Museums

Palazzo Pitti in Florence inaugurates the new year with the opening of four rooms that had never before been accessible to the public.  The large rooms, which…

A striking feature of Milan is the elegant dwellings on almost every street. A stroll through Brera, the Quadrilatero della Moda or the Porta Venezia area is a…

From Gucci to Armani and Ferragamo, there is no denying that Italy is known for its fashion juggernauts. For fashionistas who want to learn more about the…

Architecture fans with a love for mountains can combine their two passions in Italy when they visit a number of ‘high-altitude' museums with incredible designs…

Michelangelo tackled the theme of la pietà (the death of Christ) throughout his career and the so-called ‘Bandini Pietà’ was one of his last works, created…

When it comes to Italian design, some names — like Ferrari, Alessi, and Fiat — are timeless. They are among Italy’s heavy hitters of industrial design, as they…

As the name implies, a ‘house museum’ is a house transformed into a museum. The house or building in question may have been the home of notable people, a noble…

Fellini fans, take note: the world’s largest museum devoted to the life and work of the acclaimed Italian director opened in his hometown of Rimini last week…

The Church of San Gennaro at the Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte has reopened to the public after 50 years, and it promises to be quite the unusual…

Back to the Future or Have We Arrived? The From Home to the Universe and Back project has come to its completion with the reopening of apartment 39B on Via…