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• Incluseum Collaborates on Initiative to Document BIPOC Museum Staff Experiences institutional

  The Incluseum is collaborating with student and designer Shuyu Fang on a project focused on documenting the experiences of BIPOC museum staff. The initiative aims to directly…

• Link Campus University joins EU-funded O-City project for creative economy institutional

  The O-City research project, funded by the European Union through the Erasmus+ 2019/2021 program, aims to promote alternative models of creative economy (Orange Economy) for…

• Mattatoio di Roma launches 2021 residency program 'Prender-si cura' at La Pelanda institutional

  The 2021 iteration of the 'Prender-si cura' residency program has been revealed by the Mattatoio di Roma at La Pelanda, focusing on the advancement of contemporary art research…

• Museo Madre in Naples to host Covid vaccination center institutional

  The Museo Madre in Naples will host a Covid-19 vaccination center, offering vaccinated visitors free guided tours of its collections. The initiative, announced by newly appointed…

• Biscozzi-Rimbaud Foundation Opens in Lecce with 200-Work Collection institutional

  The Fondazione Biscozzi-Rimbaud opens March 2 in Lecce, Italy, housed in a restored historic palazzo. The collection, amassed over 40 years by tax consultant Luigi Biscozzi and…

• Italy's Culture Ministry Renamed MiC as Tourism Split Takes Effect institutional

  Italy's Council of Ministers has enacted a decree that separates the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism (MiBACT) into two distinct entities: the Ministry of…

• National Gallery London Unveils NG200 Plans for Bicentennial institutional

  The National Gallery in London is preparing for its 200th anniversary in 2024 with a series of initiatives under the NG200 program. The museum, opened in 1824, houses works from…

• Lucia Borgonzoni reappointed undersecretary at Italy's Culture Ministry institutional

  Lucia Borgonzoni, a League senator from Bologna born in 1976 and a former art academy student, has been named undersecretary at the Ministry of Culture in Mario Draghi's new…

• San Lorenzo Art District (SALAD) Launches in Rome with Online Portal institutional

  A new art district, Sa.L.A.D. (San Lorenzo Art District), has been established in Rome's San Lorenzo neighborhood, spearheaded by curator Tommaso Zijno and artist Alessandro…

• GAMeC Bergamo's Educational Resilience During Pandemic institutional

  Giovanna Brambilla Ranise, head of educational services at GAMeC – Galleria d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Bergamo, discusses the museum's adaptive educational projects during…

• Marta Donzelli appointed new president of Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia institutional

  Italian Culture Minister Dario Franceschini has appointed film producer Marta Donzelli as the new president of the Fondazione Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia (CSC),…

• Capodimonte Director Sylvain Bellenger on Museum Reopening and Pandemic Challenges institutional

  Sylvain Bellenger, director of the Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte in Naples, discusses the museum's reopening after over two months of closure due to Covid-19. As of…

• Gabriel Zuchtriegel appointed new director of Pompeii Archaeological Park institutional

  Gabriel Zuchtriegel, a 39-year-old German-born archaeologist, has been named the new director of the Pompeii Archaeological Park, succeeding Massimo Osanna. The appointment was…

• Casa degli Artisti Milano launches crowdfunding to survive pandemic institutional

  Casa degli Artisti di Milano, a contemporary art venue that opened just before the lockdown in March 2020, has initiated its inaugural crowdfunding effort titled “L’arte è un bene…

• Frieze Launches No.9 Cork Street Pop-Up Gallery Space in Mayfair institutional

  Frieze has announced No.9 Cork Street, a new initiative providing pop-up exhibition spaces for galleries in two renovated townhouses in Mayfair, London. The project, designed by…

• French Academy in Rome acquires 276 comics for new collection institutional

  The French Academy in Rome – Villa Medici has acquired 276 French-language comics, establishing a dedicated collection that will feature nearly 200 authors of the ninth art. The…

• Rotterdam's Witte de With Center Renamed Kunstinstituut Melly After Decolonial Reckoning institutional

  The Witte de With Center for Contemporary Art in Rotterdam, Netherlands, has been renamed Kunstinstituut Melly following a three-year institutional transformation prompted by a…

• KW Institute of Contemporary Art Celebrates 30 Years with Year-Long Program institutional

  In 2021, the KW Institute of Contemporary Art in Berlin marks its 30th anniversary, having been established in 1991 and initiating the Berlin Biennale in 1998 with curators Hans…

• SOMA Art Space in Marseille Unveils New Branding Featuring Tape Motif institutional

  On February 13, 2021, the design studio Quatrième Étage revealed a visual identity project developed for SOMA, a hybrid art venue situated at 55 Cours Julien in Marseille, France.…

• Dario Franceschini Confirmed as Italy's Culture Minister in Draghi Government institutional

