Centro Pecci director Fabio Cavallucci's contract renewal uncertain before reopening

The future of Fabio Cavallucci as director of the Centro per l'Arte Contemporanea Luigi Pecci in Prato is uncertain as his contract expires in spring 2017, just days before the museum's inaugural exhibition. Foundation president Irene Sanesi downplays rumors of a dismissal, citing the new board's short tenure since spring 2016 and the need for mutual evaluation. Cavallucci denies feeling disheartened, attributing the delay to time constraints amid reopening preparations. Potential successors include Lorenzo Giusti (director of MAN Nuoro and AMACI board member), Sergio Risaliti (founder of Palazzo delle Papesse and MARCA Catanzaro), and Tommaso Sacchi (culture advisor for Florence mayor Nardella, with experience at Venice and Berlin biennales). Cavallucci, born 1961, previously directed the Ujazdowski Castle in Warsaw, Trento's Galleria Civica, coordinated Manifesta 2008, and led the Carrara International Sculpture Biennale in 2010.