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Italian PM announces biggest shake-up of arts and culture ever conducted in Rome as part of drive to draw more profit from historical attractions including the ColosseumItaly’s top tourist attractions including the Colossuem could soon be in foreign hands as the country seeks new directors from around the world to make its museums more profitable, prime minister Matteo Renzi has announced.In the biggest shake-up of arts and culture ever conducted in Rome, Mr Renzi said on Sunday the government would run advertisements in The Economist on January 9 to recruit new administrators “because we want to have the best directors in the world”.The leadership changes are part of a dramatic shake-up of the arts spearheaded by culture minister, Dario Franceschini, in a bid to make the country’s galleries, museums and historic sites more profit-driven in the future.
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