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• Milan Science Museum Reports Record 400k Visitors in 2022, Celebrates 70th Anniversary institutional

  In 2022, the Museo Nazionale Scienza e Tecnologia di Milano attracted more than 400,000 visitors, with over half being international guests, including 70,000 who attended special…

• Louvre caps daily visitors at 30,000 to improve experience institutional

  The Louvre Museum in Paris has implemented a daily visitor cap of 30,000, effective June 2022, to ensure a comfortable visit and optimal working conditions for staff. The measure…

• Venice Civic Museums Lack Director Amid Major Art Donation institutional

  A donation of 105 contemporary artworks from the Gemma De Angelis Testa collection to the City of Venice risks being underutilized because the Fondazione dei Musei Civici di…

• National Portrait Gallery acquires Victorian public toilet for £3 million institutional

  The National Portrait Gallery in London has acquired a former Victorian public restroom located beneath a kiosk from the 1980s for approximately £3 million. Originally constructed…

• Venice Biennale 2022 Achieves Carbon Neutrality Certification institutional

  The 2022 Venice Biennale has received carbon neutrality certification for all its events in the lagoon, including the International Art Exhibition, International Theatre Festival,…

• Brazilian Museums Face Authoritarian Pressure Under Bolsonaro Administration institutional

  Brazil's major museums are experiencing severe pressure from the Bolsonaro government, with bureaucratic mechanisms being used to enable censorship. The Museu de Arte de São Paulo…

• Eva Degl'Innocenti leaves MArTa after seven years, heads to Bologna museums institutional

  Eva Degl'Innocenti, director of the Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Taranto (MArTa) since 2015, is stepping down after seven years to lead the Musei Civici di Bologna in 2023.…

• Italian Minister Bernini Outlines Vision for AFAM Reform and Innovation institutional

  Italian Minister of University and Research Anna Maria Bernini, during a hearing before the joint Culture Committees of the Chamber and Senate, outlined a vision for reforming the…

• Casa do Povo launches pedagogical program and collaborative artist fund in São Paulo institutional

  Casa do Povo in São Paulo has launched a pedagogical program exploring contemporary collectivity. The initiative coincides with the exhibition 'A parábola do progresso,' which…

• Florence Museums Open on Christmas Sparks Debate with Uffizi Director institutional

  Florence's civic museums will open on Christmas Day 2022, a decision criticized by Eike Schmidt, director of the Uffizi Galleries, who argues that major European and American…

• Fabio Troisi appointed director of Italian Cultural Institute in Warsaw institutional

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

• Marcio Tavares Outlines Cultural Ministry Revival and Major Funding Release institutional

  Historian Marcio Tavares has been appointed as the executive secretary of Brazil's upcoming Ministry of Culture, with the goal of revitalizing a sector that stagnated during Jair…

• New Sculpture Museum Opens in Lebanon's Rachana Village institutional

  The Mohtaraf Anachar Basbous (MAB), a new museum dedicated to Lebanese sculptor Anachar Basbous, has opened in Rachana, his hometown, after two years of construction. Surrounded…

• Italy's Culture Ministry seeks 130 interns at €1,000 per month institutional

  The Italian Ministry of Culture has revived its 'Fondo 1000 giovani per la cultura' program, opening a call for 130 paid internships for graduates up to age 29. The six-month…

• Ceará's Cultural Resistance Yields Over 100,000 m² of New Museums and Facilities institutional

  In Ceará, Brazil, more than 100,000 square meters of new cultural facilities and museums have been established, which State Culture Secretary Fabiano Piúba refers to as an…

• Brazilian Cultural Sector Faces Systemic Collapse After Bolsonaro Era institutional

  Brazil's cultural framework at the federal level has been significantly eroded, with the Special Secretariat of Culture experiencing a turnover of seven leaders within just four…

• Australian Museum Reports on Global Biodiversity and Climate Conference Outcomes institutional

  The Australian Museum's Climate Solutions Centre reported on outcomes from two major United Nations conferences. COP15, the biodiversity summit in Montreal, concluded in December…

• Genoa's ABC-ARTE Gallery Opens Milan Outpost institutional

  ABC-ARTE, a contemporary art gallery from Genoa, has opened a second location in Milan named ABC-ARTE ONE OF. The new space is located at via Santa Croce 21, in a pedestrian zone…

• Undici musei pistoiesi si uniscono nel SIMUP per valorizzare il territorio institutional

  In Pistoia, un gruppo di undici musei, sia pubblici che privati, ha dato vita al SIMUP (Sistema Museale Pistoiese), una rete pensata per promuovere la cultura locale. Coordinato…

• Roma assume 77 nuovi operatori nei musei civici e biblioteche institutional

  Zètema Progetto Cultura s.r.l., la partecipata di Roma Capitale che gestisce la rete dei musei civici, biblioteche, teatri e siti archeologici, ha pubblicato un bando per…

• Adriano Pedrosa Appointed First Latin American Curator of Venice Biennale 2024 institutional

