Tourists left “shocked and afraid” by their experiences at the museum say Covid-19 security measures were not followed

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

The philanthropic organisation Advancing Women Artists will halt conservation projects due to lack of funds

The Antiquarium reveals treasures and recent discoveries charting the ancient Roman city's rich history before deadly volcanic eruption

An anonymous left-wing art group known in the 1990s as Luther Blissett are wondering what they have unwittingly helped create

Luigi Brugnaro's "entrepreneurial" decision violates Venice's historic agreement with Italian state to keep the landmark open to the public

Thermopolium snack bar is revealed in full, providing "extraordinary evidence of the Mediterranean diet', says director

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

Biennale officials and Sicilian town council call on artist to honour his commitment to return controversial Barca Nostra exhibit after one year

Museum chief is asymptomatic and says he will continue working in quarantine

Researchers have identified nine buildings that require a “quick response” and a further 57 places of worship that could suffer from future cavity collapses

Gallery opens an exhibition of works by Cristina Canale, Vojtěch Kovařík, Paulo Nazareth and Brice Guilbert at Villa Era as clients seek a more rural art experience during pandemic

Culture minister Dario Franceschini reverses trend for appointing foreign leaders for its leading institutions

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

Contemporary art outpost of Rome museum will be housed in an 18th-century palace rebuilt with Russian government funds

Concerns raised about how the visitor gained access to the Paolina Bonaparte cast

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

Massimo Minini and BelleArti are opening a show of 16 site-specific works in an underground car park in Brescia

Eike Schmidt says up to a thousand works are languishing in state-run stores all over Italy

From capped visitor numbers to surgical gloves and temperature checks, here's how cultural institutions are getting ready to leave lockdown

Italy retaliates with criminal prosecution of right-wing religious group funded by US President Donald Trump’s former chief strategist

Securing the loan extensions was “really easy” says director of the Scuderie del Quirinale

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

The fire is now under control, but the mayor warns people to stay indoors and keep their windows closed

Belgian museum director says his institution is “ready to serve as a test room”

Art history removes the numinous from art. At the Vatican’s Covid-19 blessing we saw it invoked again

Fourteen artists have been asked by the L’Internationale museum group to participate in the project, which supports artists with "quick, modest commissions"

Signatories include leaders at Rome's MaXXI Museum and Venice’s civic museums as well as the artist Paola Pivi

Video is part of Italy's "Culture never stops!" initiative providing online access to cultural and heritage sites

The Art Newspaper's founder-editor Anna Somers Cocks on the impact of Covid-19 on Turin, where she is in lockdown