Open CallCurating the Collection

Simona Brunetti

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Ilenia D’Ascoli

After graduating in Museology from the DAMS of the University of Bologna, Ilenia D’Ascoli graduated from the School of Specialization in Historical Artistic Heritage of Siena with a thesis in Museum Management dedicated to the relationship between culture and development. She has been working for MAXXI Arte since 2010, dealing in particular with the Collection and following the general coordination of the exhibitions, the focuses on individual authors, the promotion and enhancement of the heritage and the programme of acquisitions of the works and their cataloguing.

Pippo Ciorra

Senior Curator MAXXI Architettura

Born in Formia in 1955, in 1982 he graduated from the faculty of architecture of Roma-La Sapienza University. In 1991, he completed a PhD at the IUAV of Venice. From 1982 to 1995 he taught at the faculties of Venice and Rome, and since 1987 he has been visiting professor at Ohio State University and other universities of North America. Since 1995 he has taught Architectural Composition at the faculty of architecture of Ascoli Piceno – university of Camerino. He is director and professor of a number of interuniversity master courses and coordinates the International PhD Villard d’Honnecour. He was a member of the Regional Commission for the Cultural Heritage of Le Marche. Besides being senior curator of the MAXXI Museum, he is also advisor for the Medaglia d’oro all’architettura italiana award of the Milan Triennial as well as for the Mies van der Rohe Award of the MVDR foundation. Since 1981, he has been working with general and specialist journals and magazines and for the National radio. He is a member of the Casabella editorial committee. He is the author of a number of essays and researches on contemporary cities, as well as of monographic studies.

Prisca Cupellini

Graduated from the D.A.M.S in Bologna and specialised at the LUISS Business School in Art and Heritage Management. She began her professional career at Codess Cultura before joining MAXXI in 2007 where she launched, developed and coordinated the Fondazione’s digital presence, activities that have brought the museum recognition, both national (ICOM Italia Prize 2012 for the best use of social media) and international (People’s Lovie Award and Lovie Award Bronze 2015 for the new web site). In 2015 she conceived and curated the first edition of the international convention Digital Think-in. The digital voice of museums. She is the head of the Communications and Digital Office. She periodically teaches at universities and other educational institutions.

Eleonora Farina

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Giulia Ferracci

Is a curator based in Rome where in 2004 she gained her postgraduate degree on the thesis ‘Action and performance Between 60’70 in Central America’. Between 2004 and 2006 she worked at MACRO Museum, Rome. Starting from 2006 up to 2010 she collaborated with DARC – Direzione per l’Arte Contemporanea. Currently she is being actively engaged as a curator at MAXXI Museum, Rome, Italy. Since joining the museum, she has curated major exhibitions including William Kentridge. Vertical Thinking (2012); Clemens von Wedemeyer. The Cast (2013), Premio MAXXI (Young Italian Artists Prize) (2012-14-16). She is co-curator with Hans-Ulrich Obrist and Gunnar B. Kvaran of the exhibition Indian Highway (2011) and with Hou Hanru of Huang Yong Ping. Bâton Serpent (2014) and Jimmie Durham. Sound and Silliness (2016), The Independent (2014 – present) and Artapes (2017).

Silvia La Pergola

Silvia La Pergola was born in Bologna in 1973, and in 2000 she graduated from the faculty of architecture of Roma-La Sapienza University. In 1996, she won the Erasmus scholarship and went to study at the école nationale supérieure d’architecture de Paris-La Villette. In 1998, she worked with the Agence JM Wilmotte in Paris. In 2006, she completed a PhD at the faculty of Architecture of Roma-La Sapienza, where she taught Interior Architecture (A.Y. 2007-2008). From 2003 to 2009 she worked for the Italian company Italiana Costruzioni S.p.A.. Starting from 2004, namely when its foundation stone was laid, she has been closely following the construction of the MAXXI Museum, designed by Zaha Hadid Architects. From 2009 she has been part of the staff of the exhibition and set-up office of the MAXXI Foundation. Her set-up projects include Indian Highway, Recycle, Energy, Architecture in Uniform, Lina Bo Bardi, Maurizio Sacripanti, Models and Transformers. Upon request of the Giustini Staggetti gallery, she dealt with the project and site-specific installation Magliana projet by Kostantin Gricic. She published the “Materia grigia” book (2010) for the Electa publishing house.

Roberta Magagnini

Roberta Magagnini (Avezzano, 1977) lives and works in Rome. She graduated from La Sapienza University in Contemporary Art History. While studying, she worked in press offices and university publishing houses. Since 2005, she has been working in the MAXXI Art Collection, Conservation and Registrar Office of Fondazione MAXXI, taking care of the loans of the works in the collection and participating in the management of deposits and conservation activities. As a Registrar, she has followed several major monographic exhibitions such as Alighiero Boetti and Rome, Galleria Vezzoli (2013); Ettore Spalletti. A day so white, so white (2014); Baton Serpent. Huang Yong Ping (2015) and group exhibitions such as Bellissima. Italian Haute Couture 1945-1968 (2015), Transformers (2015).

