Italian politics
First week of Italy's Pantheon price hike nets €200,000
Previously free, a standard tourist ticket to the ancient site now costs €5
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
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
Unpredictable art critic vs hard right minister: Italy’s senior politicians clash over cultural policy
Issues such as free museums and safeguarding heritage are splitting the opinions of two officials in the Brothers of Italy party which swept to power in September
In with the cuffs, out with the glue: Italian climate change protestors chain themselves to chapel banister
The Scrovegni Chapel in Padua is home to masterpieces by the Italian Medieval painter Giotto
Mussolini family feuds over reopened crypt of fascist Italian dictator
The controversial site has become a pilgrimage for far-right supporters
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
How to save Venice: a five-point plan by a leading citizen
Polls show that Venetians are about to re-elect a populist mayor who promises to bring back all the tourists—but none of the other eight candidates has presented a realistic alternative
Artist creates black-faced portrait of Italian far-right politician Matteo Salvini
Current bid for re-imagined image of the controversial party leader stands at €45,000 in online auction
Steve Bannon’s nationalists can stay in medieval monastery (for now)
In the first round of a lengthy legal battle, an Italian court has ruled in favour of a right-wing Catholic organisation which the Ministry of Culture is trying to oust from a historic abbey
Artist defends anti-racism football campaign that uses images of monkeys
Italian football league—which commissioned the paintings made by Simone Fugazzotto—have now apologised saying they are "inappropriate"
Culture ministry failed to vet right-wing religious group close to Steve Bannon
Decision to lease Italian medieval monastery to an organisation affiliated with President Trump’s former chief strategist is blamed on staff shortages
Italian politician Matteo Salvini blasts sculpture showing him shooting refugees
Piece by Salvatore Scuotto instigates violence and should be removed, he says
The last of the great private Roman collections re-emerges
A 40-year struggle between Italy and the Torlonia family ends with major show in 2020
Italian court blocks loan of Leonardo's Vitruvian Man to Louvre
The ruling also suspends the wider agreement for the exchange of works of art between France and Italy
Don’t believe what you read in the papers: Venice won't lose its cruise ships any time soon
A lack of a long-term plan combined with the economic benefits brought by the luxury liners means a cruise ship ban will take long to implement