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• Palazzo Baronio in Ravenna Becomes New Home for Maison Random institutional

  Maison Random, a private non-profit institution founded in France by an international group, has opened its new headquarters in Palazzo Baronio, Ravenna. The building, constructed…

• Milan's First Sports Photography Museum Opens at Spazio Tadini institutional

  Milan's cultural landscape gains a new specialized venue with the opening of the Sport Photography Museum (SPM) on October 21, 2021. Housed in the Casa Museo Spazio Tadini, the…

• João Fernandes appointed artistic director of IMS, discusses decolonization of art history institutional

  João Fernandes has been appointed as the new artistic director of IMS. The appointment comes amid discussions about museum futures in the post-pandemic era. Fernandes is focusing…

• Former Barney's Department Store to Become Art House Hybrid Space in New York institutional

  The historic Barney's department store on Madison Avenue in New York, which filed for bankruptcy in August 2019 and closed in early 2020, will be transformed into a new…

• Rome Fine Arts Academy Offers Scholarships to Afghan Students institutional

  The Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma has launched an initiative to support Afghan students and artists following the Taliban's takeover of Kabul. The academy is establishing…

• IUAV di Venezia lancia nuovi corsi in arti performative e studi di genere institutional

  L'Università IUAV di Venezia ha aggiornato la sua offerta educativa nelle arti performative per il biennio 2021-2023, introducendo due nuovi percorsi: 'Studi teatrali e…

• Museu de Arte Moderna Aloisio Magalhães Strengthens Despite Federal Cultural Attacks institutional

  Mabel Medeiros, director of the Museu de Arte Moderna Aloisio Magalhães (Mamam) in Recife, has navigated half of her nearly three-year tenure under the Covid-19 pandemic and…

• Galeria A Gentil Carioca Opens São Paulo Branch with Rodrigo Torres Exhibition institutional

  Galeria A Gentil Carioca has launched a new location in São Paulo, marking its expansion beyond Rio de Janeiro. The inaugural exhibition features Rodrigo Torres's work titled…

• Milan's former Albergo Diurno Venezia to host Italy's first National Museum of Digital Art by 2026 institutional

  Milan will open Italy's first National Museum of Digital Art (possibly called MAD) by 2026 in the former Albergo Diurno Venezia, an Art Nouveau underground space beneath Piazza…

• Italy's Culture Ministry Opens International Call for Directors of Four New Museums institutional

  Italy's Ministry of Culture has issued a global invitation for directors to lead four new institutions: the Museo dell'Arte Digitale in Milan, the Pinacoteca Nazionale di Siena,…

• Francesca Guerisoli appointed director of MAC Lissone institutional

  Francesca Guerisoli has been named the artistic director of the MAC Museo d'Arte Contemporanea in Lissone, Italy, as announced via Facebook. Selected from a pool of 44 applicants,…

• Italy's Culture Ministry Launches Anti-No-Vax Campaign Ahead of Green Pass Day institutional

  Italy's Ministry of Culture (MiC) will launch a social media campaign on August 5, 2021, one day before the Green Pass Day on August 6, when unvaccinated individuals will face…

• Cappella Sansevero director resigns over Italy's Green Pass mandate institutional

  Fabrizio Masucci, president and director of the Cappella Sansevero in Naples, resigned after nearly 11 years in protest of Italy's Green Pass requirement for museum access,…

• MoNA Portsmouth: New Museum Merges Contemporary Art with Jazz Club institutional

  The Museum of New Art (MoNA) has opened in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on the first floor of 135 Congress Street, sharing a building with Jimmy's, a historic jazz club known for…

• Proposed Italian Museum of Realism in Sulmona Sparks Debate institutional

  A proposal for the Museo Italiano del Realismo (MIR) in Sulmona, Abruzzo, has been introduced via regional legislation. If approved, it would be Italy's first museum dedicated to…

• Museo Civico Duilio Cambellotti reopens in Latina after renovation institutional

  The Museo Civico Duilio Cambellotti in Latina has reopened after extensive renovations funded by a grant from the Regione Lazio's cultural heritage enhancement program. The…

• Fondazione Capalbio President Interview on Niki de Saint Phalle Exhibition institutional

  Maria Concetta Monaci, president of the newly established Fondazione Capalbio, discusses the foundation's origins and its first major event: a widespread exhibition dedicated to…

• Intesa Sanpaolo to Open New Gallerie d'Italia in Naples' Palazzo Piacentini institutional

  Intesa Sanpaolo is repurposing Palazzo Piacentini, a former Bank of Naples structure created by Marcello Piacentini between 1936 and 1939, into a new branch of the Gallerie…

• São Paulo Biennial Marks 70th Anniversary with Podcast, Film, and Publication institutional

  The São Paulo Biennial celebrates its 70th anniversary with a podcast series, a documentary film, and a new publication. These initiatives explore the institution's history and…

• São Paulo Biennial Celebrates 70 Years with Podcast, Film, and Timeline Reprint institutional

