Farnesina Open Doors – 9th Transparency Day (5-11 May, 2017)

“It is with great pleasure that I welcome the “Farnesina Open Doors” event, now at its 9th edition.The opening of the Farnesina Palace to the general public is yet another opportunity to enhance the transparency of the activities carried out by Italian diplomacy, drawing citizens and institutions closer to our foreign policy. This year’s edition is dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Rome.Europe Day on 9 May gives us the opportunity to celebrate a project that has guaranteed peace, freedom and development for all of us, like never before in the history of our continent.Sixty years after, we are now the main players, whose task is to preserve the peace our founding fathers wanted.Visitors will be able to see the Farnesina’s extraordinary historical and artistic heritage and walk through its unique offices and reception halls.The Farnesina Collection consists of over four hundred works by contemporary Italian artists. It shows the commitment the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has undertaken to promote the Italian culture in the world.’Farnesina Open Doors’ 2017 features also a prestigious exhibition of iconic objects of Italian design.While wishing every success to this event, I invite visitors to register and participate in the scheduled events.”This is what the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, said when presenting the 9th edition of ‘Farnesina Open Doors’, an event which sees the Ministry also participating in the ‘Open House Roma 2017’ event, that every year celebrates design and architecture in Italy’s capital city.Book your guided visit to the Farnesina Palace during the week-end of 6 and 7 May by clicking on this link !
The visit is free and it will take you through some of the Palace’s most beautiful areas. It lasts approx. 90 minutes.