A new desire for culture, for art, for traveling to discover our incredible beauties. “A record weekend for Italian museums and archaeological parks. In the last three days we had two days with free admission: June 2nd, instituted for the first time on the occasion of Republic Day, and June 4th, the first Sunday of the month”. The Minister of Culture, Gennaro Sangiuliano, bursts with enthusiasm this morning, commenting on the first numbers of admissions to state museums and archaeological parks from 2 to 4 June. “Pompeii and the Coliseum confirm themselves as great attractions for citizens and tourists, but the hunger for culture worries the whole nation”.
This is the list of the thirty most visited websites, as reported this morning by the Ansa news agency.
Pompeii Archaeological Park – Pompeii Archaeological Area 65314; Colosseum Archaeological Park – Colosseum. Flavian Amphitheater 58500; Royal Palace of Caserta 32157; Uffizi Galleries – The Uffizi 30990; Colosseum Archaeological Park – Roman Forum and Palatine Hill 24944; Florence Academy Gallery 24653; Castel Sant’Elmo and Museo del Novecento in Naples 20067; National Museum of Castel Sant’Angelo and Passetto di Borgo 19469; Uffizi Gallery – Palazzo Pitti 18434; Villae – Villa d’Este 15684; Royal Museums of Turin 12739; Royal Palace of Naples 11522; National Archaeological Museum of Naples 11056; Archaeological Park of Paestum and Velia – Museum and Archaeological Area of Paestum 10913; Herculaneum Archaeological Park 9915; Villae – Villa Adriana 8733; Miramare Castle Historical Museum and Park – Historical Museum 8646; Ducal Palace of Mantua 8216; Bargello Museums – Medici Chapels 8137; Baths of Caracalla 7453; Certosa and Museum of San Martino 6832; National Gallery of Umbria 6504; Castel del Monte 6276; MARRC – National Archaeological Museum of Reggio Calabria 6188; Brera Art Gallery 5866; Bargello Museums – National Museum Bargello 5821; Capodimonte Museum 5783; Borghese Gallery 5660; National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art 5426; National Roman Museum – Baths of Diocletian 5372. To these numbers must be added the 58464 visitors to the Pantheon, the 51612 to the Vittoriano and the 31971 to the Boboli Gardens.
The umpteenth demonstration that the saying “you don’t eat with culture” is the most false that can exist. If well organized, our heritage can bring wealth and employment to our country.
Source: IL Tempo
Emma Fitzgerald is an accomplished political journalist and author at The Nation View. With a background in political science and international relations, she has a deep understanding of the political landscape and the forces that shape it.
