Italian senate approved resolution that could pave the way to restitutions as politicians call for return of Ancient Greek bronze also known as Atleta di Fano

Idea for the project was considered "too emotionally fraught" for New York by Guggenheim chief curator

Unesco and citizen action groups have campaigned for the move for years

Lower-value older works and those by artists who died less than 50 years ago no longer need an export licence to leave the country—but the process can still be slow

The small flat inhabited and decorated by 20th-century artist Giacomo Balla is open to the public for the first time as part of a new exhibition

The almost 800 rare archaeological artefacts are now on show at the Castello Svevo in Bari

Venetians are leaving the city in thousands because rents are unaffordable, while more than 11% of social housing stands empty

The controversial site has become a pilgrimage for far-right supporters

As a landmark exhibition in Rome draws to a close, government's plans for long-hidden group of ancient sculpture remain unclear

Four commissions, including a 30-m high mural of a Mafia-assassinated judge, have been unveiled in the southern Italian city

New branch of Rome's national contemporary art museum opens next week in a restored 18th-century palace

Work on the 760m-long Renaissance passageway, which has been closed for safety since 2016, will be completed in May next year

Archaeologists object to covering the amphitheatre's unique underground space and point to more vital restoration projects in the country

Florence museum unveiled new exhibition space and recent acquisitions

Carabinieri's recovery of the San Galgano collection of “unprecedented importance”

After pandemic revenue crash, Vatican slashes its spending but protects all jobs

The German-born archaeologist tells us about his fascination with the ancient world and the need to involve visitors in the discovery process

The new time limits are shorter than the duration of the exhibitions

Decision will affect partying art collectors and redirect the mass tourism routed through the Giudecca Canal

The Uffizi Diffusi project aims to "scatter" works from the Florence museum's collection around overlooked sites across Tuscany on short term loans

Some countries are operating a system based on regional coronavirus case numbers while others have gone into full lockdown

The circular tomb—used through history as a fortress, a sculpture garden and an entertainment venue—reopens as a museum after an €11m restoration

Experts believe that the ceremonial carriage may have been used for wedding processions

Tourists left “shocked and afraid” by their experiences at the museum say Covid-19 security measures were not followed

Last week of once in a lifetime exhibition displaying the Griffoni Polyptych—a 16-piece panel painting dating from 1472—at Bologna’s Palazzo Fava

The philanthropic organisation Advancing Women Artists will halt conservation projects due to lack of funds

The Antiquarium reveals treasures and recent discoveries charting the ancient Roman city's rich history before deadly volcanic eruption

An anonymous left-wing art group known in the 1990s as Luther Blissett are wondering what they have unwittingly helped create

Luigi Brugnaro's "entrepreneurial" decision violates Venice's historic agreement with Italian state to keep the landmark open to the public

Thermopolium snack bar is revealed in full, providing "extraordinary evidence of the Mediterranean diet', says director