Over 350 Italian State Museums Open on Ferragosto 2017
On August 15, 2017, more than 350 museums and cultural locations across Italy will extend their hours. The Uffizi Gallery in Florence, along with Palazzo Pitti and the Boboli Gardens, will remain accessible until 21:50, featuring the #UffiziLive event with Vincanto and Francesca Breschi. In Naples, the Museo di Capodimonte presents works by Van Dyck and Jan Fabre in Naturalia e Mirabilia. Municipal museums in Rome, Venice, and Turin will operate as usual, with evening activities in Rome, including performances at Fori di Augusto e di Cesare and Shakespeare at the Silvano Toti Globe Theatre. On August 14 and 15, admission to Turin's civic museums is just €1. Venice's Ca' Pesaro will host a David Hockney exhibition starting August 14, while Genoa's Palazzo Ducale offers a combined ticket for its exhibitions. Brescia's civic museums provide free entry to Mimmo Paladino's Ouverture, and Gallerie d'Italia allows free access at all three locations.
Key facts
- Over 350 state museums open on Ferragosto 2017
- Uffizi open until 21:50 with #UffiziLive concert
- Museo di Capodimonte shows Van Dyck and Jan Fabre exhibitions
- Rome's Musei in Comune open with evening events at Fori Imperiali, Globe Theatre, Casa del Cinema
- Turin civic museums offer €1 admission on August 14 and 15
- Ca' Pesaro in Venice opens on Monday August 14 with Hockney exhibition
- Reduced ticket agreement between Fondazione Muve and Palazzo Grassi for Hirst exhibition
- Gallerie d'Italia in Milan, Naples, Vicenza offer free admission with guided tour to Casa del Manzoni
Entities
Artists
- Sandro Botticelli
- Van Dyck
- Jan Fabre
- David Hockney
- Damien Hirst
- Vivian Maier
- Elliott Erwitt
- Mimmo Paladino
- Steve McCurry
- Peter Greenaway
- Vincanto
- Francesca Breschi
Institutions
- Uffizi
- Palazzo Pitti
- Giardino di Boboli
- Museo di Capodimonte
- Musei in Comune di Roma
- Fori di Augusto e di Cesare
- Silvano Toti Globe Theatre
- Casa del Cinema
- Villa Borghese
- Fondazione Torino Musei
- Palazzo Madama
- GAM
- MAO
- Borgo Medievale
- Galleria Internazionale d'Arte Moderna di Ca' Pesaro
- Fondazione Muve
- Palazzo Grassi – Punta della Dogana
- Palazzo Ducale di Genova
- Musei Civici di Brescia
- Museo Santa Giulia
- Brescia Photo Festival
- Gallerie d'Italia
- Intesa Sanpaolo
- Casa del Manzoni
Locations
- Italy
- Florence
- Naples
- Rome
- Venice
- Turin
- Genoa
- Brescia
- Milan
- Vicenza
- Lake Como