Italy - Primo Maggio 2012 (May 1st Holiday) = €1 Tickets

Again this year there will be €1 ticket prices to Italy's State Museums in honor of the Primo Maggio holiday.

The English language voice of MiBAC (http://twitter.com/#!/MiBAC_Culture)(Ministero Per I Beni E Le Attività Culturali) tweeted this last week giving a link to MiBAC's participating venues in 2010 (presumably, the current info will be added to MiBAC's site eventually). But you can scroll through the list of venues from 2010 to get an idea of where you'll have access for €1 throughout Italy:
1° maggio: 1 euro per 1 museo nei luoghi statali della cultura (http://www.beniculturali.it/mibac/export/MiBAC/sito-MiBAC/Contenuti/MibacUnif/Eventi/visualizza_asset.html_2136680739.html)

Here's the current MiBAC page for 1 May, 2012, perhaps those interested should bookmark this page and check back for updates:
Primo Maggio 2012 (http://www.beniculturali.it/mibac/export/MiBAC/sito-MiBAC/Contenuti/MibacUnif/Eventi/visualizza_asset.html_610391565.html)

And for those visiting Rome, the annual massive (and free) Concerto Primo Maggio will again be held in Piazza San Giovanni.

Here's a post from the 06Blog.it on Primo Maggio in Rome (in Italian):
1° maggio 2012 a Roma: al museo con 1 euro (http://www.06blog.it/post/13893/1-maggio-2012-a-roma-al-museo-con-1-euro)

And here's their post on the concert itself:
Concerto Primo Maggio 2012 a Roma: tra desiderio, speranza, passione, futuro e 12 brani Rock! (http://www.06blog.it/post/13123/concerto-primo-maggio-2012-a-roma-tra-desiderio-speranza-passione-futuro-e-12-brani-rock)

Lastly, here's the link to the concert's dedicated website (there's a VERY exuberant video showing the crowd from last year - if you're at work turn your volume down before clicking on this ;) )
http://www.primomaggio.com/

And from that same site, here's the google map of the piazza where the concert will take place:
http://www.primomaggio.com/info.php

(I've only been in Rome once before for May Day, and being crowd-phobic I enjoyed watching the concert - on TV from the comfort of my hotel room. :D )

Edited to add this link which provides some additional info on the free concert:
http://www.worldtravelguide.net/rome/primo-maggio

Yesterday MiBAC updated their page for Primo Maggio 2012 (5 days ahead of the holiday - but who's judging!):

Primo Maggio 2012 (http://www.beniculturali.it/mibac/export/MiBAC/sito-MiBAC/Contenuti/MibacUnif/Eventi/visualizza_asset.html_610391565.html)

Click on the link for all the participating venues throughout Italy that will only charge €1 admission in celebration of May Day.

Regarding venues in Rome, I don't see the Colosseo on the MiBAC list above.

However I saw this blog entry from 06Blog.it: 1° maggio a Roma tutto a 1 euro, anche il Colosseo! (http://www.06blog.it/post/14027/1-maggio-a-roma-tutto-a-1-euro-anche-il-colosseo)

Could one of you Romans please help out a confused American - is the Colosseo/Palatino/Foro a part of the €1 Primo Maggio venues, or not?

Grazie in anticipo :)

Colosseo is not included: confirmed a few seconds ago by staff at 060608. Furthermore, I can't find any reference to the Colosseo in any website linked to Roma Capitale. There is no reference even in the MIBAC list, agree.

Colosseo is not included: confirmed a few seconds ago by staff at 060608. Furthermore, I can't find any reference to the Colosseo in any website linked to Roma Capitale. There is no reference even in the MIBAC list, agree.

Thanks Alice11 for your efforts and for your help!

