Italy names 10 new directors for major museums and archaeological parks

As part of the Franceschini reform, Italy's Ministry of Cultural Heritage has named ten new directors for prominent museums and archaeological parks. This group consists of six archaeologists and four art historians, with a gender balance of six men and four women, including three officials from within the ministry and two who have returned from overseas. Minister Dario Franceschini highlighted the acknowledgment of Italy's excellence in this selection. The newly appointed directors are: Daniela Porro (Museo Nazionale Romano), Simone Verde (Complesso Monumentale della Pilotta, Parma), Filippo Maria Gambari (Museo della Civiltà, Rome), Valentino Nizzo (Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia, Rome), Andreina Contessa (Museo Storico e Parco del Castello di Miramare, Trieste), Adele Campanelli (Parco Archeologico dei Campi Flegrei, Naples), Rita Paris (Parco Archeologico dell'Appia Antica, Rome), Francesco Sirano (Parco Archeologico di Ercolano, Naples), Fabrizio Delussu (Parco Archeologico di Ostia Antica, Rome), and Andrea Bruciati (Villa Adriana and Villa d'Este, Tivoli). Their appointments are effective immediately.