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• Paola Malanga Named Artistic Director of Rome Film Fest institutional

  Paola Malanga has been appointed Artistic Director of the Festa del Cinema di Roma for the 2022-2024 term, succeeding Antonio Monda after his seven-year tenure. The announcement…

• Selom Kudije on SCCA Tamale: Art as Civic Action in Ghana institutional

  Located in Tamale, Ghana, the Savannah Center for Contemporary Art (SCCA) was established by Ibrahim Mahama and is led by Selom Kudije, serving as a hub for artistic innovation…

• Centro Pecci di Prato Announces Spring-Summer 2022 Program Under New Director institutional

  On March 26, Stefano Collicelli Cagol, who took on the role of director at Centro Pecci in December 2021, unveiled the exhibition lineup for spring-summer 2022. The season kicks…

• Museu Judaico de São Paulo opens in restored synagogue with focus on diversity and anti-prejudice institutional

  In December 2021, the Museu Judaico de São Paulo (MUJ) was inaugurated within the renovated Templo Beth-El, a Byzantine-style synagogue established in 1932 by architect Samuel…

• Vagina Museum relocates to Bethnal Green with expanded space institutional

  The Vagina Museum, founded by Florence Schechter in 2017 after she noted the existence of a penis museum in Iceland but no equivalent for female anatomy, has moved to a new…

• Gallerie d’Italia Opens New Venues in Turin and Naples institutional

  Intesa Sanpaolo will unveil two new Gallerie d’Italia venues: one in Turin on May 17 and another in Naples on May 21, 2022. The Turin site, located at Palazzo Turinetti, will…

• BlucinQue/NICE: New Production Center for Contemporary Circus Opens in Turin institutional

  In Turin, Italy, a new contemporary circus production hub named BlucinQue/NICE has been established, under the direction of Caterina Mochi Sismondi. This initiative has evolved…

• Rijksmuseum Launches Research Program on Women in Its Collection institutional

  The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam has launched the Women of the Rijksmuseum Fund, a multi-year research program aimed at investigating female artists and the representation of women in…

• Gian Luca Farinelli appointed president of Rome Film Fest institutional

  Since 2000, Gian Luca Farinelli has served as the director of the Cineteca di Bologna and has now been named president of Fondazione Cinema per Roma, taking over from Laura Delli…

• Pinacoteca Agnelli Unveils New Contemporary Direction Under Sarah Cosulich institutional

  The Pinacoteca Agnelli in Turin has announced a major shift toward contemporary art under new director Sarah Cosulich. The institution, located on the roof of the former Lingotto…

• Paratissima Factory and NICE Master for Curators Launch in Turin institutional

  Paratissima, the fair for emerging contemporary art talents, is evolving into a permanent creative hub. In 2022, it launches Paratissima Factory at its headquarters ARTiglieria in…

• Francesco Manacorda Resigns as Artistic Director of V-A-C Foundation Over Ukraine War institutional

  Francesco Manacorda, artistic director of the V-A-C Foundation since 2017, has resigned following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The Italian-born curator, who previously led Tate…

• Rwanda Museum of Art director Vivaldi Ngenzi on art, unity, and reconciliation institutional

  Vivaldi Ngenzi, the director of the Rwanda Museum of Art located in Kigali, highlights its significance in fostering national unity and reconciliation nearly three decades post…

• Milan creates new museum hub for 19th-20th century art, seeks director institutional

  Milan has introduced a new museum center that focuses on modern and contemporary art by combining five different institutions into a single management framework. They’re on the…

• Gian Maria Tosatti Unveils Quadriennale di Roma Program for 2022-2024 institutional

  Gian Maria Tosatti, recently appointed artistic director of the Quadriennale di Roma, has outlined a three-year program (2022-2024) aimed at revitalizing the institution ahead of…

• Australian Museum Director Reflects on Gender Progress and Institutional Change for International Women's Day institutional

  Australian Museum Director and CEO Kim McKay AO discussed organizational progress on gender equality in a statement for International Women's Day 2022. She noted that when she…

• ARTMargins Online compiles emergency resources for Ukrainian artists and scholars displaced by war institutional

  ARTMargins Online is gathering resources to assist Ukrainian artists, scholars, and cultural workers escaping the repercussions of Russia's invasion. This includes emergency…

• MAXXI opens search for new architecture director institutional

  The MAXXI museum in Rome has published a call for applications to find a new director for its Architecture Department, replacing Margherita Guccione. Guccione, born in Rome in…

• Verona's Civic Museums Director Selection Faces Transparency Concerns institutional

  The selection process for the director of Verona's civic museums, encompassing 14 sites including Castelvecchio and the Arena, has been marred by delays and allegations of…

• Scandinavia's largest museum complex to open in Oslo in 2022 institutional

  The National Museum of Norway in Oslo is set to become Scandinavia's largest museum complex when it opens in 2022. The inaugural exhibitions will feature Italian art, including…

