Politics and cultural heritage - Finestre sull'Arte

Art historians and Goldin... why criticize him?

A few evenings ago I was discussing one of the topics that are in vogue when you find yourself having an aperitif with friends who have the same passion for art history as you, namely, yet another gimmick of Marco Goldin, who has always been seen as ...
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Giancarlo Galan chairman of the Culture Commission: if anyone feels like commenting...

Some of our friends, readers, and Facebook fans have asked us why we have lavished words on the appointments of Massimo Bray and Ilaria Borletti Buitoni but have made no comment on the appointment of Giancarlo Galan as chairman of the House Cul...
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Ilaria Borletti Buitoni's disconcerting statements on MiBAC and volunteerism

For days now, the controversy over the Night of Museums, the event to be held on Saturday, May 18, has been lingering: through a Facebook post (later removed), the Ministry of Cultural Heritage in fact had asked for the support of volunteer organizat...
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Massimo Bray: an excellent start

Massimo Bray 's tenure at the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities certainly got off to the best possible start. In the meantime, he has shown his closeness to the art historians who will gather in L'Aquila this Sunday, May 5, for an even...
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Some thoughts on the appointment of Massimo Bray as minister of cultural heritage

In the end, the name that was chosen for the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities was that of Massimo Bray: originally from Lecce, born in 1959, the newly appointed minister studied in Florence, lives in Rome, and among his professional exper...
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Why Ilaria Borletti Buitoni should NOT become minister

In these hours during which the shortlist of names that will govern (so to speak) the country in the coming times is being composed (and, of course, it will be a government from which one should not expect the slightest change, given the names circul...
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