Museo Egizio director confronts Giorgia Meloni over free entry for Arabic speakers

During Giorgia Meloni's election visit on March 4, a confrontation occurred with Christian Greco, the director of the Museo Egizio in Turin. The disagreement centered on the museum's program that provides free entry for Arabic-speaking couples, which Meloni criticized as "delirious and discriminatory against Italians." In response, Greco described Fratelli d'Italia's protest as "pure political instrumentalization." Meloni called for Italians to voice their opposition to the initiative on Facebook. Greco emphasized that the museum offers discounts to various groups and noted that its €100,000 communication campaign is funded independently. Since his election in 2014, Greco has maintained a self-financing rate of 91.25%. Despite threats from Fratelli d'Italia to remove him if they won, the museum's board, led by Evelina Christillin, fully backed Greco.