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• Piersandra Di Matteo appointed new director of Short Theatre festival institutional

  Piersandra Di Matteo, a curator and scholar known for her dramaturgical collaborations with Romeo Castellucci and her work on the Atlas Of Transitions project, has been appointed…

• Uffizi director invites students to skip school for museum visit institutional

  On January 21, 2021, Eike Schmidt, director of the Uffizi Galleries in Florence, provoked controversy by inviting students to skip school and visit the museum instead. Speaking at…

• Italy Establishes Permanent Table for Cultural Workers' Protection institutional

  Italian Minister of Culture Dario Franceschini has signed a decree establishing a permanent working group (Tavolo permanente) for professionals in museums, archives, and…

• MAXXI hosts online conference on tax relief for cultural expenses in Italy institutional

  The MAXXI Foundation in Rome organized an online conference titled 'La defiscalizzazione delle spese della cultura: scenario e proposte operative' (Tax relief for cultural…

• Castello di Rivoli transforms into vaccination center in pilot project institutional

  The Castello di Rivoli – Museo d’Arte Contemporanea in Piedmont, Italy, is repurposing 10,000 square meters of its third floor as a COVID-19 vaccination center. The pilot project,…

• Italian Museums Reopen in Yellow Zones with Partial Access institutional

  From January 18, 2021, museums in Italian 'yellow zones' reopened on weekdays after being closed since November 3, 2020, due to COVID-19 restrictions. The partial reopening drew…

• John G. Hampton becomes first Indigenous director of a Canadian public art gallery institutional

  The Mackenzie Art Gallery in Regina, Saskatchewan, has appointed John G. Hampton as its new executive director and CEO, making him the first Indigenous person to lead a public art…

• MAXXI Launches 2021 High-Formation Courses with Online and In-Person Options institutional

  MAXXI – the National Museum of 21st Century Arts in Rome – has launched MAXXI Know-How 2021, building on a program that started in 2017 and has already engaged over 800…

• MORE MUSEUM: Italian museum directors convene online to chart post-pandemic future institutional

  In January 2021, a virtual gathering took place for 40 directors and representatives from Italian museums during the MORE MUSEUM conference, facilitated by the culture department…

• CDP's Art Collection: From Industrial Heritage to Future Vision institutional

  Sabrina Fiorino, who leads Arte e Cultura at Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP), reflects on the development of the company’s art collection at its headquarters in Rome, which dates…

• Valentino Catricalà to Lead SODA Gallery in Manchester institutional

  Starting January 15, Valentino Catricalà, a 37-year-old curator from Rome, will take the helm at SODA Gallery in Manchester. Established in September 2021 with a £35 million…

• Alberto Dambruoso resigns from Umberto Boccioni Foundation over temporary museum dispute institutional

  Alberto Dambruoso, art historian and former vice president of the Fondazione Umberto Boccioni, announced his resignation on November 12, 2020, distancing himself from the…

• Almine Rech Opens Second Paris Gallery on Avenue Matignon institutional

  Almine Rech, the gallery founded by Almine Rech-Picasso in Paris in 1997, will open a second Parisian location on January 21 at 18 Avenue Matignon, near the Grand Palais and…

• France launches Grand Palais Immersif agency for digital exhibitions institutional

  France has launched Grand Palais Immersif, a new entity under Réunion des Musées Nationaux – Grand Palais (Rmn-GP), aimed at creating large-scale digital exhibitions. This…

• Louvre visitor numbers collapse 72% in 2020, losing €90 million institutional

  The Louvre Museum in Paris saw a catastrophic 72% drop in visitors in 2020, with only 2.7 million admissions compared to 9.6 million in 2019. The pandemic forced the museum to…

• Judith Waldmann Appointed Curator at Kunsthaus Merano institutional

  Judith Waldmann, who hails from Tübingen and was born in 1985, has been appointed as the new curator for contemporary art at Kunsthaus Merano, taking over from Christiane Rekade.…

• Onofrio Cutaia Appointed Director General for Contemporary Creativity at MiBACT institutional

  Onofrio Cutaia, who hails from Catania and was born in 1959, has been designated as the Director General for Contemporary Creativity at Italy's Ministry for Cultural Heritage and…

• ImagoMuseum, nuovo polo museale a Pescara nell'Ex Banco di Napoli institutional

  La Fondazione PescarAbruzzo sta per aprire l'ImagoMuseum a Pescara, all'interno dell'Ex Banco di Napoli in Corso Umberto I. L'edificio razionalista, acquistato nel 2013 per 5…

• T MUB: First Temporary Museum Dedicated to Umberto Boccioni to Open in Morciano di Romagna institutional

  A new museum dedicated to Umberto Boccioni, the Futurist pioneer, is being established in Morciano di Romagna, province of Rimini, the birthplace of the artist's parents. The…

• Italian museums' educational departments pivot to digital during lockdown institutional

