As Italy and Belgium ease their lockdown restrictions, many of the nations’ museums will reopen in May. Italy, the hardest-hit country in Europe, enacted a complete nationwide shutdown on March 10.

A brief period of relative autonomy enjoyed by many of Italy’s leading state museums appears to be over. Museum boards are being abolished, and the contracts of foreign-born directors seem unlikely to ...

In August, we reported on the end of an ultra-popular program that made all major museums in Italy—including the Vatican Museums and the Uffizi—free the first Sunday of each month. But never fear: ...

ROME (AP) — Italian state museums are on track for another record-setting year in 2017 in terms of visitors and revenue, with the outdoor Colosseum in Rome and Pompeii near Naples topping the Culture ...

ROME—Italy’s museums, some of the most-visited cultural sites in the world, are finally reopening. But only a lucky few will have the once-in-a-generation chance to enjoy some of the world’s greatest ...