Fondazione Arte CRT’s new chief wants to bring art to the masses via public art programmes

Sales were brisk at the VIP preview of the fair's 30th edition, but "jitters" can be felt against an uncertain geopolitical backdrop

Like their 15th-century counterparts, contemporary artists continue to enjoy the patronage of the church

Art historians are concerned the culture ministry is lining up candidates to run top institutions including Florence’s Uffizi Galleries and Milan’s Pinacoteca di Brera

The woman was caught on video filling up her water bottle in the late Baroque masterpiece

The unidentified Swiss teenager is the second person to make headlines this summer for carving letters into the walls of the ancient site

The Italian gallerist's planned complex will be the first private hub dedicated to contemporary art in the province of Asti

Previously free, a standard tourist ticket to the ancient site now costs €5

Italy’s controversial former prime minister, who died in June, amassed tens of thousands of works—of varying quality

The painting was found close to Naples, home of the famous margherita pizza

Italian authorities have identified an English suspect who they believe is the man filmed carving the words “Ivan + Hayley 23” into the 2,000-year old structure

The outspoken leader of three Italian governments between 1994 and 2011 was often publicly critical of contemporary art and architecture projects in Italy

Sale of Italian film star’s 350-piece collection halted over suspicions that her assistant pressured her to sell

Proposal follows EU directive to align import sales tax among member states, causing alarm in France which currently has the lowest rate

Forged objects have been identified among the 60 antiquities returned amid much fanfare earlier this year

Restitution follows the return of 350 Neolithic and Byzantine objects from the same source to Greece

Admission will be raised by €1 to support relief efforts in the affected Emilia-Romagna region

The museum is seeking a new director to start in January 2024

Lesley Lokko, the curator of the 18th edition of the event, said the decision showed the “ugly rear” of Italian immigration policy but should not be "the defining story of this exhibition"

At least 13 people have died and thousands have been evacuated as the Emilia-Romagna region battles its worst floods in 100 years

The 92-year-old artist's first-ever ceiling work takes inspiration from the "colour of the skies" and follows in the footsteps of Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel frescos

As the country's far-right government cracks down on LGBTQ rights, public artworks are popping up in protest

The use of a computerised mascot of the Renaissance figure to promote Italian culture has been described as “humiliating” and “grotesque”

Following a bitter inheritance dispute, Rita Boncompagni Ludovisi has been court-ordered to leave the historic property, while valuable artworks and documents are to be removed or destroyed

Since the 18th century, five of the submerged ancient Roman altars have been found in the area near Naples

Italian officials have approved draft bill to bring in tougher sanctions for protestors who target heritage

International dealers returned to 27th edition of the fair after two years marked by Covid

As the Italian museum responds to rising energy bills, culture minister says institutions’ entrance charge increases are justified

The first site in Palermo is scheduled to open this spring

The €35m development will include a new train station adjacent to the Pompeii archaeological site