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Picasso and Giacometti Museum to Open in Beijing in 2020 institutional
A new museum dedicated to Pablo Picasso and Alberto Giacometti will open in Beijing in 2020, marking the first collaboration between a national museum and a private foundation for…
Salvo Bitonti Leaves Accademia Albertina After Six Years as Director institutional
Salvo Bitonti, known as Salvo, has concluded his six-year tenure as director of the Accademia Albertina in Turin, succeeded by Edoardo Di Mauro. Bitonti, a theater and film…
De Magistris Fires Culture Councillor Nino Daniele, Sparking Debate in Naples institutional
Naples mayor Luigi De Magistris has removed Nino Daniele from his post as culture councillor after six and a half years, replacing him with Eleonora de Majo, elected to the city…
Chiara Parisi appointed director of Centre Pompidou Metz institutional
Chiara Parisi, born in Rome in 1970 and now 49 years old, has been named the new director of the Centre Pompidou Metz. She will take over from Emma Lavigne, who is set to become…
Florence's Le Murate Rebrands as MAD, Grows 74% in 2018 institutional
Le Murate Progetti Arte Contemporanea in Florence has rebranded as MAD (Murate Art District), reflecting its expanded international scope and interdisciplinary programming.…
Museu de Arte do Rio Faces Austerity with Leadership Exits and Volunteer Efforts institutional
The Museu de Arte do Rio (MAR) confronts severe austerity measures imposed by the federal government, leading to the departure of cultural director Evandro Salles and executive…
Tiziana D’Acchille concludes six-year tenure as director of Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma institutional
Tiziana D’Acchille has concluded her second and final term as the head of the Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma, a prestigious institution established in the late 16th century. As…
Cultural Management Seminar in São Paulo Addresses Funding Crisis and Indigenous Art institutional
On October 21, a seminar addressing modern challenges in cultural management took place in São Paulo, attracting artists and experts amidst ongoing economic and political turmoil.…
Museo Nazionale Scienza Milano: didattica STEM e innovazione institutional
Maria Xanthoudaki, head of the Education and CREI departments at Milan's Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci, has outlined the vision for the…
Rio Museums Launch Matchfunding Campaigns with BNDES Support institutional
The Museu Bispo do Rosário Arte Contemporânea (mBrac) and the Museu de Imagens do Inconsciente (MII), located in Engenho de Dentro and Jacarepaguá, Rio de Janeiro, respectively,…
Centre Pompidou to Open Massive Art Factory in Massy in 2025 institutional
The Centre Pompidou has announced a new 22,000-square-meter cultural hub in Massy, a suburb 45 minutes from Paris, set to open in 2025. The project, dubbed the "Fabbrica…
Matter of Art Biennale Symposium Explores Institutional Unlearning and Feminist Instituting in Prague institutional
The 'Who are we talking with? What can institutions (un)learn from artists?' symposium of the Matter of Art Biennale took place in Prague from May 17-18, 2019, under the direction…
MoMA Reopens in New York with $450M Expansion and Reimagined Collection institutional
After a four-month hiatus, the Museum of Modern Art in New York welcomed visitors back on October 21, following a $450 million renovation. The renovation, which began in 2014,…
LMCC Opens Permanent Arts Center on Governors Island institutional
On September 19, 2019, the LMCC and the Trust for Governors Island officially opened the LMCC's Arts Center at Governors Island. Located within a historic military base from the…
Basil & Elise Goulandris Foundation Opens New Museum in Athens institutional
On October 2, 2019, the Basil & Elise Goulandris Foundation inaugurated its new museum in Athens. This institution showcases the art collection amassed by Greek shipping tycoon…
Miami's Bakehouse Art Complex to Add 250 Affordable Artist Housing Units institutional
Founded in 1985 by a group of artists evicted from Coconut Grove studios, the Bakehouse Art Complex in Miami's Wynwood neighborhood is expanding its mission. Using a government…
Erika Palomino Directs São Paulo Cultural Center as Space of Resistance and Diversity institutional
In February 2020, Erika Palomino took on the role of director at the Centro Cultural São Paulo (CCSP), emphasizing innovation, diversity, and resistance. She was appointed by…
Siena Municipality Withdraws from Fondazione Musei Senesi institutional
The Municipality of Siena has officially withdrawn from the Fondazione Musei Senesi (FMS), a network of over 40 museums across the province, following a city council vote on…
Recontemporary Opens Turin's First Video Art Club institutional
The non-profit association Recontemporary, founded by Iole Pellion di Persano, has opened a dedicated video art space in Turin's historic center. Located near the Mole…
Il Punto | The Point: New Cultural Hub Opens in Siena Uniting Three Organizations institutional
On September 29, 2019, a new cultural hub called Il Punto | The Point opens in Siena, located just outside Porta Romana. The space brings together three organizations under one…
Futurium Opens in Berlin as Free Cultural Hub for Future Debates institutional
