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• Stefano Boeri reverses closure of Triennale Design Museum, announces permanent museum institutional

  Following an unexpected announcement on August 30 that the 11th edition of the Triennale Design Museum Storie would close four months early, Triennale President Stefano Boeri has…

• Milton Resnick and Pat Passlof Foundation Opens in Restored Manhattan Synagogue institutional

  The Milton Resnick and Pat Passlof Foundation officially opened on September 15/16, 2018, in a restored former synagogue on Manhattan's Lower East Side. Ryall Sheridan Architects…

• Brazilian Museum Institute Abolished Amidst Controversy and National Museum Fire Aftermath institutional

  The Brazilian Institute of Museums (Ibram) was abolished by Provisional Measure No. 850, made public on September 10. This move is widely seen as a significant blow to the…

• Palazzo Grassi e Punta della Dogana svelano la stagione autunnale 2018 institutional

  Il direttore di Palazzo Grassi e Punta della Dogana, Martin Bethenod, ha svelato il programma autunnale 2018, che si estende da settembre a dicembre e include mostre, incontri,…

• MAUSA Opens Second Street Art Museum in UNESCO-Protected French Village institutional

  On July 7, 2018, the second MAUSA museum, focused on street and urban art, was inaugurated in Vauban de Neuf-Brisach, Saône-et-Loire, within the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region,…

• Muriel Mayette-Holtz not renewed as director of Villa Medici, a first in the Academy's history institutional

  Muriel Mayette-Holtz, who made history as the first female director of the French Academy in Rome – Villa Medici, will see her term end without renewal, an unprecedented…

• New York launches She Built NYC to fund public monuments honoring women institutional

  New York City has announced a $10 million public art initiative called She Built NYC, funded by the Department of Cultural Affairs over four years, to install monuments dedicated…

• Centro Pecci di Prato compie 30 anni: riflessioni su museo e contemporaneità institutional

  Il Centro per l’arte contemporanea Luigi Pecci di Prato celebra trent’anni dalla sua inaugurazione, avvenuta con la mostra 'Europa oggi' curata dal primo direttore Amnon Barzel.…

• Science Museums as Digital Art Hubs: From San Francisco to Naples institutional

  The Exploratorium in San Francisco, open since 1969, has pioneered the intersection of digital creative languages and science. It maintains a liberal 1960s ethos of accessible…

• Centro Luigi di Sarro's ARP Residency Fosters Young South African Artists institutional

  The Centro Luigi di Sarro in Rome has operated for ten years as an observatory on contemporary African art trends, notably through its ARP-Art Residency Project, launched in 2009.…

• Edinburgh's Calton Hill Observatory to Become Free Contemporary Art Gallery institutional

  Collective, a nonprofit supporting Scottish artists since 1984, will open a free-admission contemporary art gallery in the former astronomical observatory on Calton Hill,…

• Villa Panza director on Giuseppe Panza's legacy and future plans institutional

  Anna Bernardini, director of Villa e Collezione Panza in Varese, discusses the history and future of the villa, donated to FAI in 1996 by Giuseppe and Giovanna Panza. The villa…

• Marta Gili on Jeu de Paume's identity and upcoming shows institutional

  In an interview, outgoing director Marta Gili discusses Jeu de Paume's unique role as an art center without permanent collections, focusing on images from photography to video.…

• Brazilian Airports Impose Exorbitant Fees on Artworks, Threatening International Exhibitions institutional

  Significant Brazilian airports, such as Guarulhos, Viracopos, and Galeão, have introduced new fees for the storage and handling of imported artworks, calculating costs based on…

• Genoa's contemporary art museums in crisis while Imperia's MACI thrives institutional

  The art landscape in Liguria presents a stark divide between Genoa and Imperia. Since January 18, 2018, Villa Croce in Genoa has remained shuttered, a decision influenced by…

• Peter Marino to Open Private Foundation in the Hamptons institutional

  Architect Peter Marino, known for designing Armani's New York flagship and Louis Vuitton's Los Angeles store, is opening a private foundation in the Hamptons. The foundation will…

• Washington DC's Designed to Recycle project turns garbage trucks into mobile art institutional

  The Department of Public Works of Washington DC, in collaboration with the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, launched Designed to Recycle, a project that transforms…

• IED degrees at risk after MIUR rejects credits for 211 graduates institutional

  A total of 211 graduates from the Istituto Europeo di Design (IED) face the potential invalidation of their degrees following a determination by Italy's Ministry of University…

• Paola Tognon appointed director of Museo della Città di Livorno institutional

  Paola Tognon, an art historian and curator from Bergamo born in 1965, has been named the first director of the Museo della Città di Livorno, which opened in April 2018. She is the…

• Isabelle Gaudefroy on Fondation Cartier's 20-Year Legacy of Artistic Freedom institutional

  Isabelle Gaudefroy, director of programming and artistic projects at Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain in Paris, discusses the institution's unique approach to art and…

