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Piemonte approva nuovo statuto per il Consorzio La Venaria Reale, verso un circuito delle Residenze Reali
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La Regione Piemonte ha approvato un nuovo statuto per il Consorzio di Valorizzazione Culturale La Venaria Reale, ampliando le attività del consorzio oltre la Reggia di Venaria per…
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CAM Casoria fights closure with rental scheme, Saviano denounces institutional neglect
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The Contemporary Art Museum of Casoria (CAM), founded in 2005 by artist Antonio Manfredi, is facing closure due to lack of funding. Despite holding a collection of about 1,000…
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Knight Foundation Awards $1.87M to 12 US Museums for Tech Innovation
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The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has allocated $1.87 million to twelve American museums to integrate new technologies and enhance visitor engagement. Each institution…
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Antonia Carver on Jameel Arts Centre Dubai and Art Jameel's Regional Impact
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Antonia Carver, who served as the director of Art Dubai from 2010 to 2016 and has led Art Jameel since August 2016, elaborates on the organization's growing influence across the…
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Françoise Nyssen Appointed French Minister of Culture
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Françoise Nyssen, 66-year-old Franco-Belgian publisher of Actes Sud, has been named France's Minister of Culture under President Emmanuel Macron. A former molecular biology…
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Kiasma Director on Digital Strategy, Open Data, and the Museum of the Future
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In an interview with Artribune, Sanna Hirvonen, Senior Planning Officer at Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art in Helsinki, discusses the digital transformation of museums. She…
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Monitor Gallery Opens New Space in Lisbon
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Monitor, a contemporary art gallery with existing locations in Rome and Perugia, has opened a new space in Lisbon, Portugal. The gallery's expansion into the Portuguese capital…
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Norman Foster Foundation Opens in Madrid
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After extensive negotiations, the Norman Foster Foundation has officially launched in Madrid. British architect Norman Foster, who is married to Spanish curator Elena Ochoa, will…
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Biennale di Venezia: pedagogia e didattica dell'arte per studenti e docenti
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La Biennale di Venezia ha sviluppato un percorso pedagogico per avvicinare studenti e docenti all'arte. Due progetti chiave sono Biennale Sessions, dedicato a università e…
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Villa Croce in Genoa seeks curator via public call
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The Fondazione Palazzo Ducale and Genoa's Assessorato alla Cultura are announcing a public search for a curator at the Museo d'Arte Contemporanea Villa Croce. This two-year…
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MAXXI Reopens with Free Ground Floor and New Permanent Collection Display
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On May 6, 2017, the MAXXI museum in Rome will unveil RE-EVOLUTION, redefining its spaces and objectives. Visitors can access the ground floor for free from Tuesday to Friday and…
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Paolo Baratta on the Multidisciplinary Identity of La Biennale di Venezia
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As the 2017 Venice Art Biennale opens, President Paolo Baratta reflects on the institution's multidisciplinary nature, tracing its historical expansion from the first Art…
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Palestinian Museum Opens in Bir Zeit Without Inaugural Exhibition
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After twenty years of planning, the Palestinian Museum opened on May 17, 2017 in Bir Zeit, a university town 20 kilometers from Jerusalem. The independent institution aims to…
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Cristina Cappellini outlines Lombardy's cultural strategy in interview
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In an interview with Artribune, Lombardy's Culture Assessor Cristina Cappellini detailed the region's cultural policies, emphasizing a balance between tradition and innovation.…
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Montblanc Foundation Appoints Seven International Curators to New Curatorium
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The Montblanc Cultural Foundation has established its first international Curatorium, a committee of seven prominent curators and museum directors who will select future…
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Perrotin Opens Massive Lower East Side Gallery
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Emmanuel Perrotin has opened a new flagship gallery in New York's Lower East Side at 130 Orchard Street, leaving the Upper East Side location he occupied since 2013. The building…
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Franco Bernabè appointed President of Quadriennale di Roma, plans for 2020 edition
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Franco Bernabè, former CEO of Eni and Telecom Italia and former president of Palazzo delle Esposizioni and Biennale di Venezia, has been appointed President of the Quadriennale di…
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Chiara Capodici Opens Leporello, a Photography Bookshop in Rome
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On April 6, 2017, the event 'Gli Stati generali della Fotografia' commenced at the Istituto Centrale per la Grafica in Rome, under the organization of MiBACT and Lorenza Bravetta.…
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Fabio Roversi Monaco to coordinate Bologna's metropolitan museums
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During the opening ceremony of the medical science festival in Bologna, Mayor Virginio Merola surprised attendees by asking Fabio Roversi Monaco to coordinate a working group for…
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V-A-C Foundation Opens Palazzo delle Zattere in Venice
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The V-A-C Foundation, founded by Russian billionaire Leonid Mikhelson and Teresa Iarocci Mavica, has secured a 18+18 year lease on Palazzo delle Zattere in Venice from the Port…
