Villa Croce in Genoa seeks curator via public call
The Fondazione Palazzo Ducale and Genoa's Assessorato alla Cultura are announcing a public search for a curator at the Museo d'Arte Contemporanea Villa Croce. This two-year position, starting on January 1, 2018, offers an annual salary of €35,000. The new appointee will take over from Ilaria Bonacossa, who has moved on to Artissima. Key duties involve creating a viable exhibition schedule, enhancing networking, promoting partnerships, boosting fundraising efforts, and overseeing the marketing of exhibitions and collections, which feature 4,000 contemporary artworks. Interested candidates must submit their applications, including a CV and three documents, by 5 PM on June 8, 2017. A selection committee will review the applications and interview the leading candidates.
Key facts
- Museo d'Arte Contemporanea Villa Croce seeks a curator via a public call published by Fondazione Palazzo Ducale.
- The contract is for two years starting January 1, 2018, with an annual gross salary of €35,000.
- The selected curator replaces Ilaria Bonacossa, who left to direct Artissima after four years.
- Responsibilities include exhibition programming, fundraising, international networking, and promotion.
- The museum holds 4,000 works of contemporary art, including Italian and foreign pieces, with a focus on Genoese and Ligurian art.
- The collection also includes Italian graphic art from the second half of the 20th century and the Maria Cernuschi Ghiringhelli fund.
- Applications are due by 5 PM on June 8, 2017, and must include a CV and three specific documents.
- A committee of experts and directors will evaluate applications and conduct oral interviews.
Entities
Artists
- Ilaria Bonacossa
- Maria Cernuschi Ghiringhelli
Institutions
- Museo d'Arte Contemporanea Villa Croce
- Fondazione Palazzo Ducale
- Assessorato alla Cultura del Comune di Genova
- Artissima
- Comune di Genova
- Open
Locations
- Genoa
- Italy