Luxury jeweller Bulgari will finance the construction of the Mausoleum of Augustus Museum with funding of €700,000. The mayor was speaking at the launch of the Bvlgari Foundation whose aim is to "establish new partnerships and strengthen existing ones to create new professional opportunities and specific training projects for new generations in the artisan sector."

The design of the museum layout will be entrusted to the celebrated Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas and its opening will be in 2026, together with the Mausoleum which is still undergoing restoration works. The new museum at the tomb of Rome's first emperor will be housed inside the mausoleum and will contain all the discoveries made in the surrounding archaeological area, including the head of Venus unearthed last year.