• Russian Pavilion Closes at 2022 Venice Biennale Amid Ukraine Invasion institutional

  The Russian Pavilion at the 59th Venice Biennale will remain closed after curator Raimundas Malašauskas and artists Kirill Savchenkov and Alexandra Sukhareva resigned collectively…

• Bologna opens search for new MAMbo director institutional

  Bologna's Municipality has announced an opportunity to recruit five specialized experts, including a new leader for the modern and contemporary art sector at Istituzione Bologna…

• Milan launches registry for hybrid cultural spaces institutional

  The municipality of Milan has opened a registry called Rete spazi ibridi to map and register hybrid cultural spaces across the city. These are local venues that combine art,…

• Museo Novecento buys black pages in Florence newspaper to protest Ukraine war institutional

  Museo Novecento in Florence purchased four full-page black advertisements in the newspaper La Nazione to protest the war between Russia and Ukraine. The pages feature only the…

• Moscow's Garage Museum Closes in Protest Over Ukraine Invasion institutional

  The Garage Museum of Contemporary Art in Moscow has closed its doors in protest against the Russian invasion of Ukraine, stating it will remain shut "until the human and political…

• Ultrablu atelier moves to larger space in Rome, uniting neurodivergent and neurotypical artists institutional

  Ultrablu, the Rome-based atelier that integrates neurodivergent artists (including those with autism) alongside neurotypical artists, has relocated to a larger venue at Piazza…

• David Zwirner to Open New Los Angeles Gallery in January 2023 institutional

  In January 2023, David Zwirner will debut a new gallery in East Hollywood, showcasing works by Njideka Akunyili Crosby for its opening exhibition. This news comes on the heels of…

• Fondazione Archivio Turi Simeti Opens in Milan with Giovanna Silva Photo Show institutional

  Nearly one year after the death of Turi Simeti, the painter and sculptor from Alcamo, his family has established the Fondazione Archivio Turi Simeti in Milan to promote his…

• Three New Directors Appointed to Major Museums in Italy's Marche Region institutional

  The Marche Regional Museums Directorate has appointed three new directors to lead its most visited sites: Stefano Brachetti at the Rocca Demaniale di Gradara, Alessandra Pacheco…

• MAP Museum of Art & Photography Opens in Bangalore, India institutional

  The MAP – Museum of Art & Photography has opened in Bangalore, India, marking the first major private museum in the city and the state of Karnataka. Designed by Soumitro Ghosh of…

• MAXXI L'Aquila Announces 2022 Program After 21,000 Visitors in First Nine Months institutional

  Opened in May 2021 at Palazzo Ardinghelli, MAXXI L'Aquila has welcomed more than 21,000 guests within its initial nine months. The 2022 agenda includes exhibitions, performances,…

• Parisian gallery CiacciaLevi opens new space in Milan institutional

  CiacciaLevi, a contemporary art gallery based in Paris, is expanding to Milan with a new location at Via Rossini 3 in the Porta Venezia district. Founded by Italian Nerina Ciaccia…

• Siena's Palazzo Giorgi may become an art foundation institutional

  In Siena, amid a perceived cultural identity crisis, new civic initiatives are emerging. The nonprofit Officina Parnaso, founded three years ago by seven members including Antonio…

• 300 Galleries Worldwide Form International Galleries Alliance institutional

  A new nonprofit network called the International Galleries Alliance (I.G.A.) has just launched, bringing together around 300 galleries from around the world. Notable founding…

• Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo Opens New Space on San Giacomo Island, Venice institutional

  Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo announced the opening of a new multidisciplinary space on the island of San Giacomo in Venice, set to debut in April 2022 alongside the 59th…

• Fabio Szwarcwald Resigns from MAM Rio Executive Board institutional

  Fabio Szwarcwald has submitted his resignation from the executive board of the Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro. The departure was announced through a statement where…

• Maria Dolores Picciau appointed new culture councillor for Cagliari institutional

  On July 6, Cagliari mayor Paolo Truzzu named Maria Dolores Picciau as the new culture councillor, replacing Paola Piroddi who was removed on May 27 due to internal and external…

• Andrea Castellari appointed CEO of ITsART streaming platform institutional

  Andrea Castellari has been named the new CEO of ITsART, the Italian art and culture streaming platform, ending a month-and-a-half search following Guido Casali's resignation. The…

• Brazilian Museums Face Funding Crisis Under Bolsonaro's Cultural Policy institutional

  Major Brazilian museums are confronting severe financial constraints due to actions by the Bolsonaro government's Special Secretariat of Culture. The Pinacoteca of São Paulo,…

• Italy's Biennale Pavilion Funding to Double After Criticism institutional

  The Italian Pavilion for the upcoming Venice Biennale was presented in Rome, featuring artist Gian Maria Tosatti and curator Eugenio Viola. During the press conference attended by…