Halloween and All Saints' Day: Free museum entry and special events across Italy
On Sunday, November 3, Italy's Ministry of Culture will allow free access to state museums and cultural venues through its #domenicalmuseo initiative, with extra openings on November 4 for National Unity Day. The Museo del Cenacolo Vinciano in Milan will remain open until 10 pm on Halloween, October 31, thanks to sponsorship from Corriere della Sera. In Palermo, the 12th edition of the Festa dei Morti, Notte di Zucchero 2024, will take place at Palazzo Bonocore from October 31 to November 3, showcasing a photographic installation and various events. Additionally, the Monsterland Halloween Festival is set for October 31 to November 1 at Ferrara Fiere Congressi and Castello Estense, alongside a Halloween party at Palazzina di Caccia di Stupinigi and a live escape game at Castello di Brescia.
Key facts
- Free museum entry on November 3 and 4, 2024, for #domenicalmuseo and National Unity Day
- Museo del Cenacolo Vinciano open until 10 pm on October 31, sponsored by Corriere della Sera – RCS Media Group
- Notte di Zucchero 2024 in Palermo from October 31 to November 3, directed by Giusi Cataldo
- Installation #QuandoSonoPiccolo at Palazzo Bonocore features 200 portraits of Palermitans with childhood toys
- Monsterland Halloween Festival in Ferrara has 14th edition with 12 stages over 60,000 square meters
- Club Silencio party at Palazzina di Caccia di Stupinigi with acrobats and piano performance
- Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Taranto presents Temporary Art with mythological 'monsters'
- Castello di Brescia hosts a live escape game by Garipalli and Fondazione Brescia Musei
Entities
Artists
- Leonardo da Vinci
- Giusi Cataldo
- Angelo Sicilia
Institutions
- Ministero della Cultura
- Corriere della Sera
- RCS Media Group
- CoopCulture
- Museo del Cenacolo Vinciano
- MArTa (Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Taranto)
- Museo Regionale Salinas
- Palazzo Bonocore
- Ferrara Fiere Congressi
- Castello Estense
- Palazzina di Caccia di Stupinigi
- Club Silencio
- Fondazione Brescia Musei
- Museo del Risorgimento Leonessa d'Italia
- Museo delle Armi Luigi Marzoli
- MUDEC
- Garipalli
- Artribune
Locations
- Italy
- Milan
- Palermo
- Ferrara
- Stupinigi
- Taranto
- Brescia
- Monreale
- Piazza Pretoria
- Orto botanico
- Chiostro del Duomo di Monreale
- Castello di Brescia