Tomb reveals ancient trade network The tomb of a woman who died around 2,600 years ago on the eastern Italian coast is helping archaeologists piece together the vast trade network that once linked this area with the Middle East, North Africa and Greece.
Turin celebrates China's ancient civilization A selection of soldiers from China's famed terracotta army will be among the star exhibits at a major new show in Turin.
Fellini sketches explore fantastical A valuable and little-known collection of sketches by legendary Italian film director Federico Fellini is now on show in the northern town of Adro.
Fishermen net ancient Roman 'dolium' Fishermen working off the Tuscan island of Gorgona have discovered an enormous globe-shaped Roman dolium, or storage container, with a capacity for 2,000 litres.
Colour, light and symbolism in De Maria exhibit The Republic of San Marino is celebrating the the colour, light and poetry of work of contemporary Italian artist Nicola De Maria.
Valentino bio set for Venice A biopic on legendary Italian designer Valentino is set to make a splash at next month's Venice Film Festival.
New Guercino on view in Rome Fans of Italian Baroque painter Guercino will have a chance to see his latest authenticated work in Rome this week.
Impressionist secrets revealed in Florence show An exhibition opening in Florence on Friday will help unlock the secrets of Impressionism, providing a step-by-step guide to how the movement's stars created some of their best-loved masterpieces.
Etruscan tomb unearthed in Perugia An ancient Etruscan tomb has resurfaced after centuries underground during the course of building work in the central Italian city of Perugia.
Government calls emergency at Pompeii The cabinet on Friday declared a year-long official state of emergency at the archaeological site of Pompeii because of ''the continuing state of neglect and degradation the site has been in now for a long time''.
Tempest over Valley of the Temples privatization plan A proposal to privatize the management of the Valley of the Temples, one of Italy's most important archeological sites, has kicked up a storm of protests.
Hauer Brings Short Film Fest to Milan Hollywood star Rutger Hauer is set to bring the first International Short Film Festival to Milan in September with a star-studded jury that includes American actor Richard Gere, British director Ridley Scott and Italian composer Ludovico Einaudi.
Ancient Roman ramming rostrum discovered An extremely rare Roman bronze rostrum used for ramming enemy ships which may have been used in the last great naval battle in the First Punic War has been found off the northwest coast of Sicily.
Audi is new partner of Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi Car producer Audi (Audi Firenze) became the latest member of the Associazione Partners Palazzo Strozzi, which is presided over by Lorenzo Bini Smaghi.
Film world rocked by boycott threat The Italian film world has been rocked by moviemakers' threats to pull out of the country's film festivals after parliament nixed recently introduced tax breaks.
Argento washes hands of dog kiss film Italian actress Asia Argento failed to turn up on Wednesday at the Rome press presentation of Abel Ferrara's new film Go Go Tales, which she claims has damaged her career.
No Rome churches for Dan Brown film American director Ron Howard was refused permission to film scenes in Rome churches for his latest movie, Angels and Demons, because the story does not respect religious feeling , Rome Vicariate said Monday.
Turin spotlights prison cells A series of designer jail cells went on show on Thursday in Turin for an unusual exhibition dedicated to prison architecture.
Director Dino Risi commemorated, master of postwar comedy Italian director Dino Risi, who helped create the postwar genre of bittersweet comedies known as Commedia all'Italiana, was commemorated by friends and colleagues here on Monday following his death at the weekend.
Roman worker necropolis discovered Archaeologists said Monday they have discovered a vast Roman necropolis on a hill south of Rome where the lower social classes buried their dead.
