Carla Morogallo appointed first female director of Triennale Milano

Carla Morogallo, born in Gioia Tauro in 1980, has been named the new general director of Triennale Milano, becoming the first woman to hold the position. She began her career at Triennale as a young intern after university, developing a broad expertise in both cultural and managerial aspects. Morogallo emphasizes the importance of balancing financial sustainability with cultural quality, rejecting any subordination between budget and artistic value. She advocates for merit and opportunity, noting that her gender brings different experiences in male-dominated relationships, and she prefers the title 'direttrice' in Italian. Under her leadership, Triennale has launched a Membership and Patron Program based on qualitative and quantitative research, offering four tiers of engagement for the public and a more participatory role for patrons, including exclusive dialogues with curators and visits to international institutions like Fondation Cartier and Art Basel Miami. Upcoming exhibitions include a major retrospective on Mangiarotti in mid-January, a retrospective on 20th-century painting from the 1990s to contemporary in autumn, a retrospective on Arte Povera in May, and 'Home Sweet Home' curated by Nina Bassoli. In 2024, there will be retrospectives on Nivola and Fiorucci, and a monograph on Alessandro Mendini. The centenary of Triennale will feature extraordinary performances, starting with Romeo Castellucci in May.