• Marta Gili leaves Jeu de Paume after 12 years, search for new director begins institutional

  Marta Gili, who was born in Barcelona in 1957, has stepped down from her role as director of the Jeu de Paume museum in Paris, effective immediately, after serving for 12 years.…

• Simone Menegoi Appointed Director of Arte Fiera Bologna, Defying Managerial Expectations institutional

  Simone Menegoi has been named the new director of Arte Fiera Bologna, taking over from Angela Vettese, who stepped down after a two-year tenure. Although Vettese suggested Lorenzo…

• El Museo del Barrio Director Defies Trump on Migrant Children institutional

  On July 10, 2018, Patrick Charpenel, executive director of El Museo del Barrio in New York, circulated an email denouncing the separation of migrant children from their families…

• Eric Shiner to Lead White Cube's New York Office institutional

  White Cube has appointed Eric Shiner as artistic director of its New York office at 699 Madison Avenue, third floor, in Manhattan's Upper East Side. Shiner, former director of the…

• New York launches Culture Pass granting free museum access to library card holders institutional

  New York City's three major public library systems—the New York Public Library, Brooklyn Public Library, and Queens Library—have partnered to launch Culture Pass, a program…

• Marco Biscione appointed director of M9 Museum in Mestre institutional

  Marco Biscione, born in Rome in 1958, has been selected as the director of M9, the ambitious museum project by Fondazione Venezia in Mestre, which cost over €110 million and is…

• Villa Giulia Museum Invites Local Shopkeepers for Free Tour institutional

  Valentino Nizzo, director of the Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia in Rome since May 2017, launched an initiative on July 21, 2018, inviting local shopkeepers and business…

• Fabio Troisi Appointed Director of Italian Cultural Institute in Pretoria institutional

  Fabio Troisi, former cultural attaché at the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in New York, has been appointed director of the IIC in Pretoria, South Africa. In an interview with…

• Palazzo Ducale di Genova cerca nuovo direttore, bando senza commissione institutional

  Palazzo Ducale di Genova ha avviato la selezione per un nuovo direttore, dopo 27 anni di direzione ininterrotta di Pietro da Passano, in pensione dal 2012 ma rimasto in carica con…

• Scuola Politica Gibel: A New Political School 'Impregnated with Art' Launches in Palermo institutional

  Dario Nepoti, under 30, has founded the Scuola Politica Gibel in Palermo, a political school for under-35s (open to all) running from September 3-8, 2018. The five-day program…

• International Commission to Select documenta 15 Director Announced institutional

  The city of Kassel has announced the formation of an international commission to select the artistic director for documenta 15, scheduled to run from June 18 to September 25,…

• Piedmont Cultural Observatory Turns 20 Amid Digital Shift institutional

  In 2018, the Osservatorio Culturale del Piemonte (OCP), the oldest cultural observatory in Italy, celebrated its 20th anniversary during the European Year of Cultural Heritage.…

• Red Bull amplia le residenze artistiche a Detroit con nuovi programmi per curatori e scrittori institutional

  Red Bull, il gigante austriaco delle bevande energetiche, ha annunciato l'espansione del suo programma Red Bull Arts Detroit a partire dal 2019. L'iniziativa, lanciata nel 2011…

• Madre per il Sociale: art and inclusion in Scampia institutional

  The Madre museum in Naples has launched 'Madre per il Sociale', a social inclusion project in partnership with the GRIDAS association of Scampia, founded in 1981 by architect and…

• Fotografiska Stockholm to Expand to New York and London institutional

  Fotografiska, the renowned photography museum located in Stockholm, has revealed its intention to expand with new sites in New York and London. Established in 2010 by Jan and Per…

• Fondazione CRT awards €700,000 to 54 cultural projects across Piedmont institutional

  Fondazione CRT has revealed the 54 recipients of its Esponente 2018 initiative, allocating more than €700,000 for exhibitions and community involvement across Piedmont. Since its…

• Fondazione Cariplo Acquires Ex Spazio Oberdan for MEET Digital Culture Center in Milan institutional

  Fondazione Cariplo has acquired the historic Ex Spazio Oberdan in Milan for €8.5 million from the Città Metropolitana. The multifunctional venue, designed by Gae Aulenti and…

• Paris Artist Foundations: Dubuffet and Cartier-Bresson to Open New Spaces institutional

  Two major artist foundations in Paris are set to open new exhibition spaces, joining the recently inaugurated Giacometti Institute. The Fondation Jean Dubuffet, founded by the…

• PLARTWO: New Plastic Museum Opens in Turin with TOdays Festival Debut institutional

  The Fondazione Plart of Naples is expanding to Turin with PLARTWO, a new center for art, innovation, and research dedicated to plastic materials. The space, a former carpet…

• KURA Opens in Milan, Sparking Debate on Opportunities for Young Italian Artists institutional

  KURA, a newly established art venue in Milan, has taken over the former Peep-Hole location at Fonderia Artistica Battaglia, directly across from the Lia Rumma gallery. The name…