Museums, Sangiuliano: “The great success testifies to the desire for culture”

“Another huge crowd-pleaser was recorded on the first Sunday in October for our state museums, archaeological parks and cultural sites. This is a confirmation that attests to the desire for culture and beauty of the many tourists, Italian and foreign, who visit our cities”, declared Gennaro Sangiuliano when commenting on the numbers relating to entrances to museums and archaeological parks. “These numbers arrive a few days after another excellent result recorded in the summer period by the Archaeological Park of Rome, which achieved significant numbers of tickets sold, with +16% compared to the same pre-pandemic period. demonstration of the notable increase in our nation’s cultural offer and which drives us to further increase our commitment to also increasing the quality of the services offered. To all the workers committed this Sunday to guarantee reception in the structures, I would like to thank you.” added the Minister of Culture.

Here is the provisional data received: Pompeii Archaeological Park – Pompeii Archaeological Area 31.203; Coliseum Archaeological Park – Coliseum. Flavian Amphitheater 20,628; Royal Palace of Caserta 15,854; Paestum and Velia Archaeological Park – Museum and archaeological zone of Paestum 15.264; Uffizi Galleries – The Uffizi 10,000; Villae – Villa d’Este 9,716; Pantheon 9,493; Uffizi Galleries – Pitti Palace 7,421; Florence Academy Gallery 7,031; Coliseum Archaeological Park – Roman Forum and Palatine 6,567; Royal Palace of Naples 6,526; National Archaeological Museum of Naples 6,400; Herculaneum Archaeological Park 6,054; Certosa and Museum of San Martino 5,966; Villae – Hadrian’s Villa 5,168; National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art 4,873; Royal Museums of Turin 4,846; National Museum of Castel Sant’Angelo and Passetto di Borgo 3,716.

And again: Baths of Caracalla 3.427; Bargello Museums – Medici Chapels 3,420; Ducal Palace of Mantua 3,368; Miramare Castle Historical Museum and Park – Historical Museum 2,756; Capodimonte Museum 2,644; Bargello Museums – Bargello National Museum 2,638; National Galleries of Ancient Art – Palazzo Barberini 2,396; Farnese Palace of Caprarola 2,305; Castel del Monte 2,211; Galleries of the Academy of Venice 2,119; Bari Swabian Castle 1936; Borghese Gallery 1930; Pilotta monumental complex 1,789; National Roman Museum – Palazzo Massimo 1,670; MARRC – National Archaeological Museum of Reggio Calabria 1,635; National Gallery of Marches 1,413; Blue Grotto 1,403; National Roman Museum – Palazzo Altemps 1,392; National Archaeological Museum of Taranto – MARTA 1.306; National Roman Museum – Baths of Diocletian 1,129; National Art Gallery of Bologna 1,071; Archaeological Museum of Sala Consilina 1,000. Added to this data are 13,830 visitors to the Boboli Gardens and 12,245 visitors to the Vittoriano.

Source: IL Tempo

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