Italian Ministry of Culture Opens €2M Fund for Small Museums

The Italian Ministry of Culture, led by Minister Gennaro Sangiuliano, has allocated €2 million to support small non-state museums. The fund, managed by the Direzione Generale Musei, is open to regional, provincial, civic, or private museums with annual revenues under €20,000, run by public entities or non-profits, and without state funding in the last two years. Deadline: June 16, 2023. Meanwhile, BAW Bolzano Art Weeks (Sept 29–Oct 8) invites artists to submit projects on the theme 'play_ground,' with five grants available (deadline June 8). The Museo del Figurino storico in Calenzano seeks a scientific director for a three-year term starting July 1, 2023 (deadline June 13). The Art Newspaper is hiring an art market editor for a one-year maternity cover in London, starting August 2023 (deadline June 14). Finally, Fondazione Scuola Patrimonio, in collaboration with ICOM Italia, offers training for 60 museum professionals (curators, registrars, educators, communicators) via the Toolkit for Museum project (deadline June 27).