In the Dolomites, mountaineering legend Reinhold Messner has turned his life story into a collection of high-altitude museums ...

ROME (AP) — Italy has been so successful in recovering ancient artworks and artifacts that were illegally exported from the country it has created a museum for them. The Museum of Rescued Art was ...

Italy's top cultural sites drew more than 60 million paying visitors in 2024, surpassing the country's population for the first time. The ancient Colosseum in Rome was the most visited attraction, ...

A Raphael exhibition in Rome featuring 120 masterworks by the artist has been forced to close within days of opening as Italy takes radical steps to contain the spread of the coronavirus. All of the ...

A tourist visits the Capitoline Museums in Rome, Italy, Aug. 3, 2025. Most of the museums and state archaeological sites across Italy opened their doors for free on Sunday as part of the monthly ...

Italy’s world-renowned museums are making a playful pivot to attract more visitors—by catering to their furry friends. With free dog-sitting services now offered at major cultural landmarks, including ...

The Dallas Museum of Art has agreed to return six antiquities that were looted illegally from Italy. In return, Italy is loaning the DMA an art installation. In exchange, Italy is loaning the Dallas ...

A European court on Thursday upheld Italy’s right to seize a prized Greek statue from the J. Paul Getty Museum in California, ruling that Italy was right to try to reclaim an important part of its ...

But reduced attendance means it’s not hard to enforce the new regulations. By James Imam MILAN — The Museo del Novecento is usually bustling, but on Wednesday afternoon, it was virtually empty. Giulio ...