Culture

Latest news and important information on culture, art, the arts industry, theatre, cinema, and more from Italy.

What you need to know about Italy’s free museum Sundays

TOURISM

What you need to know about Italy’s free museum Sundays

IN PICTURES: Pompeii tests new robotic dog named ‘Spot’

TECHNOLOGY

IN PICTURES: Pompeii tests new robotic dog named 'Spot'

A robot 'dog' that can collect data and alert staff to structural issues is being trialled at the historic site of Pompeii.

Why did Italy choose opera over espresso in its bid for Unesco status?

CULTURE

Why did Italy choose opera over espresso in its bid for Unesco status?

How to work 9-5 and travel the rest of the time

PARTNER CONTENT

How to work 9-5 and travel the rest of the time

CULTURE

Why Friday the 13th isn’t an unlucky date in Italy

Why Friday the 13th isn’t an unlucky date in Italy

CULTURE

Two more statues of Iron Age boxers unearthed in Sardinia

Two more statues of Iron Age boxers unearthed in Sardinia

OPINION & ANALYSIS

How Italy has changed in two years of the Covid-19 pandemic

How Italy has changed in two years of the Covid-19 pandemic

PARTNER CONTENT

This little country is possibly Europe’s best-kept secret

This little country is possibly Europe’s best-kept secret

Eurovision in Italy: Six things to expect from the 2022 contest

EUROVISION SONG CONTEST

Eurovision in Italy: Six things to expect from the 2022 contest

Phallus of Pompeii: Italian art exhibition reveals ancient sexuality

CULTURE

Phallus of Pompeii: Italian art exhibition reveals ancient sexuality

Italian anti-mafia photographer Letizia Battaglia dies aged 87

SICILY

Italian anti-mafia photographer Letizia Battaglia dies aged 87

CULTURE

Venice Carnival: What you need to know about attending in 2022

Venice Carnival: What you need to know about attending in 2022