Peggy Guggenheim Collection director Karole Vail on record attendance and future exhibitions

Karole Vail, director of the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice, reports a record 427,000 visitors in 2017, the highest in the museum's history. In an interview, she discusses maintaining high exhibition standards, strengthening partnerships with local institutions like the Comune di Venezia, Università Ca' Foscari, Palazzo Grassi, and the Regione del Veneto, and giving greater visibility to female artists. Upcoming exhibitions include a Josef Albers show opening May 19, 2018, a retrospective on Osvaldo Licini curated by Luca Massimo Barbero starting September 22, 2018, and a 2019 program marking the 40th anniversary of Peggy Guggenheim's death, featuring a Jean Arp exhibition. Vail also highlights the museum's efforts to engage local residents, such as the annual Settimana dei veneziani with free admission for Venetians.