I've actually been tweeting away on this topic, and getting conflicting answers. And the whole thing is made more curious with Pierreci showing the Colosseo/Palatino/Foro as closed on 1 May! Someone tweeted me that it's ALWAYS been closed on 1 May (but I know for a fact I entered the Palatino for €1 on Primo Maggio 2010)
http://www.pierreci.it/home-page/it/musei-e-monumenti/colosseo.aspx

And I just thought to look at the Italian 060608 (http://www.060608.it/it/cultura-e-svago/beni-culturali/beni-archeologici/colosseo-anfiteatro-flavio.html) vs the English language one and saw this:

1° maggio 2012 ancora da definire apertura ed eventuale prezzo

So does that translate to mean that it's still to be determined whether it will be opened and what price it will charge?

1° maggio 2012 ancora da definire apertura ed eventuale prezzo

So does that translate to mean that it's still to be determined whether it will be opened and what price it will charge?

Correct.

The same statement is available in the official website 'Roma Turismo' and 060608.it:
I believe it is not up to date, maybe because of a last-minute decision not reported yet.

The Pierreci website states that the Colosseo is closed on May 1, and the online ticketing tool retrieves a 'not available' re May 1.

I'll try to give another call to 060608 later today.

I guess the Govt is running out of cash quicker than expected :rolleyes:

Correct.

The same statement is available in the official website 'Roma Turismo' and 060608.it:
I believe it is not up to date, maybe because of a last-minute decision not reported yet.

The Pierreci website states that the Colosseo is closed on May 1, and the online ticketing tool retrieves a 'not available' re May 1.

I'll try to give another call to 060608 later today.

I guess the Govt is running out of cash quicker than expected :rolleyes:

Thanks again for your efforts with this - your participation on this forum is truly and sincerely appreciated. :)

If anyone wants to see the 060608 listing of Rome's participating venues here are both the English and Italian pages:

May 1, 2012 - Museums: opening and closures (http://www.060608.it/en/eventi-e-spettacoli/manifestazioni/1-maggio-2012-musei-statali-aperti-quasi-tutti-e-ingresso-a-1-euro-chiusi-musei-civici-e-musei-vaticani.html)

1 maggio 2012. Musei statali aperti (quasi tutti) e ingresso a 1 euro. Chiusi musei civici e Musei Vaticani (http://www.060608.it/it/eventi-e-spettacoli/manifestazioni/1-maggio-2012-musei-statali-aperti-quasi-tutti-e-ingresso-a-1-euro-chiusi-musei-civici-e-musei-vaticani.html)

And just as a footnote, in case anyone else aside from me is interested in all this(!), in comparing MiBAC's listing from 2010 and from 2012, I also see that there's not only been a change regarding the Colosseo/Palatino/Foro but also for Castel S. Angelo which participated in 2010 but not this year. (I couldn't find a MiBAC page for 2011).

MiBAC 2010: 1° maggio: 1 euro per 1 museo nei luoghi statali della cultura (http://www.beniculturali.it/mibac/export/MiBAC/sito-MiBAC/Contenuti/MibacUnif/Eventi/visualizza_asset.html_2136680739.html)

MiBAC 2012: Primo Maggio 2012 (http://www.beniculturali.it/mibac/export/MiBAC/sito-MiBAC/Contenuti/MibacUnif/Eventi/visualizza_asset.html_610391565.html)

(Alice11 - I just noticed your signature - I LOVE IT!!!)

I've just called the 060608 and the MIBAC has not confirmed yet whether the Colosseo will be open on May 1 :confused:

I've just called the 060608 and the MIBAC has not confirmed yet whether the Colosseo will be open on May 1 :confused:

Sorry for taking so long with my reply -

Thanks for calling! I'm very appreciative of your help Alice11.

Well, I see on MiBAC's twitter feed that he's saying it's closed (and always has been on 1 May) - I'm going to take a picture of my entrance ticket from 1/5/10 for €1 and tweet it back to him (just to be obnoxious!).

And, I see on the 060608 (http://www.060608.it/it/cultura-e-svago/beni-culturali/beni-archeologici/colosseo-anfiteatro-flavio.html) site, where before it said:
1° maggio 2012 ancora da definire apertura ed eventuale prezzo

it now says:
1° maggio 2012 chiuso

So I guess that takes care of that!

But thanks again Alice11 :)