Italy: European Night of Museums marked

Rome: The 2021 edition of European Night of Museums were marked across Italy on Saturday 3 July, with the late opening of many museums, galleries, monuments and archaeological sites.
There was a symbolic entry fee of €1, which included free performances of live music, theatre and dance, however certain venues such as participating foreign academies were completely free.

Highlights included late visits to Galleria Borghese and the Baths of Caracalla in Rome, the Uffizi in Florence, Palazzo Reale in Genoa, Palazzo Ducale in Venice, Palazzo Reale in Naples, and the archaeological park in Herculaneum.
Those in the Italian capital were able to visiting – without the need to book in advance – the Roman Forum from 19.15 to 21.45 (last entry at 21.00), with entry from Largo della Salara Vecchia.

This was the 17th year that Italy has been involved in Museum Night which has taken place across Europe since 2005.