Marco Biscione appointed director of M9 Museum in Mestre

Marco Biscione, born in Rome in 1958, has been selected as the director of M9, the ambitious museum project by Fondazione Venezia in Mestre, which cost over €110 million and is set to open in December 2018. The selection process involved PRAXI S.p.A., a consulting firm specializing in executive search, which presented a shortlist of ten candidates to a commission. The commission included Alberto Ferlenga, Gianni Toniolo, Amerigo Restucci, Giovanni Dell'Olivo, Valerio Zingarelli, Gabriella Belli, and Giuseppe Barbieri. Biscione's career includes roles at the European Commission's Directorate-General for Education and Culture from 2002 to 2006, as a national expert seconded by the Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities. Until 2009, he served as the reference for the General Secretariat of Mibac for European Union programs in culture. He directed the Civic Museums of Udine from 2010 to 2014 and was appointed director of the MAO, the Museum of Oriental Art in Turin, in 2015. The director's responsibilities will range from building programming to coordinating and monitoring all activities, ensuring high standards in management, communication, educational innovation, and technology, and fostering active user participation. The director will receive an annual gross salary of €100,000. The official announcement will be made at a press conference on Friday, July 27, 2018, at 12:00, with president Giampietro Brunello present.