MACTE Termoli's New Director Caterina Riva on Post-Lockdown Plans

Caterina Riva, the new director of MACTE Termoli, outlines the museum's autumn 2020 plans as it navigates the post-COVID landscape. The museum, which celebrated its first anniversary in spring 2020, saw a significant increase in visitor access to exhibition areas after reopening, compensating for the suspension of seminar activities. President Paolo De Matteis Larivera noted that free admission correlated with higher catalog sales, indicating visitor willingness to support the museum. Riva plans a calendar of meetings exploring the MACTE collection and introducing new contemporary art languages, with the goal of launching the exhibition program in early 2021. She emphasizes the need for responsible and reactive management, digitalization as a new artistic language, and continued curation of physical experiences. Riva calls on politicians to prioritize culture and its workers. She recommends Zadie Smith's 'Intimations' (Italian edition 'Questa strana e incontenibile stagione'), a collection of essays on anxiety, art, and politics written during lockdown against the backdrop of US racial tensions.