(Finance) – “The First of May records another excellent day for Italian museums and confirms the great interest in galleries, art galleries, archaeological parks and in general all cultural sites”. Thus the Minister of Culture, Gennaro Sangiuliano, on the first data relating to the turnout in state places of culture on May 1st. “Visiting an exhibition or a museum is a moment of personal enrichment and many people are rediscovering the pleasure of dedicating a day to places of culture. The numbers describe an Italy that attracts those who travel in search of beauty”, he added.
Based on the (provisional) data provided by the Ministry on Archaeological Park of the Colosseum – Colosseum. Flavian Amphitheater registered 24,455 admissions; the Colosseum Archaeological Park – Roman Forum and Palatine Hill 14.129; The Archaeological park of Pompeii – Archaeological area of Pompeii 10.110; Uffizi Galleries – The Uffizi 8,390; Royal Palace of Caserta 5,906; National Archaeological Museum of Naples 4,200; Gallery of the Academy of Florence 3,895; National Museum of Castel Sant’Angelo and Passetto di Borgo 3,311; Villae – Villa d’Este 2,051; Historical Museum and the Miramare Castle Park – Historical Museum 1.843; Herculaneum Archaeological Park 1,711; Bargello Museums – Medici Chapels 1,533; National Gallery of Umbria 1,500; Castel del Monte 1,375; MArRC – National Archaeological Museum of Reggio Calabria 1.210; National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art 1,097; MuNDA – National Museum of Abruzzo 1.087; Villae – Villa Adriana 1.016; National Museums of Genoa – Royal Palace of Genoa 1,000. Added to these data are the 22,223 visitors of the Victorian, the 8,947 of the Pantheon and the 4,547 of the Boboli Gardens.
“For the institutions, this success represents the awareness of being on the right track and pushes us to constantly improve the offer to attract more and more visitors. I want to thank the female workers and I workers which have guaranteed the opening of museums and archaeological parks, allowing fundamental cultural experiences for citizens and the many tourists present in Italy”, finally underlined the minister.