Italy museums free for Liberation Day on 25 April

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• ⬤ Italy's state museums and archaeological sites will be open for free on Liberation Day (25 April) for the first time, coinciding with the end of the Fascist regime and the Nazi Germany occupation during WW2.
• ⬤ The free museum days for Liberation Day, Republic Day (2 June) and National Unity and Armed Forces Day (4 November) take place alongside the opening of state museums on the first Sunday of each month.
• ⬤ The initiative includes iconic sites such as the Colosseum, Pompeii, the Uffizi, Pinacoteca di Brera, and Galleria Borghese, with access by reservation only where applicable.