Florence: new artistic director and a cafeteria for the Museo Novecento

The collection and exhibitions of the Museo Novecento in Florence will be curated by Sergio Risaliti, the new artistic director who takes over from Valentina Gensini. Gensini will be in charge, however, of projects related to the Murate.

In addition, the Leopoldine building, i.e., the complex that houses the museum, will be enhanced by a cafeteria whose construction will begin in the spring and is scheduled to open in the summer. The cost of the intervention is close to 270,000 euros. The cafeteria will be connected to the museum both from inside and outside, under the portico, in the premises of an old travel agency, in a strategic location between the square and Via dei Fossi, in the center of a strong passage of people. The hope is that it will also serve as an “anti-degradation garrison.”

Dario Nardella, mayor of Florence and councilor for culture, says, “We are redesigning and enhancing more and more the Museo Novecento. Alongside the permanent collection, in fact, we have been flanking temporary exhibitions with contemporary visual and performing artists for some time, and the museum in recent years has expanded with new exhibition rooms. A new social space, such as a cafeteria, brings it closer to even European models of modern and contemporary art museums.”

“We are delighted to entrust Risaliti with the new artistic direction,” the mayor adds, "certain that his valuable collaboration with the municipality, which has been going on for several years, can only bring new energy and enthusiasm to the museum reality."

“The new cafeteria,” the first citizen concludes, "will be built on the premises of an old tourist agency and will also serve visitors to the square in addition to those to the museum. A bit like the cafeteria of Palazzo Vecchio does, which simultaneously enhanced the civic museum and increased services for citizens and tourists who pass through the courtyards of the Palace, a real ’civic’ square inside Piazza della Signoria. The cafeteria’s location, right under the portico, will also serve as an anti-degradation garrison."

Ph. Credit Pietro Prosperi

Florence: new artistic director and a cafeteria for the Museo Novecento

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