Futurium, a new cultural center focused on shaping the future, opened on September 5, 2019, in Berlin. Located between the central station and the Reichstag building, the…
Dia Art Foundation to Offer Free Admission Across All New York Sites Starting 2020 institutional
The Dia Art Foundation, a nonprofit established in New York in the 1970s to support contemporary artists, has announced that all its sites, including Dia:Chelsea and Dia:Beacon,…
Fondazione CRT for Art Renews Scientific Committee with International Experts institutional
On September 20, 2019, the Fondazione per l'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea CRT convened its new scientific committee for the first time, marking a renewed commitment to Turin's…
Amsterdam Museum Bans 'Golden Age' Term for 17th-Century Netherlands institutional
The Amsterdam Museum has decided to stop using the term 'Golden Age' (Gouden Eeuw) to refer to the 17th-century Netherlands, arguing that the phrase glosses over negative aspects…
Link Art Center closes, founders reflect on digital art's mainstreaming institutional
Founded in 2011 by Domenico Quaranta, Lucio Chiappa, Matteo Cremonesi, and Fabio Paris, the Link Art Center has officially shut down, citing the integration of digital culture…
Mart di Trento e Rovereto annuncia ricca stagione 2019/2020 con Vittorio Sgarbi presidente institutional
Il 17 settembre, presso la Stampa Estera di Roma, è stato svelato il programma 2019/2020 de Il Mart, museo di arte moderna e contemporanea situato a Trento e Rovereto. Il nuovo…
Triennale Milano announces autumn/winter 2019-2020 program with Fondation Cartier partnership institutional
Triennale Milano, under the leadership of President Stefano Boeri, has unveiled its cultural agenda for autumn-winter 2019-2020 after the success of 'Broken Nature: Design Takes…
EU Commission 2019: Culture and Education Dropped from Portfolio Titles institutional
The new European Commission under Ursula von der Leyen has published its list of Commissioners, notably omitting any explicit reference to culture, education, and research in…
Q-Rated Nuoro 2019: workshop su pittura e paesaggio per under 35 institutional
All'inizio di luglio 2019, Nuoro ha ospitato il workshop Q-Rated, organizzato dalla Quadriennale di Roma in collaborazione con Museo MAN, Fondazione Sardegna Film Commission e…
TD Bank partners with The Shed to support emerging NYC artists institutional
TD Bank has committed $1.5 million to sponsor Open Call, a program at The Shed in New York City that funds and exhibits emerging local artists. The partnership also includes…
Dario Franceschini Returns as Italian Culture Minister After Bonisoli's Year institutional
Dario Franceschini has been reinstated as Italy's Minister of Cultural Heritage and Tourism within the newly formed coalition government of the Five Star Movement and the…
ICA LA launches Kickstarter to become first US museum fully solar-powered institutional
The Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (ICA LA) has launched a Kickstarter campaign to become the first art museum in the United States to be entirely powered by solar…
Kai Art Center Opens in Tallinn's Noblessner District institutional
The Kai Art Center, a new contemporary art hub, will open on September 20, 2019, in Tallinn's Noblessner district, housed in a former submarine factory over 100 years old. The…
Bonisoli's Decree Merges Galleria dell'Accademia with Uffizi, Director Hollberg Ousted institutional
In the midst of Italy's government crisis, outgoing Minister of Cultural Heritage Alberto Bonisoli signed a decree on August 13, 2019, implementing a controversial reorganization…
Gerhard Richter dona opere alla Nationalgalerie20 di Berlino institutional
Gerhard Richter, dopo aver declinato un'offerta per un museo a lui dedicato a Colonia, ha deciso di donare alcune delle sue opere per una sala a lui riservata nella…
Giorgio Galotti's Turin gallery GRGLT goes nomadic from autumn 2019 institutional
Giorgio Galotti, founder of Turin-based gallery GRGLT, announced that from autumn 2019 the gallery will abandon its fixed space and adopt a nomadic model. The decision stems from…
Bonisoli merges Veneto and Lombardy museum networks in controversial reform institutional
On August 13, Italian Minister of Cultural Heritage Alberto Bonisoli signed a decree merging the Veneto and Lombardy museum networks into a single Direzione territoriale delle…
Italian Culture Minister Bonisoli Blocks Teatro Massimo Superintendent's Reappointment Over Nepotism Concerns institutional
Alberto Bonisoli, Italy's Culture Minister, sought to prevent Francesco Giambrone from being reappointed as superintendent of Palermo's Teatro Massimo, alleging nepotism due to…
Italian Minister Bonisoli Merges Leonardo's Last Supper with Brera, Approves Palazzo Citterio institutional
Italian Culture Minister Alberto Bonisoli has approved modifications to the restoration and setup of Palazzo Citterio, future home of Brera Modern, and merged Leonardo da Vinci's…
Guggenheim Launches Mapplethorpe Research Initiative and Fellowship institutional
In New York, the Guggenheim Museum has initiated the Robert Mapplethorpe Collection Research Initiative, a three-year endeavor centered on its collection of Mapplethorpe's…

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