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Three-coloured (Green, White and Red) Night

For the 150th anniversary of the unification of Italy, the city of Rome has put together a rich program of events which will begin with the Three-coloured Night between 16 and 17 March. To make it even more special, all citizens are invited to decorate their windows, balconies and terraces, gates and courtyards, and windows shops  with the tricolour cockade.

The city centre will become a great and coloured stage, hosting street performances and fireworks, military bands in concert, musicals, plays and lectures, guided tours. The most beautiful historic buildings will be lighted by spectacular architectural projections.

All events are free of charge.

The festival is held along Via XX Settembre,  from Via del Quirinale to Piazza Venezia, Piazza Venezia and Piazza del Campidoglio, Via dei Fori Imperiali, Via del Corso and Piazza Colonna. Shows and entertainment also on Via Veneto, Via Nazionale, Largo Argentina Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, Piazza Navona, Piazza Sonnino and via Arenula. Events also on Piazza dei Cinquecento (Termini Station) and the areas around Castel S. Angelo.

Museums, institutional buildings, house-museums, cultural spaces and libraries will be open during the evening and night (with different opening hours). Casa della Memoria e della Storia, Casa delle Letterature, Casa del Cinema, Sala Santa Rita, the Capitoline Archive, Chiesa Nuova, Chiesa dell’Ara Coeli, Chiesa di Sant'Ignazio, del Gesù, Chiesa Sant’Andrea al Quirinale will be open and will host special events. Special late night opening also for the Capitoline Museums, the Museums of Rome (Palazzo Braschi and in Trastevere), the Napoleonic Museum, the Ara Pacis, the Museo di Scultura Antica Giovanni Barracco, Trajan’s Markets, Scuderie del Quirinale, Palazzo Barberini, Palazzo Altemps, Castel Sant’Angelo, part of the Museo delle Terme di Diocleziano.

The celebrations are sponsored by the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, the City of Rome, the Ministry of Heritage and Culture, the Ministry of Defence and the Chamber of Commerce of Rome. The organization is entrusted to Zètema Progetto Cultura. With the help and support by: the Senate, the Chamber of Deputies, the Ministries of Economy and Finance, Agriculture and Economic Development, the Fondo Edifici di Culto - Department for Civil Liberties and Immigration, Ministry of Interior; the Vicariate of Rome, the Province of Rome, the Jewish Community of Rome, the Bank of Italy, Orchestre delle Università romane, Pala Expo, Fondazione Roma, Galleria Alberto Sordi; the Libraries of Roma, the National Dance Academy, the Academy of St. Cecilia, the Opera House, Teatro di Roma, AGIS, the Swiss and French Embassies, Assicurazioni Generali, Art Galleries and Exhibition Spaces. Thanks for the contribution to Finmeccanica, Gioco del Lotto, Ferrovie dello Stato and, for technical assistance, Atac, Il Messaggero, Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato and Poste Italiane.