Venice Museum Appoints Under-40 Directors Across Veneto Museums

Palazzo Grimani, part of the Polo Museale del Veneto, has announced Valeria Finocchi (born 1983) as its new director, succeeding Daniele Ferrara who led the museum since 2014. Finocchi, previously responsible for educational services and collections, stated she trained under Ferrara and aims to expand the museum's knowledge by offering behind-the-scenes content. The appointment is part of a series of recent nominations of under-40 or forty-something directors across the Veneto museum network. Federico Bonfanti (born 1980), formerly an archaeologist at the Direzione regionale Musei Molise, becomes director of the Museo Nazionale Concordiese in Portogruaro and the Museo Nazionale di Archeologia del Mare in Caorle. Maria Letizia Pulcini (born 1979), previously an archaeologist at the Polo Museale della Sardegna, now directs the Museo Archeologico Nazionale della Laguna di Venezia. Additionally, Marta Boscolo (Museo d'Arte Orientale a Ca' Pesaro), Claudia Cremonini (Galleria Giorgio Franchetti a Ca' d'Oro), Marianna Bressan (Museo e Area Archeologica di Altino), and Loretta Zega (Museo Nazionale di Villa Pisani a Stra) have been confirmed in their roles.