Alessandro Giuli, who heads up Rome's Maxxi museum, replaces Gennaro Sangiuliano in the right-wing government role

Lightning strike breaks fragments off ancient military monument in Rome

New pricelist gives well-heeled couples exclusive access to the ancient archaeological site. But some Italian politicians are not impressed

The former antiquities minister is also demanding that three Egyptian treasures, including the Rosetta Stone, be sent to his home country

At least ninety percent of €368,000 target to repair vault and ceiling has been met

Sara Funaro, a local councillor with the centre-left Democratic Party, reportedly took more than 60% of the vote

As a “thank you” gesture, Italy is reciprocating with loans from Paestum and Naples

The Museum of Faith and Dialogue, which could not afford the new €10,000 annual rent, displayed items found at sea following shipwrecks

A Paris dealer wants €50,000 for them, deadline the end of 2024, and a crowd-funding appeal has been launched in Italy

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

Italian authorities are using artificial intelligence to identify works of art up for sale that may have been stolen or trafficked

The 19th-century property, where the Italian composer wrote 'La Traviata', was due to be auctioned, but the sale never happened

“Victorious Youth”, which was found off the Adriatic coast by Italian fishermen in 1964, has been the subject of an international legal feud for decades

Curated by Massimiliano Gioni, the works in the Palazzo Barberini exhibition come from the collection of the luxury retail magnate Tony Salamé

Public portrayals of female figures are not only rare, they are often sexualised stereotypes

La Specola reopens, displaying its realistic 18th- and 19th-century corpse stand-ins

Dispute centres on the Doryphoros statue, which Italy believes was looted in the 1970s

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

The veteran artist, famous for his bright colours, is creating site-specific installations at hotels this summer

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

Regio IX area, one of nine neighbourhoods, was made publicly accessible this week

The Council of State dismissed the Italian culture ministry’s belated attempt to repatriate “absolute masterpiece” from the Los Angeles museum

City had been forced to cordon off leaning 12th-century structure

The Florence museum chief has been named director of Naples's Capodimonte with new leaders also appointed in Milan and Rome as part of right-wing government strategy