Minister Sangiuliano today at the Palazzo Citterio construction site: By 2024 it must be open

Culture Minister Gennaro Sangiuliano made a second visit to Milan today along with Mayor Giuseppe Sala to check on the progress of work at the construction site of Palazzo Citterio, which will be destined to house the contemporary collections of the Brera Art Gallery. Sangiuliano, accompanied by MiC Secretary General Mario Turetta, Director General of Museums Massimo Osanna, Director General of Archaeology Fine Arts and Landscape Luigi La Rocca, Chief of Cabinet Francesco Giglioli and Deputy Chief of Cabinet Donato Luciano was welcomed by museum director James Bradburne, MiC Regional Secretary for Lombardy Francesca Furst and ABAP Superintendent for the metropolitan city of Milan Emanuela Carpani.

“This is the second visit after the one last May 3, held again with Mayor Sala, with whom there is maximum unity of purpose in wanting to quickly complete the work and finally conclude a shameful affair that now dates back more than 50 years, when Palazzo Citterio was acquired to expand the spaces of the Brera Art Gallery,” the minister said. “Precisely in order to emphasize the urgency, I wanted the top leadership of the Ministry with me, since Palazzo Citterio is part of the major project with which we aim to double the spaces of some of the nation’s iconic museums: the Pinacoteca di Brera, the Uffizi and the National Archaeological Museum in Naples. By 2024 this building must be open to the public. I have spurred all officials so that this goal will be achieved. In any case, on December 25, Christmas Day, I will be in Milan for a new inspection.”

The minister then took stock with Mayor Sala of the status of work on the Museum of Resistance, which is scheduled to open by the end of 2025. The Ministry of Culture has allocated 25 million euros for its construction.

Minister Sangiuliano today at the Palazzo Citterio construction site: By 2024 it must be open

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