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• Laurence des Cars Named First Female Director of Louvre Museum institutional

  French President Emmanuel Macron has appointed Laurence des Cars as the new director of the Louvre Museum, making her the first woman to lead the world's most visited museum in…

• Oficina Brennand Launches Cultural Residencies and Celebrates 50th Anniversary with Major Exhibitions institutional

  Oficina Brennand in Recife, Pernambuco, is accepting applications until June 11 for two hybrid cultural residencies starting in July and August 2021. The residencies, 'Moldar o…

• 19th National Museum Week in Brazil Explores Future of Institutions with 660 Museums and 1700+ Virtual Activities institutional

  From May 17 to 23, Brazil will host the 19th National Museum Week (SNM), coordinated by Icom and Ibram. The theme for this year is 'The future of museums: recover and reimagine,'…

• Independent Art Spaces Launch Collaborative Fund for Brazilian Artists institutional

  Six autonomous art spaces across Brazil have established the Collaborative Fund for Artists and Creators to support cultural workers nationwide. The initiative, developed from…

• Museum of the Bible Opens in Philadelphia with Focus on Christian Values institutional

  After six years of construction and delays due to the pandemic, the Museum of the Bible has officially opened its doors in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Spanning 3,800 square meters…

• Marjiana Kolarić Appointed Director of MoCAB Belgrade institutional

  Marjiana Kolarić has been appointed as the new director of the Museum of Contemporary Art Belgrade (MoCAB), becoming the third woman to lead the institution. The museum's council…

• Fondazione Musica per Roma unveils four-year cultural plan institutional

  Fondazione Musica per Roma, responsible for the Auditorium Parco della Musica, which was designed by Renzo Piano and opened in 2002, has unveiled a four-year initiative called…

• Bologna's Museo Spazio Pubblico Opens in Former Supermarket institutional

  Museo Spazio Pubblico, a new museum dedicated to the study of public space, opens in Bologna on May 14, 2021. Founded by scholar and activist Luisa Bravo, the museum is a project…

• Italy opens international search for directors of Museo delle Civiltà and Paestum Archaeological Park institutional

  The Italian Ministry of Culture has launched an international call for directors of two major cultural institutions: the Museo delle Civiltà in Rome and the Parco Archeologico di…

• Italy Drops Mandatory Booking for Small Museums on Weekends institutional

  The Italian government has accepted an appeal to remove mandatory weekend booking for museums that recorded fewer than one million visitors in 2019. The rule had been criticized…

• Madre Museum appoints new international scientific committee institutional

  After Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo and Vincenzo Trione stepped down from the scientific committee of the Madre Museum, the Campania Region established a new five-member board.…

• Pinacoteca di Brera launches BreraCARD membership replacing traditional tickets institutional

  The Pinacoteca di Brera in Milan has introduced BreraCARD, a nominal membership card that replaces traditional entry tickets. Priced at €15, the same as a standard ticket, the…

• Uffizi bans influencers from posting photos without payment institutional

  The Uffizi Gallery in Florence has introduced a ban on influencers taking and sharing photos of artworks on social media for commercial purposes, requiring them to pay a fee for…

• Curatorial Lab on Artist Archives Launches May 10 with Virtual Exhibition institutional

  A seven-session curatorial laboratory focusing on artist archives, collections, and public memory in the Global South begins May 10. The program is organized around the virtual…

• Quadriennale di Roma opens call for new artistic director institutional

  The Fondazione La Quadriennale di Roma has issued a call for candidates for the position of artistic director for the term from 2021 to 2024. This organization, co-owned by…

• Monica Preti Named Scientific Director of Pistoia Musei institutional

  Monica Preti has been named the new Scientific Director of Pistoia Musei, taking over from Philip Rylands. She was chosen from a pool of 70 applicants by a selection committee…

• Camilla Bagatti Valsecchi Named President of Milan's Museo Bagatti Valsecchi institutional

  Camilla Bagatti Valsecchi, great-granddaughter of co-founder Giuseppe Bagatti Valsecchi, has been appointed President of the Fondazione that manages the Museo Bagatti Valsecchi in…

• Cris Olivieri Warns of Cultural Sector Collapse Due to Federal Inaction on Incentive Law institutional

  Cris Olivieri, an attorney specializing in cultural policy, expresses concern that Brazil's Special Secretariat of Culture is on the verge of being unable to implement the Law of…

• Anish Kapoor to Open Foundation in Venice's Palazzo Manfrin institutional

  Anish Kapoor has chosen Venice as the future home of his foundation, the Anish Kapoor Foundation, which will be housed in the historic Palazzo Manfrin in Cannaregio. The artist,…

• Palazzo Ducale Genoa's educational programs during pandemic institutional

  Maria Fontana, head of Educational and Cultural Services at Palazzo Ducale Foundation for Culture in Genoa, discusses adapting educational programs during the COVID-19 pandemic.…

• EAV Parque Lage launches free training programs with monthly stipends institutional

