The doors of the most important museums and cultural sites open to visitors again this year on August 15th. A company that this summer of 2016, which according to the consolidated customs of the beautiful country can be considered “double” since the holiday falls on a Monday, the usual day of rest for most national heritage sites.
All the important places of state culture are involved, from the Colosseum to Pompeii to the Uffizi Gallery, but also, to name a few, the remains of the ancient Italic city in the archaeological area of Alba Fucens in Massa d’Albe in Abruzzo , the works by Carlo Levi at the National Museum of Medieval and Modern Art of Basilicata in Matera, the Riace bronzes at the National Archaeological Museum of Reggio Calabria, the many Domus reopened during the excavations in Pompeii, the apocalyptic frescoes along the Pomposa Abbey in Codigoro the ancient Romea Street that led pilgrims from Central and Eastern Europe, the Habsburg residence of the Miramare Castle in Trieste, the largest archaeological area in Europe between the Roman Forum and the Palatine Hill, where the masterpieces of Van Dyck, Guercino and Tintoretto are exhibited Magnificent rooms of the Museum of the Royal Palace in Genoa.
And then the Renaissance residence of the Gonzagas in the Palazzo Ducale in Mantua, that of Federico di Montefeltro in Urbino, where today the National Museum of the Marche is located, the ruins of the Samnite capital in Pietrabbondante in Molise, the Royal Museums of Turin , the renewal from the National Archaeological Museum of Taranto, the remains of the Phoenician colony of Tharros near Cabras, the extraordinary collection of the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, the UNESCO-recognized Longobard site of the Tempietto sul Clitunno in the province of Perugia, to the treasures of the Galleria dell’Accademia Venice.
It will be “a celebration of culture with the State Museums open all day – emphasizes Minister Dario Franceschini – another important opportunity for citizens, families and tourists to know and visit the exceptionally widespread museum of Italy. Another important opportunity demonstration of Strength of the tourist offer of our country”
The full list of open museums, opening times and admission prices can be viewed on the website Mibact.
