Four New Directors Appointed for Key Museums in Piedmont, Italy

Four new directors have been appointed to lead major cultural institutions in Piedmont, Italy, as announced by Elena De Filippis, director of the regional institute of the Ministry of Culture. The appointments cover Palazzo Carignano, Villa della Regina, Castello di Moncalieri, and Castello di Racconigi. Angela Maria Rita Farruggia, an architect with a PhD from Politecnico di Torino, takes over Palazzo Carignano, which houses the Museo Nazionale del Risorgimento Italiano. Chiara Teolato, an art historian with a PhD from Roma Tre University and a master's from SDA Bocconi, moves from Palazzo Carignano to Villa della Regina, a 17th-century villa on the Turin hills. Riccardo Vitale, an architect from Politecnico di Torino, shifts from Castello di Racconigi to Castello di Moncalieri, while retaining direction of Forte di Gavi. Alessandra Giovannini Luca, a PhD in Museology and lecturer at Università degli Studi di Torino, becomes director of Castello di Racconigi, where she previously managed collections. The directors were selected from Ministry technical staff and will serve three-year terms. De Filippis noted that the appointments come at a promising time, with the museums preparing to apply for PNRR funds and seeing renewed public interest post-pandemic.