The exterior of the famed Milan opera house underwent its first clean-up in 20 years

Italian police used wire taps and drone surveillance to intercept the thieves

The event may be focused around Artissima, Italy’s leading art fair, but there's must-see exhibitions to found across the city

The partnership will allow visitors to see real-life gladiatorial battles at the world's most famous amphitheatre

The director of the Museo di Capodimonte plans to restore 21 Renaissance paintings from the collection

The introduction of an entrance fee has been proposed at the Rome landmark

A small group of anti-fascist campaigners protested outside the Sapienza University in Rome where Alessandro Giuli was taking the final oral exam for the degree he started in the 1990s

The latest edition of the Biennale Internazionale dell’Antiquariato di Firenze (Biaf) opens at a time when wealthy individuals are moving to Italy in growing numbers

The artist was 'shocked and surprised' after 'Porcelain Cube' was destroyed by a man at Palazzo Fava in Bologna

The town of Aci has attracted criticism for wanting to hire a new head for the Civic Museum of the Norman Castle of Svevo, who must be educated to degree level, but will not be paid

An art historian and journalist has been chosen to replace dentistry teacher Raffaella Docimo, who recently took up the role amid a wave of criticism

Alessandro Giuli, who heads up Rome's Maxxi museum, replaces Gennaro Sangiuliano in the right-wing government role

Lightning strike breaks fragments off ancient military monument in Rome

New pricelist gives well-heeled couples exclusive access to the ancient archaeological site. But some Italian politicians are not impressed

The former antiquities minister is also demanding that three Egyptian treasures, including the Rosetta Stone, be sent to his home country

At least ninety percent of €368,000 target to repair vault and ceiling has been met

Sara Funaro, a local councillor with the centre-left Democratic Party, reportedly took more than 60% of the vote

As a “thank you” gesture, Italy is reciprocating with loans from Paestum and Naples

The Museum of Faith and Dialogue, which could not afford the new €10,000 annual rent, displayed items found at sea following shipwrecks

A Paris dealer wants €50,000 for them, deadline the end of 2024, and a crowd-funding appeal has been launched in Italy

The former director of the Uffizi, who is running for mayor of the Tuscan city, has been accused of speaking negatively about people from Italy's deprived south

Italian authorities are using artificial intelligence to identify works of art up for sale that may have been stolen or trafficked

The 19th-century property, where the Italian composer wrote 'La Traviata', was due to be auctioned, but the sale never happened

“Victorious Youth”, which was found off the Adriatic coast by Italian fishermen in 1964, has been the subject of an international legal feud for decades

Curated by Massimiliano Gioni, the works in the Palazzo Barberini exhibition come from the collection of the luxury retail magnate Tony Salamé

Public portrayals of female figures are not only rare, they are often sexualised stereotypes

La Specola reopens, displaying its realistic 18th- and 19th-century corpse stand-ins

Dispute centres on the Doryphoros statue, which Italy believes was looted in the 1970s

Pop-up space syncs with spring events, furthering city’s growth as an art hub

A petition calling for the removal of Andrea Saltini’s painting, which appears to depict the lifeless figure of Jesus receiving oral sex, garnered more than 30,000 signatures