Lorenzo Bini Smaghi Appointed President of Centro Pecci in Prato

Lorenzo Bini Smaghi, who previously served as an executive at the European Central Bank, has been named the new president of the Centro per l'Arte Contemporanea Luigi Pecci in Prato, Italy. This appointment comes two years after Cristiana Perrella took on the role of director. The board for this three-year term includes Gherardo Biagioni, Edoardo Donatini, Jacopo Gori, and Alessio Marco Ranaldo. Born in Florence in 1956, Bini Smaghi is currently the chair of Société Générale and was the inaugural president of Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi from 2006 to 2016. The center's programming for 2020 includes the exhibition 'The Missing Planet,' which features a dual opening on April 2, 2020, with 'Domus Aurea' and 'Protext!', in addition to solo shows for Simone Forti and Chiara Fumai, along with various public programs and performances.