Overview
- Officials executed the court-ordered eviction on October 8, changing locks with carabinieri present and returning the keys to the Ospedale Israelitico as the premises were sealed.
- The owner’s commissioner, Antonio Maria Leozappa, said maintenance will begin promptly and a competitive tender will select the next operator.
- Roughly 300 artworks and antiques were seized earlier in a separate investigation into alleged unlawful removal of items from protected interiors.
- Italy’s Supreme Court had upheld the lease termination, clearing repossession after a dispute that began in 2017.
- Ousted manager Carlo Pellegrini submitted a €800,000‑per‑year proposal to continue managing the site and criticized the ministry’s lack of intervention under a 2024 law, while some media report unconfirmed overtures from fashion brands even as a ruling underscores the venue’s established use.