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• The Factory Contemporary Arts Centre: Vietnam's First Purpose-Built Art Space institutional

  Founded in 2016 by artist Ti-A, The Factory Contemporary Arts Centre in Ho Chi Minh City is Vietnam's first purpose-built contemporary art space. It operates as a non-commercial…

• Daniele Pitteri appointed Director of Fondazione Modena Arti Visive institutional

  Daniele Pitteri has been named the new General Director of FMAV – Fondazione Modena Arti Visive, succeeding Diana Baldon, who will remain as Curator at large. Pitteri, born in…

• Panel Discussion at American Academy of Arts and Letters Features Artists Margaret Grimes and Charlotte de Larminat institutional

  A panel discussion is scheduled for April 7, 2019, at the American Academy of Arts and Letters, featuring artists Margaret Grimes and Charlotte de Larminat. The event was…

• Upcoming Panel at American Academy of Arts and Letters institutional

  On March 23, 2019, artcritical announced an upcoming panel discussion at the American Academy of Arts and Letters. The event was scheduled to take place at the Academy's…

• Rodrigo Moura Appointed Chief Curator at El Museo del Barrio in New York institutional

  Rodrigo Moura has been named the new chief curator of El Museo del Barrio in New York City, announced on Friday, March 15. This appointment concludes his tenure as adjunct curator…

• ISIA Faenza Opens First Design Library in Emilia Romagna, Named After Bruno Munari institutional

  ISIA Faenza has inaugurated a new design library in the 18th-century Palazzo Mazzolani, the first of its kind in Emilia Romagna, symbolically named after Bruno Munari. The library…

• IED Open Day 2019: Seven Italian Campuses Open Doors to Creative Students institutional

  On March 2019, the Istituto Europeo di Design (IED) held its annual Open Day across seven Italian campuses: Milan, Rome, Turin, Venice, Florence, Cagliari, and Como. Founded over…

• Accademia di Lecce and Castello di Rivoli Launch Three-Step Partnership institutional

  On January 22, a partnership was established between the Accademia di Belle Arti di Lecce and the Education Department of Castello di Rivoli – Museo d’arte contemporanea for the…

• Fondazione Ragghianti announces 2019 program with two Italian art exhibitions institutional

  In Lucca, the Fondazione Ragghianti has unveiled its program for 2019, which features two exhibitions, five publications, a new edition of "Luk," the revival of "Critica d'Arte,"…

• MoCA Cleveland launches Open House with free admission and diversity fellowship institutional

  The Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland, known as moCa, will celebrate its 50th anniversary with a free Open House event on March 16. This initiative is made possible through the…

• Accademia di Brera dedica giornata di studi a Enrico Crispolti institutional

  Il 4 aprile 2019, a Milano, si svolgerà una giornata di studi in onore di Enrico Crispolti, scomparso quattro mesi prima, organizzata dall'Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera insieme…

• Santa Maria della Scala in Siena seeks new director institutional

  The Comune di Siena has published a call for applications for the director of the Santa Maria della Scala museum complex, following the departure of Daniele Pittèri on February 1.…

• Julia Draganović Appointed Director of Villa Massimo in Rome institutional

  Julia Draganović has been named director of Villa Massimo, the German Academy in Rome, following a public competition. She previously directed the Kunsthalle Osnabrück in Germany…

• MEIS Museum in Ferrara Faces Funding Crisis After Ministry Error institutional

  The National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah (MEIS) in Ferrara has lost €24.375 million in funding due to a procedural error by the Regional Secretariat of the Ministry of…

• São Paulo's Ibirapuera Park Concession Raises Concerns Over Brazilian Cultures Pavilion institutional

  A concession plan for São Paulo's public parks, including Ibirapuera, has sparked significant concern regarding the future of the Pavilhão das Culturas Brasileiras. The municipal…

• Hugo Possolo Appointed Artistic Director of Theatro Municipal de São Paulo institutional

  Hugo Possolo, a playwright, theater director, and clown who co-founded Grupo Parlapatões, has accepted the invitation from new Culture Secretary Alê Youssef to become the artistic…

• spazio_duale: New Photography Hub Opens in Rome's Pastificio Cerere institutional

  A new multidisciplinary space dedicated to visual arts, spazio_duale, has opened inside the Pastificio Cerere in Rome's San Lorenzo district. Directed by photographer Jacopo…

• Dallas Art Fair Launches Year-Round Exhibition Space 214 Projects institutional

  The Dallas Art Fair is opening a permanent exhibition space called 214 Projects on March 2, 2019, in the Design District of Dallas, Texas. Located at 2025 Irving Boulevard within…

• Palermo's Culture Commissioner Andrea Cusumano Resigns After Landmark 2018 institutional

  Andrea Cusumano, Palermo's culture commissioner since 2014, resigned in February 2019, citing his desire to return to his work as an artist and researcher. He oversaw a…

• Brera Academy to Open New Campus at Milan's Scalo Farini institutional

  The Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera in Milan has revealed plans for Brera 2, a new campus located at the Scalo Farini railway yard, which is part of a broader urban redevelopment…

