Tracking culture for Italy — coverage from the newsroom in Rome.
Culture · TourismSerbia Pavilion at Venice Biennale Giardini catches fire during renovation work. All artworks safe, no injuries. May 9, 2026 opening confirmed. Electrical fault suspected.
Sports · CultureItaly's Women4Football awards honor 2024-25 Serie A Femminile stars in peer-voted ceremony. Watch live on Rai Sport March 16, 5 PM from Florence's Palazzo Vecchio.
Sports · CultureBologna's Andrea Kimi Antonelli, 19, wins Chinese GP from pole position, ending Italy's 20-year F1 drought. Mercedes driver now 2nd in championship.
CultureChilean architect Smiljan Radic Clarke wins 2026 Pritzker Prize for work blending sculpture, landscape and shelter. His fragile, experimental designs challenge architectural norms.
CultureToni Servillo and Mario Martone's seventh collaboration: Scherzetto follows four intense days between a bitter illustrator grandfather and his grandson in Naples. Autumn 2026 release.
Sports · Culture · TourismPlanet Funk headlines Cortina Paralympic closing ceremony March 15, 2026. Join Arisa, Stewart Copeland, Meduza for free public viewing in Piazza Dibona.
Culture · National NewsItalian TV legend Enrica Bonaccorti dies at 76 after pancreatic cancer battle. Her legacy: Italia sera, Non è la Rai, and Modugno's iconic songs.
CultureLooking to study Italian in Italy? Discover why Bologna is the ultimate destination for language learners and how ARCA Italian Language School combines immersion with expert instruction.
Politics · CultureMilan renames Via Micene to honor Giuseppe Pinelli, anarchist who died in police custody in 1969 while questioned about Piazza Fontana bombing. Ceremony set for March 19.