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• 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…

• Siena's New Right-Wing Government Appoints No Culture Councillor institutional

  After 70 years of left-wing rule, Siena has elected a right-wing administration under Mayor Luigi De Mossi. The new council was announced after the Palio horse race, a traditional…

• Silvana Annicchiarico resigns as director of Triennale Design Museum after 11 years institutional

  Silvana Annicchiarico has resigned as director of the Triennale Design Museum, a position she held since 2007. The official statement from the press office, released by president…

• Bologna's Cultural Revolution: Arte Fiera at a Crossroads institutional

  Bologna is pursuing a radical overhaul of Arte Fiera, integrating it into a year-round contemporary art strategy for the city. Assessor Matteo Lepore revealed that Lorenzo Balbi,…

• Monitor Gallery Rome Celebrates 15 Years with Founder Interview institutional

  Monitor gallery in Rome, founded by a gallerist who remains unnamed in the source, marks its 15th anniversary. The gallerist reflects on the gallery's evolution, emphasizing a…

• Campo: il corso per curatori della Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo institutional

  Campo, il corso per aspiranti curatori promosso dalla Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo di Torino, si distingue per un approccio curatoriale ispirato a Maria Lind, che vede la…

• Angela Vettese Leaves Arte Fiera, Lorenzo Balbi Takes Over institutional

  Angela Vettese announced her resignation as the director of Arte Fiera in Bologna on Facebook, effective immediately, on July 1, 2018. She hands over her responsibilities to…

• Accademia di Brera sigla partnership con Banca MPS ed Equita institutional

  L'Accademia di Brera ha annunciato due nuove partnership a luglio 2018. La prima è un rinnovo con Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena, che per l'iniziativa Accademia Aperta (attiva…

• Luca Beatrice resigns as president of Circolo dei Lettori in Turin institutional

  Luca Beatrice has stepped down as president of Circolo dei Lettori in Turin after eight years, a move requested by the region's majority shareholder, the Piedmont Region, to…

• MiBACT launches AI-driven urban regeneration call for Italian peripheries institutional

  The Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism (MiBACT), through its Directorate General for Contemporary Art and Architecture and Urban Peripheries (DGAAP)…

• Gender inequality persists in art world as Hilma af Klint's legacy and Pinacoteca's new director Jochen Volz highlighted institutional

  Gender inequality continues to be a pervasive issue within the contemporary art landscape, with systemic disparities affecting recognition and opportunities for women artists. The…

• Sabine Lovatelli's Mozarteum Brasileiro Celebrates 35 Years with Classical Music Expansion institutional

  In 1981, Sabine Lovatelli, a cultural figure originally from Germany, established the Mozarteum Brasileiro in São Paulo alongside Claude Sanguszko. This organization has organized…

• CoopCulture opens new café concept store at Museo Salinas in Palermo institutional

  CoopCulture inaugurates the Cafè Culture Concept Store at the Museo Archeologico Antonino Salinas in Palermo on June 28, 2018. The new space combines a café with WiFi, a bookshop,…

• Italian Court Upholds Foreign Museum Directors' Appointments institutional

  On June 25, 2018, Italy's Council of State definitively ruled that non-Italian citizens can legally direct state museums, ending a two-year legal battle. The case began in 2015…

• Magic Carpets International Residency Network Completes First Year institutional

  In July 2018, Magic Carpets, a global network of artist residencies supported by the European Commission’s Creative Europe Programme, wraps up its inaugural year. Founded by…

• Chiostro del Bramante Open Call for 5 Young Curators to Work with Danilo Eccher institutional

  The Chiostro del Bramante in Rome has launched a free open call for five young people aged 23 to 35 to join the team for its upcoming contemporary art exhibition. The initiative,…

• Dia Foundation to Renovate and Expand New York Spaces institutional

  The Dia Art Foundation has announced a $78 million fundraising campaign to renovate and expand its Chelsea and Beacon locations, reactivate a Soho space, and revitalize two Walter…

• Carlo Maresca SpA Expands Young Artist Support in Pescara with New Editions and Gallery institutional

  In Pescara, the Carlo Maresca SpA, led by Silvio Maresca, has launched the second edition of I Giardini d'Arte di Via Caravaggio, a project supporting emerging artists. Curated by…

• MASP Secures 30-Year Loan of 66 Works from B3 Stock Exchange, Filling Gaps in Brazilian Modernism institutional

  The Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand (MASP) has entered into a 30-year loan agreement with the São Paulo stock exchange B3, acquiring 66 artworks for its collection.…