Canon Monsignor Michele Basso was investigated for fraud in 2000 after allegedly trying to sell fake works

Exhibition at Palazzo Barberini is the finale of a “momentous” trio of shows bringing the cycle of 16 works back together

The 65-year-old tourist reportedly told museum staff he wanted to see the Pope before throwing the Roman busts to the ground

From Michelangelo's horned Moses to Mussolini's cancelled Universal Exposition, we round up some of the Italian capital's unmissable artistic treasures

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

Aliza Wong, a professor and scholar who has written extensively about modern Italian history and culture, will take the reins in July

A “kaleidoscopic approach” immerses the reader in 17th-century Italy

Sustainable masterplan will cover Zaha Hadid building in solar panels to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Acclaimed Chinese artist’s video and installation pieces come to Italy for the first time

Writer, translator of Virginia Woolf, and historian of gardening and farming she became a champion of conservation by co-founding Italia Nostra

The Casino di Villa Boncompagni Ludovisi, also known as Villa Aurora, was decorated by Caravaggio in around 1597

Exhibition at Rome's Scuderie del Quirinale looks at Hell in art throughout the ages, from medieval torture to 20th-century concentration camps

The small flat inhabited and decorated by 20th-century artist Giacomo Balla is open to the public for the first time as part of a new exhibition

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

The circular tomb—used through history as a fortress, a sculpture garden and an entertainment venue—reopens as a museum after an €11m restoration

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

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

An emergency decree means that all museums in the country are on lock down until 3 April

Survey at the Scuderie del Quirinale is jointly organised by the Uffizi in Florence and will focus on the Renaissance master's crucial Roman period

A 40-year struggle between Italy and the Torlonia family ends with major show in 2020

Italy's culture minister Dario Franceschini says the find shows the site is an "inexhaustible mine for archaeological research"

Nineteen of the accused in Operation Demetra face trial in December, while the alleged UK mastermind awaits extradition

This fascinating survey offers both detailed commentary and lavish illustrations

The director of the Galleria Borghese in Rome has been suspended without pay for leaving the office

Critics objected to selection of Giorgio de Finis for role at Museo d’Arte Contemporanea Roma without an open recruitment process

Galleria Borghese celebrates the 20th anniversary of its reopening with a show that brings together the artist’s entire career