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Tate Modern sued by luxury apartment residents over privacy violations
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Residents of Neo Bankside, a luxury apartment complex adjacent to the Tate Modern in London, have filed a lawsuit against the museum, alleging constant privacy infringement and…
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there-there: new production platform and exhibition space opens in East Hollywood
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A new production company and exhibition space called there-there has opened in East Hollywood, founded by artist Anthony James and curator Lauri Firstenberg. Located at the corner…
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Raggi Files Legal Challenge Against Franceschini's Colosseum Reform
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In 2015, Ignazio Marino and Dario Franceschini signed an agreement to manage Rome's Central Archaeological Area. After Marino's fall, Franceschini continued reforming major…
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Fondazione Casoli Celebrates 10 Years of Art-Business Synergy
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Founded in 2007 by the Casoli family in Fabriano, the Fondazione Ermanno Casoli (FEC) marks its tenth anniversary this year. Led by president Francesco Casoli, the foundation…
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Fondazione Furla and Museo del Novecento Launch Year-Long Performance Series
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Fondazione Furla has partnered with Milan's Museo del Novecento for a year-long performance series titled 'Time after Time, Space after Space,' running from September 2017 to May…
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Berlin Conference Debates Global Museum Concept Through Postcolonial and Pedagogical Lenses
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On December 2-3, 2016, the Hamburger Bahnhof Museum of Modern Art in Berlin held a conference titled The Idea of the Global Museum, organized by Staatliche Museen zu Berlin as…
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Polimoda hosts 'Fashion Displacement' forum on talent and industry change in Florence
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Polimoda, the Florence-based fashion school, organized a forum titled 'Fashion Displacement' at Villa Favard to discuss the future of young talent in the fashion industry.…
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David Zwirner Opens Third New York Gallery on Upper East Side
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David Zwirner is opening a third New York gallery on the Upper East Side, at 34 East 69th Street, in a building that housed Richard L. Feigen & Co for 35 years. The space will be…
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Four Women Shortlisted to Direct Modena's New Polo per l'Immagine
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A shortlist of four female candidates has been selected for the directorship of the newly established Polo per l'Immagine in Modena, an entity that will integrate the Galleria…
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Early 19th-Century Botanical Illustration by Pierre Jean François Turpin Donated to NGV
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A watercolour, pencil, pen, and ink drawing titled 'Oxyanthus' by French botanical illustrator Pierre Jean François Turpin, created in the early 1800s, has been added to the…
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Mariacristina Gribaudi on Leading Venice's Civic Museums
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In late 2015, Mariacristina Gribaudi, born in 1959, took over as president of the Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia, following Walter Hartsarich. Since 2002, she has been the…
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Australian War Artists Document Afghan Military Post in 2007 Commission
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Australian artists Lyndell Brown and Charles Green were commissioned as Official War Artists by the Australian War Memorial in 2007. They traveled to Afghanistan with the…
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Adriana Polveroni Appointed Director of ArtVerona
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Adriana Polveroni has been named the new director of ArtVerona, taking over from Andrea Bruciati, who now leads Villa Adriana and Villa d'Este. Veronafiere spa granted her a…
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Bevilacqua La Masa Foundation faces uncertain future over Palazzetto Tito lease
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The Bevilacqua La Masa Foundation in Venice is embroiled in controversy after president Bruno Bernardi suggested the institution might leave Palazzetto Tito when its lease expires…
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Postmasters Gallery from New York Opens in Rome
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Postmasters Gallery, originally established in New York's East Village in 1984, is set to expand with a new location in Rome. Throughout its 32-year history, the gallery has…
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Letizia Battaglia to Direct New International Photography Center in Palermo
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Letizia Battaglia has been appointed director of the newly established Centro Internazionale di Fotografia in Palermo, as announced on Facebook. The center will be located in…
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10 finalists selected for MAMbo director position in Bologna
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Bologna's museum system is currently evaluating ten finalists for the position of cultural director, overseeing institutions such as MAMbo and Museo Morandi. A committee…
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Milano investe 22,3 milioni di euro per rilanciare le biblioteche comunali
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Il comune di Milano ha rivelato un piano di investimento di 22,3 milioni di euro destinato a potenziare e modernizzare le sue 26 biblioteche, comprendenti 24 rionali, la Sormani e…
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Giorgio Galotti Opens New Gallery Space in Turin's Barriera di Milano District
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Giorgio Galotti has relocated his gallery to a new space in Turin's Barriera di Milano district, at via Beinasco 16. The move follows his earlier transition from Rome to Turin in…
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Deutsche Bank's Art Collection: An Interview with Franziska Kunz
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Franziska Kunz, the Deputy Global Head of Art at Deutsche Bank, highlights the institution's extensive corporate art collection, which encompasses thousands of pieces across 900…
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