Alessandro Bollo appointed senior project manager of Milan's Fabbrica del Vapore
Alessandro Bollo, who previously led the Polo del '900 foundation in Turin, has taken on the role of senior project manager at Fabbrica del Vapore in Milan. His responsibility is to create a management model aimed at reorganizing the cultural venue owned by the Municipality of Milan. Culture councilor Tommaso Sacchi envisions it as a center for creativity and youth initiatives. Born in 1972, Bollo co-founded the Fitzcarraldo Foundation and has written extensively on cultural management. He directed Polo del '900 until this year and currently heads Officina della Scrittura in Turin. The summer initiative Vapore d'estate, running from July 7 to October 2, 2023, showcases various artistic projects curated by Marta Bianchi, Laura Marcolini, and Maria Paola Zedda.
Key facts
- Alessandro Bollo appointed senior project manager of Fabbrica del Vapore, Milan
- Bollo was former director of Polo del '900 foundation in Turin
- He will develop a technical-financial management model for the space
- Fabbrica del Vapore is owned by the Municipality of Milan and managed by Direzione Cultura – Unità Progetti Speciali
- Bollo co-founded Fitzcarraldo Foundation and co-authored UNESCO's Global Handbook For Measuring Cultural Participation
- He contributed to Matera's European Capital of Culture 2019 bid
- Bollo also became president of Officina della Scrittura, first museum dedicated to sign and writing
- Vapore d'estate summer program runs July 7 to October 2, 2023, with project curated by Marta Bianchi, Laura Marcolini, and Maria Paola Zedda
Entities
Artists
- Alessandro Bollo
- Tommaso Sacchi
- Emiliano Paoletti
- Marta Bianchi
- Laura Marcolini
- Maria Paola Zedda
- Studio Azzurro
- Ariella Vidach
- AiEP
- Careof
- Francesco Bertocco
- Fatima Bianchi
- Elisa Caldana
- Daniele Costa
- Irene Dionisio
- Elisabetta Falanga
- Roberto Fassone
- Giovanni Giaretta
- Miriam Gili
- Mati Jhurr
- Jacopo Miliani
- Alessandro Sambini
- Elisa Strinna
- Natalia Trejbalova
- mdi ensemble
- Alvin Lucier
- Fragile artists
- Fattoria Vittadini
- Viafarini
- Pól McLernon
- Einstürzende Neubauten
Institutions
- Fabbrica del Vapore
- Comune di Milano
- Direzione Cultura – Unità Progetti Speciali
- Fondazione Polo del ‘900
- Fondazione Fitzcarraldo
- UNESCO
- ICOM Italia
- Biennale Democrazia
- Economia della Cultura
- Officina della Scrittura
- Careof
- Viafarini
- VIR Viafarini-in-residence
- Artribune
Locations
- Milan
- Italy
- Turin
- Matera
- Kosovo
- via Procaccini 4