Monumenti Aperti 2026 cultural festival launches across Italy

The Monumenti Aperti 2026 cultural festival begins on September 19, spanning all twenty regions of Italy. The event involves eighty-five municipalities and approximately eight hundred monuments, many of which are typically closed or lesser-known to the public.

Volunteers, students, and local citizens serve as free guides to share the history and cultural heritage of their territories. Notable sites included in the program range from the Saint-Léger complex in Aymavilles, Valle d’Aosta, to restoration laboratories in Milan’s MIND innovation district. Other featured locations include the Redentore convent garden in Venice and various sites in Turin.