Italian Museums Offer Free Entry for Women on International Women's Day 2023
On March 8, 2023, women can enjoy complimentary access to Italian state museums and cultural venues, as initiated by Culture Minister Gennaro Sangiuliano. The Uffizi Gallery in Florence kicks off the festivities on March 4 with a performance by the duo Art Music Youkali. In Rome, civic museums will provide guided tours centered around women's themes, including a street art exploration. From March 5 to 12, Turin's Fondazione Torino Musei will also offer free admission and guided tours. On March 9, the Museo Nazionale del Risorgimento will showcase the play 'Le sfacciate meretrici,' while Venice's Palazzetto Bru Zane will host a concert on March 8. Additional activities, such as exhibitions and publications, will take place from March 4 to April 6.
Key facts
- Free admission for women to Italian state museums on March 8, 2023, proposed by Minister Gennaro Sangiuliano.
- Uffizi concert 'Ritratti di eroine' on March 4 by duo Art Music Youkali.
- Rome civic museums offer guided tours on women themes, including street art in San Lorenzo.
- Fondazione Torino Musei (GAM, MAO, Palazzo Madama) free entry on March 8, with guided tours March 5-12.
- Museo Nazionale del Risorgimento in Turin stages play 'Le sfacciate meretrici' on March 9.
- Palazzetto Bru Zane in Venice presents mélodies by female Romantic composers on March 8.
- Officina Pasolini in Rome hosts 'Rumori mossi' with five emerging female singer-songwriters on March 8.
- Musei Reali di Torino publish 'Donne celebri nel Gabinetto delle Miniature' and open cabinet from March 14 to April 6.
- Piano Terra in Rome opens March 8 with exhibition 'Nel Finito' by Alice Papi and Giulia Rosini.
- Reggia di Carditello offers special visits March 4-5 on Bourbon royal women.
- Museo Archeologico Nazionale dell'Alta Val d'Agri highlights female representations in its collection.
- Galleria Estense in Modena leads guided walks on women's stories in art.
Entities
Artists
- Sergio Bonetti
- Katia Caradonna
- Eike Schmidt
- Gennaro Sangiuliano
- Veronica Atkins
- Fiorella Sasselli
- Alexandre Dratwicki
- Tosca
- Altea
- lyl
- Orsola
- Cecilia
- Wasabi
- Utamaro
- Hokusai
- Hiroshige
- Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
- Miyagawa Shuntei
- Lorenza Santa
- Gelsomina Spione
- Giorgia Rissone
- Sara Scognamiglio
- Alice Papi
- Giulia Rosini
- Annamaria Migliaccio
- Maria Carolina
- Cristina Trivulzio di Belgioioso
- Anita Garibaldi
- Giuditta Bellerio Sidoli
- Simone Balletti
- Chiara David
- Mefitis
- Pittore di Haken
- Livia Drusilla
- Bruttia Crispina
- Commodo
- Strohl
- Chaminade
- Viardot
- Holmès
- N. Boulanger
Institutions
- Ministero della cultura
- Gallerie degli Uffizi
- Palazzo Pitti
- Roma Culture
- Sovrintendenza Capitolina ai Beni Culturali
- Musei Capitolini
- Pinacoteca Capitolina
- Fondazione Torino Musei
- GAM – Galleria Civica d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea
- MAO Museo d’Arte Orientale
- Palazzo Madama – Museo Civico d’Arte Antica
- Theatrum Sabaudiae
- Mosaico – Azioni per i rifugiati
- Museo Nazionale del Risorgimento
- Palazzetto Bru Zane
- Académie de l’Opéra National de Paris
- Officina Pasolini
- Regione Lazio
- Promotrice delle Belle Arti di Torino
- Musei Reali di Torino
- Rotary Club Torino Palazzo Reale
- Rotary F.R.A.C.H.
- Zonta Torino
- Editris
- Università degli Studi di Torino-Dipartimento Studi Storici
- Piano Terra
- Vertecchi
- RUFA – Rome University of Fine Arts
- Reggia di Carditello
- Fondazione Carditello
- Terramia
- Museo Archeologico Nazionale dell’Alta Val d’Agri
- Parco Archeologico di Grumentum
- Galleria Estense
- Gallerie Estensi
- Artribune
Locations
- Italy
- Florence
- Sala Bianca
- Palazzo Pitti
- Rome
- San Lorenzo
- Turin
- Venice
- Paris
- San Tammaro
- Caserta
- Basilicata
- Grumentum
- Modena
- San Leucio
- Barricelle