Marta Morelli

Head of Education at MAXXI

Marta Morelli is an art historian and a heritage educator. She obtained the Master of Arts in Learning and Visitor Studies in Museums and Galleries at School of Museum Studies of University of Leicester. She runs the Education Office at MAXXI – National Museum of 21st Century Arts (Rome) where she’s been working since 2005. She was a member of the Scientific Committee of Ludantia. I International Biennial on Architecture Education for Children and Youngsters (Pontevedra, Spain). She created Reading the Space. International Conference on Education through Architecture (first edition January 2019, second edition March 2021). Her research focuses on social inclusion, participatory planning and education through the built environment.

Elena Motisi

Elena Motisi (Palermo, 1980) architect, after some experiences abroad, in 2005 she earned an
International Masters Course in Development of complex Programmes, and in 2006
undertook an advanced training course at the Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa.
She perfected her knowledge of the role of museums in 2012 earning an International Doctorate PHD at IUAV in Venice.
Since 2006 she has collaborated with MiBAC/PARC following, among others, some projects for the MAXXI where she began work as a researcher and assistant curator since 2010.
Since 2014, curator at the museum, she has been working mainly on site specific projects, interactive video installations and international exhibitions of the 21st centuries.
Among the followed projects: YONA FRIEDMAN; Freedom of Movement; The Independent; Istanbul: Passion, Joy, Fury.

Giulia Pedace

Art historian, head of the MAXXI Art and Documentation Archives and the Image Licensing of the Museum. Since 2006, she has been organising and indexing the documents that have made up the Museum’s documentary archives since 2000, with particular reference to the photography and video section. She also deals with copyright and Image Licensing practices for the publishing sector.

Bartolomeo Pietromarchi

Bartolomeo Pietromarchi, who was born in Rome in 1968, is an art critic and curator and, since May 2016, he has been Director of MAXXI Art, National Museum of the 21st century Arts. From 2011 to 2013 he was Director of MACRO – Museum of Contemporary Art in Rome. From 1998 to 2003 he was responsible for the contemporary art program of Adriano Olivetti Foundation, of which he was appointed Director from 2003 to 2007. In 2007 and 2008 he worked as curator at the Hangar Bicocca Foundation of Milan. He wrote many essays and publications on art, the latest of which is Italia in opera, La nostra identità attraverso le arti visive edito da Bollati Boringhieri (2011). He curated the Italian Pavilion at the 55th International Art Exhibition of Venice Biennale (2013)

Claudia Reale

Senior architect at the MAXXI exhibition office. After graduating, she obtained a Master’s Degree in Management for Art and Architecture Museum Curators at the “La Sapienza” University of Rome, for which she won a scholarship. She is a freelance professional and has been collaborating with the Art Service of the Directorate-General for Contemporary Art since 2003, with particular regard to the preparatory activities for the opening and establishment of the Collection of the National Centre for Contemporary Arts. In 2005, she was entrusted with the setting-up project for the Venice Pavilion at the IV edition of the “Young Italian Art Prize” within the 51st International Art Exhibition in Venice. In 2009, she was entrusted with the technical coordination of the setting-up of the permanent works of the MAXXI Art Collection. Since 2010, she has been working in the Museum’s exhibition office, dealing with the setting-ups and technical coordination of the exhibitions included in the programme, including Michelangelo Pistoletto, From One to Many, Doris Salcedo Plegaria Muda, Inventory, Fiona Tan, Remembering is not enough, BatònSerpent Huan Yong Ping, Sound and Silliness, Jimmy Durham, Shahzia Sikander, Ecstasy As Sublime, Letizia Battaglia, For Pure Passion, Piero Gilardi, Nature Forever, Gravity. Imaging the Universe after Einstein, Maria Lai. Holding the Sun by the Hand.

Elena Tinacci

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Monia Trombetta

Is curator and head of MAXXI’s Curatorial Office. She graduated in Rome, where she obtained a Master’s degree for Contemporary Art and Architecture Exhibition Curators at the Faculty of Architecture of Valle Giulia in 2005. Since 2003, she has collaborated with the Directorate-General for Contemporary Creativity, working on the activities planned by the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage for the creation of MAXXI. She has worked as curator since 2010, the year the Museum opened to the public. Since 2015, she has been in charge of the Curatorship and Exhibition Design offices. In addition to the exhibitions in the Museum’s art collection, she has curated the solo shows of Doris Salcedo, Fiona Tan, Grazia Toderi, The Otolith Group, Cao Fei and Nedko Solakov and has co-curated several collective exhibitions such as Utopia for Sale, Immigrant Songs, Remembering is not enough, Open Museum Open City and The Street Where the world is made.

Carla Zhara Buda

Head of the Archive Center of MAXXI Architecture, since 2006 she has been in charge of the archiving of architects and engineers’ funds at MAXXI, dealing with their classification, inventorying and publication, while also following all the activities of the Museum of Architecture that are aimed at enhancing the Collections

Serena Zuliani

Restorer of cultural heritage licensed to exercise the profession. After graduating in Restoration at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Brera and obtaining a Master’s Degree in Cultural Heritage Conservation and Restoration at the University of Urbino and a Master’s Degree at the IED in Rome, she gained important educational experience in the museum sector. Since 2014, she has been involved in the conservation of MAXXI Architettura department, the works in the collection and loans, with particular attention to preventive conservation strategies. She also carries out research, experimentation and teaching activities. She has been working on a continuous basis within the context of the course on restoration at the University of Urbino since 2013.