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Ponthus Hulten Takes Helm at Palazzo Grassi After Los Angeles Stint

institutional · 2026-04-24

Ponthus Hulten, former director of the Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, has assumed leadership of the Palazzo Grassi in Venice after four years in Los Angeles, where he contributed to the creation of the Museum of Contemporary Art. Last summer, he organized the exhibition "Futurisme, Futurismes" at Palazzo Grassi. A French-language catalog of the show was published by Éditions du Chemin Vert.

Key facts

  • Ponthus Hulten is the former director of the Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris.
  • He spent four years in Los Angeles working on the creation of the Museum of Contemporary Art.
  • He is now director of the Palazzo Grassi in Venice.
  • He organized the exhibition 'Futurisme, Futurismes' at Palazzo Grassi last summer.
  • A French-language catalog of the exhibition was published by Éditions du Chemin Vert.

Entities

Artists

  • Ponthus Hulten

Institutions

  • Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris
  • Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
  • Palazzo Grassi
  • Éditions du Chemin Vert

Locations

  • Los Angeles
  • Venice

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