• MIBAC and SIAE launch four calls for under-35 creativity institutional

  The Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage (MIBAC), in collaboration with the Ministry of Education (Miur) and the Italian Society of Authors and Publishers (SIAE), has launched a…

• Historic Parisian gallery Bernheim-Jeune closes after 150 years institutional

  After 150 years of operation, the historic avant-garde gallery Galerie Bernheim-Jeune in Paris has officially closed, as announced on its website. Founded in 1863 by Alexandre…

• Almanac: A Nonprofit Platform Bridging London and Turin institutional

  Founded in 2013 by Guido Santandrea, Astrid Korporaal, and Francesca von Zedtwitz-Arnim, Almanac is a nonprofit space with locations in London and Turin. Initially based in…

• Triennale Milano unveils new logo and visual identity by Swiss studio NORM institutional

  The Triennale di Milano has adopted a new logo and visual identity designed by Zurich-based studio NORM, founded by Dimitri Bruni and Manuel Krebs. The logo features a 'T' formed…

• Vittorio Sgarbi appointed President of MART in Trento and Rovereto institutional

  On February 15, 2019, Maurizio Fugatti, the President of the Autonomous Province of Trento, announced Vittorio Sgarbi's new role as President of MART – the Museum of Modern and…

• Lisson Gallery opens fifth space in Shanghai on March 22 institutional

  Lisson Gallery, founded in London in 1967 by Nicholas Logsdail, will open its fifth location in Shanghai on March 22, 2019. The new space is housed in a former 1930s warehouse on…

• FAAP Opens Postgraduate Arts Programs for 2019 Academic Year institutional

  Applications are now open for postgraduate arts programs at the Fundação Armando Álvares Penteado (FAAP), set to commence in March 2019. The offerings include Curatorial Studies…

• Christine Kuan on Building a Career in the Art World institutional

  Christine Kuan, CEO of Sotheby's Institute of Art and Director of its New York campus, highlights the institution's pioneering role in art market studies. The Institute was the…

• Eugenio Viola appointed Chief Curator of MAMBO in Bogotá institutional

  Italian curator Eugenio Viola has been named Chief Curator of the MAMBO – Museo de Arte Moderno de Bogotá in Colombia, as announced on his Facebook profile. He will leave his…

• NABA opens new campus in Rome, expanding from Milan institutional

  NABA Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti is opening a new campus in Rome's Garbatella district, its first expansion beyond Milan. The Rome campus will launch in October with three-year…

• Vittorio Sgarbi Appointed President of Fondazione Canova Onlus institutional

  Vittorio Sgarbi has been named President of the Board of Directors of the Fondazione Canova Onlus in Possagno, Treviso. The appointment was announced by the city's mayor, Valerio…

• Uffizi Galleries Report Record 4.15 Million Visitors and €34M Revenue in 2018 institutional

  The Uffizi Galleries in Florence, directed by Eike Schmidt, reported record results for 2018, with 4,153,101 visitors (up 6% from 2017) and revenues exceeding €34 million, a 112%…

• Santa Maria della Scala director Daniele Pittèri departs, museum faces uncertain future institutional

  On February 1, 2019, Daniele Pittèri will step down as the director of the Santa Maria della Scala museum complex in Siena after failing to reach a contract renewal agreement with…

• Castello del Buonconsiglio undergoes major reinstallation, new exhibitions unveiled institutional

  The Castello del Buonconsiglio in Trento is undergoing a comprehensive reinstallation of its exhibition spaces, with new displays and a reorganized visitor experience. Director…

• Museo Pecci di Prato svela la programmazione 2019 institutional

  Il Museo Pecci di Prato ha annunciato la sua programmazione per il 2019, con un focus su performance, design e giovani artisti. Tra gli eventi principali, il re-enactment della…

• Fonderia Battaglia relocates to Lambrate, bringing KURA project institutional

  After over a century in Via Stilicone, Fonderia Artistica Battaglia is moving to Via Oslavia 17 in Milan's Lambrate district by the end of February 2019. The historic foundry,…

• Rockefeller Bellagio Center and Jumex Foundation announce 2020 Latin American artists residency institutional

  The Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center, located in Bellagio, Italy, has partnered with the Mexican Fundación Jumex Arte Contemporáneo to host the Arts & Literary Arts…

• MOCA Los Angeles chiude il Pacific Design Center dopo 20 anni institutional

  Il MOCA Pacific Design Center di West Hollywood chiuderà al pubblico al termine della mostra 'One Day at a Time: Kahlil Joseph’s Fly Paper'. L'avamposto del Museum of Contemporary…

• MASP Receives 21 Works from 19 Afro-Brazilian Artists, Marking 2018 Afro-Atlantic Histories Program institutional

  The Museu de Arte de São Paulo (MASP) has enriched its permanent collection with 21 pieces created by 19 Afro-Brazilian artists, courtesy of donations linked to its 2018…

• Marco Tonelli Appointed New Director of Palazzo Collicola in Spoleto institutional

  Marco Tonelli, who was born in Rome in 1971, has taken over as the artistic director of Palazzo Collicola in Spoleto, following Gianluca Marziani's tenure. Previously, he served…