Issues such as free museums and safeguarding heritage are splitting the opinions of two officials in the Brothers of Italy party which swept to power in September

Conservation projects that have been paused due to sanctions on the new government may restart after Unesco intervention

Exhibition at Palazzo Barberini is the finale of a “momentous” trio of shows bringing the cycle of 16 works back together

The artefacts, found at ancient Roman baths, are among the most “significant bronzes ever produced in the history of the ancient Mediterranean”

Culture minister Gennaro Sangiuliano criticises museum for not opening on the Monday before All Saints Day but director Eike Schmidt says government must step in to find "reinforcements"

Plus, Carnegie International, the US's longest-running contemporary art exhibition, and a mystifying egg sculpture

Concern over Brothers of Italy policies ahead of 25 September election

Bologna show looks beyond the paintings, preserved by the ash of Mount Vesuvius, to explore Roman society

Pictures capturing Rome and Florence prior to the Nazi leader's arrival were recovered by Italy's art recovery hit squad and are now held in the historic Luce film archive

The Scrovegni Chapel in Padua is home to masterpieces by the Italian Medieval painter Giotto

The group is funded by the Los Angeles-based Climate Emergency Fund

Planned for completion in 2030, the revamp will include redeveloping the neoclassical Pagliere building for temporary exhibitions and storage

More protest actions will follow, says Ultima Generazione group

If judges rule that the owners of the work broke the law, the painting will be definitively confiscated by the state and could be donated to a museum

Move follows €240,000 sale of NFT of Michelangelo work, with Uffizi taking a share of the profits

Pinacoteca Agnelli art complex, housed in former Fiat factory, launches with Sylvie Fleury show and Picasso display

World-leading heritage protection taskforce known as the 'Blue Helmets' will have close ties with UN agency to operate abroad

From Michelangelo's horned Moses to Mussolini's cancelled Universal Exposition, we round up some of the Italian capital's unmissable artistic treasures

From the greatest stars of the Venetian School to the most mysterious painting in the city, here is our selection of unmissable masterpieces in La Serenissima

For the first time at the Venice Biennale, a single artist has been given the entire Italian pavilion to fill. Tosatti’s sprawling post-industrial installation asks the big questions

Slashing Ludovisi Casino's asking price by 20% did nothing to entice would-be buyers; the Italian state is being pressured to purchase the property before it is offered a third time

Culture ministry earmarks EU pandemic recovery funds to mitigate the impact of future disasters on religious buildings around the country

The Museo Fortuny has now been restored as a permanent venue celebrating the polymath designer's life and work

Plus, the Biennale of Sydney looks at the rights of rivers and Eduardo Navarro’s seed installation opens in London

Italian elegance has been applied to pieces collected over 400 years for the revamped archaeological gallery, which opened in the Palazzo Reale this month

Novel project will replace lost parts of the structure with hedges of boxwood, myrtle and privet

As the two countries look to rekindle historical bonds, a new show shines a light on an archaeological partnership spanning more than a century

Sustainable masterplan will cover Zaha Hadid building in solar panels to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

The 18th-century horseshoe-shaped structure followed principle of social theorist Jeremy Bentham, which allowed for constant surveillance of inmates

This Roman villa with its great masterpieces will be re-offered on 7 April at a 20% lower valuation