  On February 15, the Venice Biennale revealed that Adriano Pedrosa, the artistic director of MASP in São Paulo, will oversee the visual arts segment for its 2024 edition, scheduled…

• Bepi Vigna appointed artistic director of new Museo del Fumetto in Norbello, Sardinia institutional

  Bepi Vigna, a writer, screenwriter, and director born in Nuoro in 1957, has been named artistic director of the Museo del Fumetto (Comics Museum) in Norbello, in the province of…

• Palazzo Strozzi hosts day-long conference honoring critic Pier Luigi Tazzi institutional

  Palazzo Strozzi in Florence will host a conference on December 17, 2022, titled "Dal grado zero della critica alla crisi della curatela," honoring the legacy of the esteemed…

• Triennale Milano turns 100, opens archives to public institutional

  In 2023, Triennale Milano, established in 1923 in Monza, marks its 100th anniversary with a strategic initiative titled Design the Future. This includes a fresh logo designed by…

• MACRO Roma Turns 20: Political Neglect and Director Carousel institutional

  The MACRO museum in Rome marked its 20th anniversary on December 10-11, 2022, with a gathering of artists, curators, and gallerists, though no political figures, including culture…

• Australian Museum Appoints Ichthyology Fellow to Study Coral Reef Biodiversity institutional

  Dr Yi-Kai Tea has begun a Chadwick Biodiversity Research Fellowship at the Australian Museum's Ichthyology division. The early-career researcher, known online as 'Kai the Fish…

• MART and MACRO Celebrate 20 Years with Talks and Exhibitions institutional

  In December 2022, the 20th anniversaries of two prominent Italian art institutions, MART (Museo di arte moderna e contemporanea di Trento e Rovereto) and MACRO (Museo di Arte…

• Muse di Trento presenta il primo bilancio di missione per la sostenibilità museale institutional

  Il Muse, Museo delle Scienze di Trento, ha rivelato il suo primo bilancio di missione, un'evoluzione del bilancio sociale che incorpora gli obiettivi dell'Agenda 2030 per lo…

• Genoa reopens renovated Children's City sensory museum at Porto Antico institutional

  Twenty-five years after its first opening, the Città dei bambini e dei ragazzi (Children's City) has reopened in Genoa's Porto Antico following a pandemic-induced hiatus. The…

• Five candidates shortlisted for director of Museo Madre Napoli institutional

  The Fondazione Donnaregina per le arti contemporanee has announced five finalists for the directorship of the Museo Madre in Naples, succeeding Kathryn Weir. The shortlisted…

• Chiostro del Bramante's Education Department Expands Access to Contemporary Art institutional

  The Chiostro del Bramante in Rome has developed a robust education department since its founding in 2019, under the direction of DART (Laura de Marco, Giulia de Marco, Natalia de…

• Giuseppe Petrellese returns as social media manager of Madre museum in Naples institutional

  Giuseppe Petrellese has returned as social media manager of the Madre (Museo d’Arte Contemporanea Donnaregina) in Naples after a two-year hiatus. Previously holding the role from…

• Ross Pogson's Four-Decade Career at Australian Museum as Mineralogy Expert institutional

  Ross Pogson has worked at the Australian Museum for 43 years, beginning in January 1979. He currently oversees collections containing over 60,000 minerals and 20,000 rocks.…

• Francesco Giubilei appointed advisor to Italian Culture Minister institutional

  Francesco Giubilei, a 30-year-old author and publisher hailing from Cesena, has been named an advisor to Gennaro Sangiuliano, Italy's Culture Minister, with the aim of fostering…

• Palazzo Grassi Launches Biennial Lecture Series 'Lo stato dell'arte' with Rachel Cusk institutional

  Palazzo Grassi – Punta della Dogana in Venice has initiated a new biennial lecture series titled 'Lo stato dell'arte,' curated by Barbara Carnevali, director of studies in…

• Bartolomeo Gatto Foundation Launches in Former Studio, Milan Exhibition Follows institutional

  A foundation dedicated to Salerno-born artist Bartolomeo Gatto (1938–2021) was established in September 2022 in his former studio at Giovi Altimari. The Bartolomeo Gatto…

• Vis à Vis: A Year of Shared Museum Education at Cinecittà institutional

  The Vis à Vis project, launched a year ago by Cinecittà si Mostra, has completed its first year, bringing together multiple museum education departments across Italy. The…

• Prishtina Plans Contemporary Art Museum After Manifesta Success institutional

  In Prishtina, the capital of Kosovo, plans are underway for a new contemporary art museum, inspired by the buzz from Manifesta 14. This initiative is part of a broader cultural…

• Fondazione Arte Sacra Contemporanea Launches in Florence institutional

  A new foundation dedicated to contemporary sacred art, Fondazione Arte Sacra Contemporanea, will be officially presented on November 26, 2022, in Florence at the Cenacolo di Santa…

• Giovanna Melandri bids farewell to MAXXI as Alessandro Giuli takes over institutional

  Giovanna Melandri has officially stepped down as president of the Fondazione MAXXI, with journalist Alessandro Giuli (born 1975 in Rome) set to take over on December 12. The…