 13th-century Certosa di Trisulti

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

The city took a big financial hit during the pandemic. But as things improve, locals are pushing for a more sustainable form of tourism

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

The controversial site has become a pilgrimage for far-right supporters

New report by special police force finds increase in security and surveillance technology has dissuaded dealers in stolen art

As a landmark exhibition in Rome draws to a close, government's plans for long-hidden group of ancient sculpture remain unclear

Four commissions, including a 30-m high mural of a Mafia-assassinated judge, have been unveiled in the southern Italian city

Work on the 760m-long Renaissance passageway, which has been closed for safety since 2016, will be completed in May next year

Archaeologists object to covering the amphitheatre's unique underground space and point to more vital restoration projects in the country

Florence museum unveiled new exhibition space and recent acquisitions

Dozens of staff and freelancers who worked at the 2018 exhibition in Palermo have been left in the lurch

Carabinieri's recovery of the San Galgano collection of “unprecedented importance”

A three-year research project looked at the materials in four works from the same period to explain their differing conditions

The terrorist group destroyed 350 churches and persecuted Iraqi Christians in 2014

Roberto Cicutto's plans range from encouraging collaboration between Venice's arts organisation to delving into the biennial's archives

Last week of once in a lifetime exhibition displaying the Griffoni Polyptych—a 16-piece panel painting dating from 1472—at Bologna’s Palazzo Fava

Weekly video series “Uffizi da mangiare” invites Florentine chefs to present recipes inspired by the Italian museum's collection

Alarmed post-colonial researchers have raised concerns over plans to open Museo Italo Africano "Ilaria Alpi" in late 2021

Exhibition at Rome’s Musei Capitolini is the first step in finding a permanent home for the 620 ancient Greek and Roman works

Experts predict that alternative platforms such as Byte App and Dubsmash will now go mainstream and museum's director says it is "ready to jump onto new social media"

Growing unease as the special relationship between the two countries gains momentum during the Covid-19 crisis

National spending package includes emergency support for state museums, arts organisations and cultural businesses