Italian Museums Offer Free Entry and Special Events for International Women's Day 2025
On March 8, 2025, women can enjoy complimentary entry to Italian state museums and historical sites, along with guided tours and special activities. The I AM/IO SONO campaign, initiated by Chiara Tilesi and supported by We Do It Together, will be launched in Turin and Rome, showcasing projections on the Mole Antonelliana and Trevi Fountain at 6 PM, featuring Claudia Gerini, Monica Guerritore, Greta Scarano, Marisa Tomei, and Tilesi. The collective Art for Women Today will display limited edition art prints at Fondazione Beta in Rome. Alice Schivardi's exhibition at Maja Arte Contemporanea concludes on March 8. The MarTA in Taranto will host "Penelope" from March 8 to July 6, 2025, while Milan's Certosa District will feature "Creativity is Female" on March 8-9, and Bologna's museums will organize 50 initiatives.
Key facts
- Free admission to Italian state museums for women on March 8, 2025
- We Do It Together launches I AM/IO SONO campaign in Turin and Rome on March 8, 2025 at 6 PM
- Projections on Mole Antonelliana and Trevi Fountain feature Claudia Gerini, Monica Guerritore, Greta Scarano, Marisa Tomei, Chiara Tilesi
- Art for Women Today exhibition at Fondazione Beta in Rome supports Associazione Pianoterra
- Alice Schivardi solo exhibition ends March 8 at Maja Arte Contemporanea in Rome
- Penelope exhibition at MarTA Taranto runs March 8 to July 6, 2025, curated by Alessandra Sarchi and Claudio Franzoni
- Creativity is Female event at Milan Certosa District on March 8-9, 2025, with tufting performance by Car Studio
- Accademia di Belle Arti di Catania presents I Fiori di Frida with 50 illustrations inspired by Frida Kahlo
- Bologna metropolitan area coordinates 50 initiatives across 15 municipalities
- Rome Capitale program includes tribute to Carla Lonzi at Museo dell'Ara Pacis
- Antiquarium Statale di Numana offers tactile experience of Picene queen's sandal replicas
- Vigezzina-Centovalli railway offers women €8 round-trip tickets between Domodossola and Locarno until March 9
Entities
Artists
- Chiara Tilesi
- Claudia Gerini
- Monica Guerritore
- Greta Scarano
- Marisa Tomei
- Caterina Arciprete
- Elena Belobragina
- Isabelle De Boulloche
- Linda Kunik
- Gisela Quinteros
- Virgina Maria Romero
- Gaya Shantaram
- Yemisi Wilson
- Sylvie Wozniak
- Alice Schivardi
- Luciana Pretta
- Luisa Lanarca
- Giovanna Dalla Chiesa
- Alessandra Sarchi
- Claudio Franzoni
- Carla Andreja Ricchioni
- Frida Kahlo
- Carla Lonzi
- Lunetta Savino
- Viola Lo Moro
- Fabio Fazzini
Institutions
- We Do It Together
- Galleria Artsight
- Fondazione Beta
- Associazione Pianoterra
- Maja Arte Contemporanea
- MarTA (Museo archeologico nazionale di Taranto)
- Electa
- Parco Archeologico del Colosseo
- Ministero della Cultura (MIC)
- Milano Certosa District
- RealStep
- TA-DAAN
- Accademia di Belle Arti di Catania
- Settore Musei Civici Bologna
- Città metropolitana di Bologna
- Roma Capitale
- Museo dell'Ara Pacis
- Antiquarium Statale di Numana
- Ferrovia Vigezzina-Centovalli
- Lonely Planet
- Artribune
Locations
- Los Angeles
- Italy
- Turin
- Rome
- Mole Antonelliana
- Fontana di Trevi
- Stoccolma
- Taranto
- Milan
- Catania
- Bologna
- Anzola dell'Emilia
- Budrio
- Casalecchio di Reno
- Dozza
- Imola
- Marzabotto
- Minerbio
- Monghidoro
- Monte San Pietro
- Porretta Terme
- San Giovanni in Persiceto
- San Lazzaro di Savena
- Valsamoggia
- Vergato
- Numana
- Ancona
- Sirolo
- Domodossola
- Locarno
- Val Vigezzo