Italian Minister of Culture Alessandro Giuli has appointed new directors for several major state museums and cultural institutions, based on proposals submitted by the selection committee by the July 15th deadline. The appointments are:
Andreina Contessa: Galleria dell’Accademia di Firenze and Musei del Bargello (Florence).
Francesco Sirano: Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli (National Archaeological Museum, Naples).
Federica Rinaldi: Museo Nazionale Romano (National Roman Museum, Rome).
Paola D’Agostino: Musei Reali di Torino (Royal Museums, Turin).
Simone Quilici: Parco Archeologico del Colosseo (Colosseum Archaeological Park, Rome).
The appointments were confirmed in an official statement released by the Ministry of Culture (MiC).