  The article examines how three Italian museums—Museo del Novecento in Milan, Gallerie degli Uffizi in Florence, and MAXXI in Rome—adapted their educational programs during the…

• Marco Sammicheli and Damiano Gullì Appointed Curators at Triennale Milano institutional

  Triennale Milano has appointed Marco Sammicheli as curator of Design, Fashion, and Crafts and Superintendent of the Museo del Design Italiano, and Damiano Gullì as Head Curator of…

• American Bookbinders Museum Extends Holiday Greetings institutional

  The American Bookbinders Museum shared a holiday message, wishing recipients well during the season. This communication originated from the institution's platform in San…

• Fondazione Forma per la Fotografia leaves Milan physical venue institutional

  Fondazione Forma per la Fotografia, founded by Roberto Koch, is closing its physical space in via Meravigli, Milan, after ten years of activity. The foundation hosted 120…

• Romeo Castellucci named Grand Invité at Triennale Milano for four years institutional

  Romeo Castellucci, the Cesena-born artist who won the Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale and is a Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres of the French Republic, has been appointed…

• Fabio Fornasari on Museo Tolomeo and Inclusive Art Education institutional

  Architect Fabio Fornasari, curator of the Museo Tolomeo in Bologna, discusses the museum's origins and its approach to multisensory and inclusive art spaces. The museum opened in…

• Reflections on Social Media Management in Museum Contexts institutional

  A museum professional reflects on ten years of experience managing social media for cultural institutions, drawing parallels between personal growth and professional development.…

• Carlo Orsi Elected President of Amici di Brera institutional

  Carlo Orsi, a prominent Milanese gallerist, has been elected President of Amici di Brera Onlus, the association supporting the Brera Palace and Civic Museums since 1926. Orsi,…

• Nafasi on Center: Pittsburgh's New Cultural Hub for Black Artists institutional

  Nafasi on Center, a new cultural hub exclusively for Black artists, opened in November 2020 in Pittsburgh's Hill District. The center, whose name means "opportunity" in Swahili,…

• Johnson Study Group demands MoMA remove Philip Johnson's name institutional

  The Museum of Modern Art in New York has received a formal request from the Johnson Study Group to strip architect Philip Johnson's name from its buildings and titles due to his…

• Intesa Sanpaolo launches executive course for cultural managers institutional

  Intesa Sanpaolo's Progetto Cultura has initiated its inaugural executive program focused on the Management of Artistic and Cultural Heritage and Corporate Collections, designed to…

• ICOM Italy Urges Government to Reopen Museums Amid COVID-19 institutional

  On November 30, 2020, ICOM Italy launched an appeal to Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, Culture Minister Dario Franceschini, and Health Minister Roberto Speranza to reopen museums…

• Humboldt University Hosts 7th Doctoral Forum on East European Art History institutional

  The 7th International Forum for Doctoral Candidates focusing on East European Art History is scheduled for May 6-7, 2021, at the Humboldt University’s Institute for Art and Image…

• Valentina Tanni Appointed to Board of Rome's Quadriennale Foundation institutional

  On November 23, 2020, Italian Culture Minister Dario Franceschini appointed Valentina Tanni to the board of directors of the Fondazione La Quadriennale di Roma. This decision adds…

• Forum dell’Arte Contemporanea campaign #arteculturabenicomuni concludes with over 100 participants institutional

  The Forum dell’Arte Contemporanea launched the #arteculturabenicomuni campaign in October 2020 to denounce the critical state of the visual arts sector. The campaign invited…

• Silvio Frota Funds Fortaleza Photography Museum's Educational Focus Amid Public Funding Gap institutional

  Silvio Frota, director of the Museu da Fotografia Fortaleza (MFF), personally covers two-thirds of the institution's budget, emphasizing its educational mission over its…

• France to reopen museums and cultural venues on December 15 institutional

  French President Emmanuel Macron announced the reopening of museums, theaters, and cinemas starting December 15, following a four-week lockdown that began October 29. The…

• Museo Tattile Omero: la sfida del tatto in pandemia institutional

  Aldo Grassini, ideatore e presidente del Museo Tattile Statale Omero di Ancona, racconta come il museo, nato per abbattere barriere culturali per non vedenti, ha affrontato la…

• Andy Picci Mentorship at Istituto Marangoni Florence institutional

  Istituto Marangoni, a fashion and design school founded in 1935 with campuses in Milan, Florence, Paris, London, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Mumbai, and Miami, has launched a special…

• Massimo Bray appointed culture councillor for Apulia region institutional

  Massimo Bray, former Italian Minister of Culture and current director of the Treccani Encyclopedia Foundation, has been appointed as the new councillor for Culture and Tourism for…

• Beatriz Lemos Appointed Adjuvant Curator at MAM Rio Following Open Call institutional

  Beatriz Lemos has been appointed as the new adjuvant curator at the Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro (MAM Rio), selected from 139 applicants. She holds a master's in Social…