Turin, Emiliano Paoletti is the new director of the Polo del '900

Emiliano Paoletti is the new director of Turin ’s Polo del ’900, who will replace Alessandro Bollo as of April 1 at the end of his dual term. Paoletti was appointed by the Board following final interviews.

Born in Rome in 1974 and a graduate in Contemporary History from the University of Bologna, he has distinguished himself as a cultural planner, leading the recovery of the Slaughterhouse at Testaccio in Rome and contributing to major urban regeneration projects, including 104 in Paris and Base Milano. For nearly two decades he has worked on the production of major events, such as festivals, art biennials, exhibitions, and concerts. Former Secretary General of the Biennale of Young Artists of Europe and the Mediterranean, based in Turin and producer of major international festivals such as Enzimi, FotoGrafia and Letterature in Rome. He boasts numerous international collaborations in Europe, as well as the United States and China. A longtime director of Zone Attive, an events company of the Palazzo delle Esposizioni, an institution for which he recently served as coordinator of the Slaughterhouse. He has also worked with the Department of Culture of Roma Capitale, for which he was Head of the Secretariat in the period 2017-2021.

Since 2016, the Polo del ’900 has been a cultural center dedicated to the twentieth century and current events: a multifunctional space open to citizenship with special attention to the new generations. Housed in the Juvarrian complex of the Quartieri Militari, the Polo del ’900 is articulated in the buildings of San Daniele and San Celso, which in more than 8,000 square meters in total house a museum, spaces for events, exhibitions and performances, a library, classrooms for teaching, children’s area, conference rooms, an outdoor cinema, a mini cinema and 9 kilometers of archives.

Turin, Emiliano Paoletti is the new director of the Polo del '900

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