Italy
Bills & Reformsarchive
Senator presents bill in Parliament to liberalise circulation of Italian archaeological items
The proposal is greeted by suspicion and political posturing within the Italian art and archaeology world and even the Ministry of Culture.
Columbia Universityarchive
An art historian stands accused of criminal libel; a conviction would affect the future freedom of critics
Professor James Beck of Columbia University is standing trial in Italy
Italyarchive
Milan to be Italy's candidate for the European Agency for the Environment
Plans to replace Milan with Venice as a candidate have been scrapped
Museums & Heritagearchive
Gallery owner Cannaviello plans a broad-ranging Modern art museum in Milan
It would be the first to be run as a plc, with works of art as its capital base and private collectors as its shareholders