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• SMAC San Marco Art Center Opens in Venice with Harry Seidler and Jung Youngsun Shows institutional

  On May 9, 2025, the San Marco Art Center (SMAC) will be inaugurated on the second floor of the Procuratie Vecchie in Venice's Piazza San Marco. The architectural design, crafted…

• Umberto Croppi appointed president of Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma institutional

  Umberto Croppi, born in Rome in 1956, has been named president of the Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma, succeeding Giuseppe Carmine Soriero for a three-year term. The appointment…

• ISIA Roma Design Launches Seventh Edition of RDE Design Experience institutional

  The seventh edition of the RDE-Roma Design Experience, organized by ISIA Roma Design, has commenced. This initiative, which began in 2018 at the Pordenone campus, replaces regular…

• Agrigento 2025 appoints Giuseppe Parello as new director general institutional

  Giuseppe Parello, a 67-year-old architect and longtime regional bureaucrat, has been appointed director general of Fondazione Agrigento 2025, two weeks after Roberto Albergoni…

• Stefania Miscetti closes Rome gallery after 36 years, shifts to project-based model institutional

  After 36 years of operation, Stefania Miscetti has shut down her renowned gallery in Rome's Trastevere district, which had been situated at Via delle Mantellate since 1989. She…

• Taymour Grahne Projects Opens Dubai Gallery at Alserkal Avenue with Gail Spaien Exhibition institutional

  Taymour Grahne Projects has launched a new gallery space in Dubai's Alserkal Avenue, marking its expansion into the Middle East. The gallery's founder, Taymour Grahne, describes…

• Rome allocates €8.5M for culture: Roma Creativa 365 call open institutional

  Rome Capitale has initiated the Roma Creativa 365 public call, designating €8.5 million for cultural initiatives scheduled for 2025-2026. This program seeks to decentralize…

• Vanessa Carlon on Palazzo Maffei's Five-Year Journey institutional

  Palazzo Maffei in Verona celebrates five years since its opening in 2020, founded by entrepreneur Luigi Carlon. The museum houses over 650 works spanning 4,000 years, including…

• Frick Collection reopens April 17 after $220M Selldorf renovation institutional

  On April 17, 2025, The Frick Collection located on Fifth Avenue will welcome visitors once again following a $220 million renovation spearheaded by architect Annabelle Selldorf,…

• ICOM Italia assembles in Brescia to redefine museums' social impact institutional

  The ICOM National Assembly 2025 convenes at the Museo di Santa Giulia in Brescia from April 4 to 6, organized by ICOM Italia with Fondazione Brescia Musei and Intesa Sanpaolo,…

• Australian Museum Appoints Interim Leaders for Research Institute institutional

  The Australian Museum has named two senior scientists to interim leadership positions at its research division. Professor Shane Ahyong will serve as Acting Chief Scientist, while…

• Australian Museum's Chief Scientist Appointed to Lead Hawaii's Bishop Museum institutional

  On April 3, 2025, the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum in Hawaii announced the appointment of Professor Kristofer Helgen as its new President and CEO. Helgen has served for five years…

• Australian Museum Chief Experience Officer Russell Briggs to Depart in July 2025 institutional

  The Australian Museum announced that Chief Experience Officer Russell Briggs will leave the institution on July 11, 2025, to focus on consulting work. Briggs joined the museum in…

• Two Italian Independent Galleries Join Forces for New Milan Space institutional

  Simone Frittelli (Frittelli Arte Contemporanea, Florence) and Michela Rizzo (Galleria Michela Rizzo, Venice) will open a shared gallery in Milan from September 2025. The space,…

• Perimetro Community Opens Camera Settantasette Gallery in Milan institutional

  Perimetro, a Milan-based photography community, is opening a physical space called Camera Settantasette at Via Padova 77, opposite Parco Trotter. The hybrid gallery-studio will…

• Associazione Genesi becomes Italy's first itinerant contemporary art museum institutional

  Founded in 2020 by Letizia Moratti, the Associazione Genesi has evolved from a collection into Italy's first itinerant contemporary art museum. Over five years, the Genesi…

• Museo Gemmellaro di Palermo lancia modello di accessibilità per visitatori autistici institutional

  Il Museo di Paleontologia e Geologia G. G. Gemmellaro, situato a Palermo e fondato nel 1860 per onorare Gaetano Giorgio Gemmellaro, ha lanciato un'iniziativa per migliorare…

• Maria Emanuela Bruni appointed new president of MAXXI Foundation institutional

  Effective March 29, 2025, Maria Emanuela Bruni has been named president of the Fondazione MAXXI in Rome. She had been serving in an interim capacity since September 11, 2024,…

• Roberto Albergoni resigns as director of Agrigento Capital of Culture 2025 institutional

  Roberto Albergoni has stepped down as the general director of Fondazione Agrigento 2025, exacerbating the crisis surrounding Agrigento's designation as the Italian Capital of…

• Cristiana Perrella appointed new director of MACRO museum in Rome institutional

  Cristiana Perrella has been named the new artistic director of the MACRO museum in Rome, succeeding Luca Lo Pinto, who will depart at the end of 2024. The selection was made by a…

