{"id":5185,"date":"2022-11-23T06:04:46","date_gmt":"2022-11-23T11:04:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/panoramitalia.com\/?p=5185"},"modified":"2022-11-23T06:04:49","modified_gmt":"2022-11-23T11:04:49","slug":"in-response-to-climate-protests-italian-museums-may-raise-ticket-prices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/panoramitalia.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/23\/in-response-to-climate-protests-italian-museums-may-raise-ticket-prices\/","title":{"rendered":"In Response to Climate Protests, Italian Museums May Raise Ticket Prices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Smithsonian Magazine &#8211; As more activists target famous artworks, museums tighten security<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com\/nt3vwUCr8zt8S2lzDklU4EJcx6U=\/1000x750\/filters:no_upscale():focal(1604x1069:1605x1070)\/https:\/\/tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/filer_public\/6e\/fd\/6efd0e52-8f6c-4429-938a-afa874207272\/gettyimages-1410601093.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption><sub>In July, protesters from Ultima Generazione glue their hands to the glass covering of Sandro Botticelli&#8217;s\u00a0<em>Primavera<\/em>.\u00a0Laura Lezza \/ Getty Images<\/sub><\/figcaption><\/figure><p>In Italy\u2019s museums, art enthusiasts can view iconic works like&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Sandro-Botticelli\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sandro Botticelli<\/a>\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/Birth-of-Venus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>The Birth of Venus<\/em><\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Michelangelo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Michelangelo<\/a>\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/David-sculpture\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>David<\/em><\/a>and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Leonardo-da-Vinci\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Leonardo da Vinci<\/a>\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/Last-Supper-fresco-by-Leonardo-da-Vinci\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>The Last Supper<\/em><\/a>. Soon, that could become a little more expensive.<\/p><p>Italy\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.beniculturali.it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ministry of Culture<\/a>\u00a0is considering increasing the cost of admission to its museums, according to a statement from Minister of Culture Gennaro Sangiuliano. The consideration is a response to climate protests that target fine art.<\/p><p>\u201cThe continuous attacks and offenses that are increasingly occurring and damaging our artistic and cultural heritage require us to rethink and reinforce their level of protection,\u201d Sangiuliano says, per\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/rebeccahughes\/2022\/11\/22\/you-might-soon-have-to-pay-more-to-visit-italys-museums-heres-why\/?sh=373f56c3152d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Forbes<\/em><\/a>\u2019 Rebecca Ann Hughes. \u201c[These attacks] lead us to take immediate measures, starting with covering all the paintings with glass.\u201d<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smithsonianmag.com\/smart-news\/in-response-to-climate-protestors-italian-museums-might-charge-more-for-tickets-180981180\/\">Read more here <\/a><\/div><\/div><p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Smithsonian Magazine &#8211; As more activists target famous artworks, museums tighten security In Italy\u2019s museums, art enthusiasts can view iconic works like&nbsp;Sandro Botticelli\u2019s&nbsp;The Birth of Venus,&nbsp;Michelangelo\u2019s&nbsp;Davidand&nbsp;Leonardo da Vinci\u2019s&nbsp;The Last Supper&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5186,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[953,954,955],"class_list":{"0":"post-5185","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-uncategorized","8":"tag-climate-protests","9":"tag-italian-museums","10":"tag-raise-ticket-prices"},"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/panoramitalia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/protest-museum.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/panoramitalia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5185","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/panoramitalia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/panoramitalia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/panoramitalia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/panoramitalia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5185"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/panoramitalia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5185\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5187,"href":"https:\/\/panoramitalia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5185\/revisions\/5187"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/panoramitalia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5186"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/panoramitalia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5185"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/panoramitalia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5185"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/panoramitalia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5185"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}