The Italian state has signed a definitive agreement to purchase Villa Verdi, home of the great composer Giuseppe Verdi, Italy's culture ministry announced on Monday. Verdi lived and composed in the building, located in Sant'Agata di Villanova in the Piacenza area of northern Italy, from 1851 until his death in 1901.

The state is to formally take possession of the Villa Verdi on 28 February 2025, along with its grounds, park and "extraordinary collection" of furnishings, letters, works of art and personal items belonging to the composer.