• Museo Broggi opens in former industrial plant near Milan institutional

  The Museo Broggi, a new contemporary art museum, has opened in Melegnano near Milan, housed in the former Broggi Izar metallurgical plant (active 1900–1996). The 180-square-meter…

• Mario Nanni Scholé: New Cultural Center Dedicated to Light in Bologna institutional

  Mario Nanni, an artist, designer, and poet born in Lugo di Romagna in 1955, has established Mario Nanni Scholé, a new cultural and educational center in Bologna. The project…

• AMACI Study Day Examines Future of Italian Contemporary Art Museums institutional

  AMACI (Association of Italian Contemporary Art Museums) is organizing its fifth annual spring Study Day on March 28, 2025, focusing on the evolving role of contemporary art…

• Brazilian Cultural Institutions Strengthen Amid Pandemic Challenges institutional

  Cultural management in Brazil faces significant challenges during the pandemic era, yet several institutions demonstrate resilience. The Museu de Arte Moderna Aloisio Magalhães…

• IED Firenze launches Campo Aperto public program at ex-Teatro dell'Oriuolo institutional

  IED Firenze has announced Campo Aperto, a public program of cross-disciplinary initiatives debuting April 3, 2025, at the former Teatro dell'Oriuolo in Florence. Directed by…

• Loretta Amadori launches Fondazione LAM for contemporary art in Cesena institutional

  Loretta Amadori, daughter of a prominent agri-food entrepreneur from Cesena, has founded Fondazione LAM per le Arti Contemporanee, a non-profit opening in Cesena. The foundation…

• CCR La Venaria Reale Turns 20: A Model for Modern Art Conservation institutional

  The Centro Conservazione e Restauro La Venaria Reale (CCR), one of Italy's top three restoration hubs, celebrates its 20th anniversary. Founded in 2005 within the restored stables…

• Tyburn Foundation Launches African Artist Residencies in Umbria institutional

  The Tyburn Foundation, a new non-profit platform founded by South African collector and gallerist Emma Menell, will officially launch its residency program for African artists in…

• Antonia Scintilla on Leading Fondation Pernod Ricard's New Chapter institutional

  Since January 2023, Antonia Scintilla, 42, has held the position of director at Fondation Pernod Ricard in Paris. In 2021, the foundation, associated with Pernod Ricard, relocated…

• Fondazione D’ARC announces 2025 program with exhibitions and residencies in Rome institutional

  In Rome, the Fondazione D’ARC, established by Giovanni and Clara Floridi, has unveiled its program for 2025. Set to launch in autumn 2024 within a repurposed cement factory in…

• Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo rinnova lo Young Curators Residency Programme institutional

  Dopo diciannove anni dalla sua creazione, il Young Curators Residency Programme (YCRP) della Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo subisce una trasformazione significativa. Istituito…

• Andrea Lombardinilo Appointed President of Rome's Quadriennale Foundation institutional

  Andrea Lombardinilo has been appointed as the new President of the Fondazione Quadriennale di Roma, taking over from Luca Beatrice, who passed away unexpectedly in January 2025 at…

• International Center for Art Printmaking Launches in Urbino institutional

  Urbino is set to rejuvenate its printmaking heritage through the launch of 2RCABAU – Centro Internazionale della Grafica d’Arte, a new laboratory for art printmaking that Achille…

• Museo Ginori: Ministero non conferma Montanari, scoppia caso politico institutional

  Il Ministero della Cultura non ha riconfermato Tomaso Montanari come presidente della Fondazione Museo Ginori di Sesto Fiorentino, preferendo l'avvocato Marco Corsini. La…

• Luigi Ghirri Foundation Launches with New Website and Logo institutional

  Adele and Ilaria Ghirri, daughters and heirs of the internationally renowned photographer Luigi Ghirri, announced the establishment of the Fondazione Luigi Ghirri via an Instagram…

• Catania and Naples to Build New Film Studios with €5.2M PNRR Funds institutional

  C-Fabit (Cinematic Futures: Bridging Art, Technology and Interdisciplinary Training) is a new initiative launched by the Accademia di Belle Arti di Catania in collaboration with…

• Pérez Art Museum Miami's Wikimedian Program Confronts Wikipedia's Gender Gap in Art institutional

  The Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) has launched a Wikimedian in Residence program to combat gender bias on Wikipedia, where under 20% of biographies are about women. In 2024, PAMM…

• The Blank Contemporary Art Celebrates 15 Years with 2025 Program institutional

  The Blank Contemporary Art, founded in 2010 in Bergamo by Stefano Raimondi, marks its 15th anniversary. The association has collaborated with international artists like Yayoi…

• Museo Ginori paralyzed as foundation awaits ministerial decree institutional

  The Fondazione Museo Archivio Richard Ginori has been paralyzed since October 2024, when its board of directors expired. President Tomaso Montanari sent an open letter to Culture…

• MART di Rovereto and Castello del Buonconsiglio open director applications institutional

  The MART museum in Rovereto and the Castello del Buonconsiglio in Trento have published a joint call for new directors, with applications due by March 25, 2025. The decision marks…