At a conference on 6 May, Pietrangelo Buttafuoco said that calls to ban countries from the Biennale would go against its mission to be ‘the place where the world comes together’

The head of the Venice-based publisher and exhibition organising company shares his suggestions for places to eat, shop and explore

The five-person jury resigned amid an escalating dispute over the participation of Israel and Russia at this year’s Biennale

Israel and Russia's return to the Biennale has sparked threats of disruption

The Biennale's five-member international jury announced on Thursday that it would not award prizes to countries “whose leaders are currently charged with crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court”

A revelatory show, which has been years in the making, stretches across three venues in the birthplace of the Renaissance

Despite a supreme court ruling, the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya insists removal could damage the “Sistine Chapel of Romanesque art”

“Gattamelata”, one of the most important bronze sculptures of the Renaissance, has been brought inside for restoration—and it may never return to its piazza in Padua

The price is among the highest the Italian state has paid for a single work of art, according to the culture ministry

Relatives of the late performer, who is inextricably linked with his hometown of Naples, claim businesses there are cashing in on his image

Scribblings analysed using state-of the art technology have brought new insight into the daily life and emotions of people who lived in the ancient city

The lavish Ca’ Dario is in “good shape” after major restoration and careful tidying, though it comes with a dark reputation

More than 100 demonstrators gathered outside the Florence museum demanding an end to “low-paid and precarious work”

Assisi fresco celebrated by Giorgia Meloni was reduced to tiny fragments in 1997

The politician, whose administration has been dogged by accusations of corruption, has signed to Berlin gallery Société

A Russian foreign ministry spokesperson linked the caving in of Rome’s Torre dei Conti—which led to the death of a worker—to Italy’s support for Ukraine, sparking backlash

A team has used 3D reconstructions of lost buildings to gain insight on the richness of life above ground in the ancient city

Plans for the museum, located in the former Comèdia cinema, have attracted criticism from the city’s left-wing politicians

The letter picked up traction as Italians joined a nationwide strike in solidarity with Gazans on Friday

If the works are found to be fakes, exhibition organisers may face criminal charges

The show at Pinacoteca di Brera was the late fashion designer’s final project

Allies of prime minister Giorgia Meloni say the work remains part of Italy's heritage

The public works, inspired by the French street artist JR, have been installed on the facade of the 16th-century Procuratie Vecchie

The heirs could no longer afford the upkeep of the dilapidated building, so the government has stepped in

Researchers have found evidence of former residents and newcomers making a life among the ruins of the ancient Roman city in the years following 79AD

“Migrant Child”, a popular tourist attraction, is one of only two artworks in Italy officially attributed to the street artist

The minister Alessandro Giuli has criticised Ernesto Galli della Loggia on social media in the wake of an article accusing the government of lacking a coherent cultural plan

Barbara de Dozsa had previously argued that she owned the painting by Antonio Solario as the limit for claims had passed

The Museum of the Present examines the legacy of the Italian island’s century-long fight against organised crime

National Archaeological Museum of Naples accused of “marketing with unpaid photos”