  The 70th anniversary of the São Paulo Biennial is marked by activities starting in July 2022, aligning with its 34th exhibition titled 'Faz escuro mas eu canto,' which will debut…

• Choque Cultural's Escola Criativa Project Uses Urban Art to Transform Public Education in São Paulo institutional

  The Escola Criativa project, launched in 2011 by the Instituto Choque Cultural, has worked in over 40 public schools in São Paulo, reaching approximately 275 teachers and…

• Goethe Institute Hosts 'Ecos do Atlântico Sul' Conference in Salvador institutional

  The Goethe Institute organized the 'Ecos do Atlântico Sul' conference in Salvador, Brazil. This event focused on themes related to Joseph Beuys and his dedication to art.…

• New York City Proposes Nightlife Museum to Honor Club Culture institutional

  New York City's Office of Nightlife, established three years ago to support struggling venues, has proposed creating a Nightlife Museum. The recommendation appears in a recent…

• Letizia Ragaglia and Ann Demeester Appointed Directors of Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein and Kunsthaus Zürich institutional

  Two prominent museums in Europe have appointed new female leaders. Letizia Ragaglia, born in 1969 in Montebelluna, Treviso, will take over the Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein, following…

• Italy's Culture Ministry Hires 35 Specialists for PNRR Superintendency institutional

  The Italian Ministry of Culture is recruiting 35 professionals to strengthen the Special Superintendency for the PNRR (National Recovery and Resilience Plan). The positions…

• Carlo Fuortes Appointed CEO of Rai, Leaving Rome Opera House institutional

  Carlo Fuortes, the cultural manager who successfully turned around the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, has been appointed as the new CEO of Rai, Italy's public broadcasting company.…

• Uffizi workers denounce PR spin as museum touts record June attendance institutional

  Workers at the Uffizi Galleries in Florence have issued an open letter accusing the museum's management of using misleading statistics to distract from a severe crisis in cultural…

• Creation: nuova agenzia italiana specializzata in comunicazione culturale institutional

  L'agenzia Creation (Concept, cultuRE, communicATION) è stata fondata in Italia per offrire servizi di comunicazione e progettazione culturale, nata dalla crisi pandemica che ha…

• Beatrice Trussardi Launches New Contemporary Art Foundation institutional

  Beatrice Trussardi, president of Fondazione Nicola Trussardi since 1999, has established the Fondazione Beatrice Trussardi as an autonomous offshoot to expand her cultural work…

• Palazzo Brancaccio in Rome Opens as Major Private Cultural Hub institutional

  Palazzo Brancaccio, a 19th-century palace on Colle Oppio, reopens on September 23, 2021, as Rome's largest private cultural center. The project is a collaboration between…

• MIAT: New Milan Hub for Immersive Art and Tech Education institutional

  The Multiverse Institute For Arts And Technologies (MIAT) has opened its doors in Milan, serving as a center for education and creativity focused on immersive arts and new…

• Italy Establishes Special Superintendence for Recovery Fund Projects institutional

  Under the leadership of Minister Dario Franceschini, Italy's Ministry of Culture has set up a new Superintendence (Soprintendenza speciale Pnrr) to oversee cultural initiatives…

• Transarte Institute Transforms from LGBTQ+ Gallery to Permanent São Paulo Hub institutional

  Founded in 2012 by Maria Helena Peres Oliveira, the Transarte Institute is evolving from a gallery into a permanent establishment located in São Paulo's affluent Gabriel Monteiro…

• Casa do Povo Launches CASA-ESCOLA Pedagogical Program Ool institutional

  Casa do Povo in São Paulo has launched CASA-ESCOLA, a new pedagogical program titled Ool. The five-month immersive program, developed in partnership with artist and educator Luiza…

• Casa Robegan in Treviso reopens with new spaces and €1M investment institutional

  Casa Robegan, the renowned museum of applied arts located in Treviso, is set to reopen during the second week of September 2021 following a €1 million renovation funded by the…

• Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo launches Verso project for youth institutional

  Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo in Turin, in collaboration with the Regione Piemonte's Youth Policies Department, has launched Verso, a year-long project targeting young people…

• Artribune launches University with two online courses institutional

  Artribune, the Italian contemporary art and culture platform founded in 2011, has launched Artribune University, a higher education initiative in collaboration with Universitas…

• Biennale College Arte: Call for Emerging Artists Under 30 institutional

  The Venice Biennale has launched its first Biennale College Arte, a workshop for emerging artists under 30. The program, beginning in autumn 2021, will select 12 projects for a…

• Giovanni Carlo Federico Villa Appointed Director of Palazzo Madama in Turin institutional

  Giovanni Carlo Federico Villa has been named the new director of Palazzo Madama – Museo Civico d’Arte Antica in Turin, succeeding Guido Curto. The appointment was announced by the…

• PART Palazzi dell'Arte Rimini: nuovo museo contemporaneo nel centro storico institutional

  A Rimini, il PART (Palazzi dell'Arte Rimini) ha aperto le sue porte, un museo di arte contemporanea inaugurato nel settembre 2020. Situato all'interno del complesso medievale di…