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Directorate-General of Museums

Coordinates management, fruition and communication policies of state museums, to guarantee the development of the Italian museum system, and a high-quality cultural offering available to everyone.

Highlights

  • News

    Starting on Monday July 3nd 2023 access to the Pantheon will require a ticket.

    The ticket can be purchased online on Museitaliani.

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  • News

    Culture never stops!

    The new page of the Cultural Heritage Ministry website is online.

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  • News

    Every museum is an emotion.

    The promotional activities of the Directorate-general of Museums for lesser-known museums.

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  • News

    Constant improvement of the museum story.

    Online main topics of the guidelines.

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  • News

    Italy’s National Museum System has kicked off.

    A network of museums and cultural places connected to each other in order to improve the use, accessibility and sustainable management of the cultural heritage.

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Museo e Parco archeologico nazionale di Locri

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Museo e Parco archeologico nazionale di Locri

The precious finds narrate the passage from the Greek colony to the Roman city.
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Statistics

  • Visitors to state museums by geographic area

    Visitors to state museums by geographic area 16% north, 64% center, 20% south
    Visitors to state museums by geographic area 16% north, 64% center, 20% south
  • Venice the art city with the highest number of visitors

    Venice the art city with the highest number of visitors
    Venice the art city with the highest number of visitors

Source: Minicifre della Cultura 2014