  On April 19, the Escola de Artes Visuais do Parque Lage opened applications for the third edition of its free training program, with a deadline of May 2. Two eight-month courses…

• Montreal Museum of Fine Arts Pioneers Art Therapy Programs institutional

  For almost two decades, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MBAM) has partnered with medical research organizations and social groups to implement art therapy initiatives. In 2017,…

• Ricci Oddi Gallery in Piacenza Seeks Director After 10-Year Vacancy institutional

  The Galleria d'Arte Moderna Ricci Oddi in Piacenza has announced a public selection for a new director, ending a decade-long vacancy since the death of former director Stefano…

• Museo del Novecento's Edu900 Reflects on 10 Years and Pandemic Challenges institutional

  Edu900, the education department of Museo del Novecento in Milan, marks its 10th anniversary. Founded with the museum's opening in 2010, it aimed to make the museum accessible,…

• Italy's Cultural Heritage Fund Becomes Operational with ICS Management institutional

  The Fondo per la salvaguardia e la valorizzazione del patrimonio culturale, established in 2020 under the Decreto Rilancio with an initial endowment of 100 million euros, is now…

• BNL BNP Paribas rescues historic Rome cinema Azzurro Scipioni from closure institutional

  The Cinema Azzurro Scipioni, a historic independent cinema in Rome founded in 1983 by filmmaker Silvano Agosti, has been saved from closure by BNL and its parent group BNP…

• Alchemilla Association: A Renaissance Palace as Contemporary Art Lab in Bologna institutional

  The Alchemilla association, founded by architect Camilla Sanguinetti, operates out of the 16th-century Palazzo Vizzani in Bologna, transforming its grand halls into a dynamic hub…

• Llandudno Museum's Biodiversity Garden Project Transforms Unused Space with Community Support institutional

  Llandudno Museum & Gallery in North Wales is developing a Biodiversity Garden through a community project supported by Cyfle Cymru North Wales. The initiative, led by gardening…

• The Paintbrush Factory: From Industrial Space to Nomadic Art Project in Cluj-Napoca institutional

  The Paintbrush Factory, an independent art venue located in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, functioned from 2009 until 2019 within a repurposed industrial facility. Established by a…

• Media Student Lucy Sharpe Creates Museum Video During Pandemic Placement institutional

  Lucy Sharpe, a Broadcast and Creative Media student at Coleg Llandrillo, completed a volunteer placement at Llandudno Museum & Gallery from September 2020. During the COVID-19…

• Museum Initiative Seeks Proposals to Address Colonial Legacies and Transform Institutional Practices institutional

  A call for proposals has been issued to address how colonial and racial violence histories manifest in current museum operations. The initiative aims to foster systemic change by…

• Lu.C.C.A. Pioneers Inclusive Museum Model Post-Pandemic institutional

  The Lucca Center of Contemporary Art (Lu.C.C.A.) in Italy is implementing a Museum Social Responsibility (MSR) model to make museums more accessible and inclusive, especially…

• Centre Pompidou to lend collection to French museums during renovation institutional

  The Centre Pompidou in Paris, which houses Europe's largest modern art collection, will close for renovation in 2023 and reopen in 2027, its 50th anniversary. The €200 million…

• National Portrait Gallery London to Acquire More Women's Portraits institutional

  The National Portrait Gallery in London has launched a three-year research project in collaboration with Chanel to address gender imbalance in its collection. Currently, only 25%…

• Olga Gambari Appointed Artistic Director of Paratissima institutional

  Olga Gambari has been named the new artistic director of Paratissima, the Turin fair dedicated to emerging artists, taking over from Francesca Canfora, who served for almost ten…

• MAXXI Roma lancia Legendary Ticket valido 100 anni institutional

  Il Museo nazionale delle Arti del XXI secolo di Roma, noto come MAXXI, ha introdotto il Legendary Ticket, un pass d'ingresso valido per un secolo per esplorare la collezione e le…

• Francesca Lavazza Appointed President of Castello di Rivoli institutional

  Francesca Lavazza, representing the fourth generation of the Lavazza coffee dynasty, has been elected as President of the Castello di Rivoli Museo d’Arte Contemporanea, following…

• Progetto Museo's Educational Outreach in Naples During Pandemic institutional

  Francesca Amirante, the president of Progetto Museo, addresses the difficulties faced by museum education in Naples amid the pandemic. Established in 1998, the organization has…

• Istituto Marangoni Firenze lancia Master in Fashion Art and Textile Innovation institutional

  Istituto Marangoni Firenze, con sedi a Milano, Londra, Parigi, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Mumbai e Miami, presenta un nuovo Master in Fashion Art and Textile Innovation. Il programma,…

• Italian Youth UNESCO presents Next Generation Youth Manifesto for under-35s institutional

  On March 27, 2021, the Italian Youth UNESCO Association (AIGU) unveiled the Next Generation Youth Manifesto during the third Italian Youth Forum, which was broadcast from Parma.…