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Rome is offering a year of free entry to municipal museums and archaeological sites to 18-year-olds living in the capital by giving them a city museum pass.

Wanted in Rome 10 Feb, 2021 Relighting of the Ara Pacis Museum comes just weeks before Rome reopens the Mausoleum of Augustus. Rome's Ara Pacis museum and its monumental ancient altar have been illuminated with a new lighting system thanks to a financial contribution from Bulgari. The luxury fashion house donated €120,000 to the re-lighting of the museum, in addition to the almost €87,000 of city funds, in its latest act of patronage towards Rome. The project involved replacing the existing lighting system with new LED lights, both in the museum's exhibition spaces and around the altar, ...

Covid-19 in Italy: Vatican Museums reopen after 88 days 31 Jan, 2021 Vatican Museums will reopen on 1 February with advance booking required.The Vatican Museums, including the Sistine Chapel, will reopen their doors to the public from Monday 1 February after being closed for 88 days, the longest closure in the museums' history since 1943 during world war two. The Museums have been shut since 5 November, in line with the closure of Italy's museums amid tighter covid-19 restrictions. Most museums and archaeological sites in Italy will reopen on 1 February as the country eases its coronavirus ...