Italy opens museums for Ferragosto holiday on August 15

Rome: Many of Italy’s state museums, archaeological sites, galleries and historic villas are to stay open for the Ferragosto public holiday which this year falls on Monday 15 August.

The cultural venues staying open include the Colosseum, Pompeii, the Uffizi, Reggia di Caserta and the newly re-opened Galleria Nazionale d’Umbria in Perugia.

In Rome the offer includes Galleria Borghese (booking required), the Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna, Palazzo Barberini and the Etruscan museum at Villa Giulia.

There are also some privately-run museums and galleries staying open in the capital for Ferragosto, including Galleria Doria Pamphilj and Chiostro del Bramante.