  Under the leadership of Prime Minister Mario Draghi, Dario Franceschini has been reappointed as Minister of Culture in the newly formed Italian government, a position he…

• London Commission to Review Public Statues and Street Names for Inclusivity institutional

  Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, has established a commission tasked with assessing statues, street names, and building names to enhance the representation of the city’s…

• Perpignan mayor defies French lockdown, reopens city museums institutional

  On February 8, 2021, Louis Aliot, the mayor of Perpignan, France, unilaterally reopened the city's museums despite the national COVID-19 lockdown. The reopened institutions…

• Pola Ribeiro Assumes Directorship of MAM-BA After Year-Long Vacancy institutional

  Pola Ribeiro, a filmmaker and public manager, has been appointed director of the Museu de Arte Moderna da Bahia (MAM-BA) in Salvador, ending a nearly year-long period without…

• Angela Tecce Appointed President of Museo Madre in Naples institutional

  Angela Tecce has been named President of the Fondazione Donnaregina per le Arti Contemporanee, which oversees the Museo Madre in Naples, succeeding Laura Valente whose three-year…

• Ouro Preto Institute Opens Digital Residency for Vulnerable Artists institutional

  Applications are open until February 13 for the inaugural Programa Emergencial de Residência Artística – iai, a six-week digital residency offering R$2,000 grants. Funded by the…

• Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art Approved in Riverside, California institutional

  In Riverside, California, the Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art, Culture and Industry, the first museum in the U.S. dedicated to Chicano art, will be established in the old…

• Convegno Stelline 2021: Biblioteche come hub sociali e democratici institutional

  La XXVI edizione del Convegno Stelline, il principale incontro nazionale dedicato alle biblioteche, si svolgerà in un formato ibrido e diffuso dal 25 febbraio fino a settembre…

• Weston Loan Programme Brings Masterpieces to Small UK Museums institutional

  The Art Fund, a British association founded in 1903, will launch a new edition of its Weston Loan Programme in spring 2021. The initiative, supported by the Garfield Weston…

• Basel Museum Directors Urge Swiss Government to Reopen Cultural Institutions institutional

  A coalition of Basel museum directors has issued an open letter to the Swiss Federal Council demanding the reopening of museums across the country, arguing that cultural…

• Avinoam Shalem Named Director of American Academy in Rome institutional

  The American Academy in Rome has appointed Avinoam Shalem as its new director for 2021, alongside a new cohort of fellows and a revised academic calendar delayed to January 2021…

• Mario Nanni Appointed Visiting Director of Museo Marino Marini in Florence institutional

  Mario Nanni, a renowned lighting designer and artist, has been appointed as the Visiting Director of the Museo Marino Marini in Florence. This position, designed to infuse the…

• MACTE Termoli Reopens with New Director Caterina Riva, Expands with Art Library and Architecture Section institutional

  The MACTE – Museo d'Arte Contemporanea di Termoli has reopened with a reinstallation of its permanent collection and new initiatives under director Caterina Riva, who started in…

• Laura Milani Appointed President of Paratissima Fair in Turin institutional

  Laura Milani has been elected as the new president of Paratissima, the Turin fair dedicated to emerging and independent artists, succeeding Lorenzo Germak, who has managed PRS –…

• Fondation Beyeler 2020: Digital Surge Amid Visitor Drop institutional

  The Fondation Beyeler in Basel reported 291,604 visitors in 2020, maintaining its status as Switzerland's most visited museum despite pandemic restrictions. Director Sam Keller…

• Milan Launches Public Art Office to Streamline Street Art Permits institutional

  The City of Milan has launched a new Public Art Office (Ufficio Arte negli Spazi Pubblici) to simplify the bureaucratic process for creating street art and public art. The office,…

• Radio Italia named official radio of Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice institutional

  Radio Italia has been named the official radio station of the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice, renewing a partnership that began in 2008. The collaboration, announced in…

• Joe Biden Redecorates Oval Office with Art Reflecting Unity, Science, Civil Rights institutional

  Upon his inauguration as the 46th President of the United States, Joe Biden swiftly transformed the Oval Office's art collection to signal his administration's priorities of…

• Rijksmuseum 2020: Digital Surge Offsets Record Low Visitors institutional

  The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam reported a dramatic drop in physical visitors in 2020 due to the pandemic, with only 675,000 visitors—the lowest since 1964 when 686,553 people…

• Rome Mayor Raggi Replaces Culture Chief with Former Classmate institutional

  Ahead of the municipal elections, Rome's Mayor Virginia Raggi has ousted Deputy Mayor and Culture Councillor Luca Bergamo, along with Economic Development Councillor Carlo…

• Beppe Sala's Milan re-election campaign centers on cultural revival institutional

  On December 7, 2020, Milan's Mayor Beppe Sala declared his intention to run in the 2021 municipal elections through a social media post, shortly after being honored with the…