The names of the “finalists” in the competition from which the names of the directors of 14 autonomous state museums will emerge have been published: the Historical Museum and Park of the Castle of Miramare in Trieste - Regional Directorate National Museums Friuli-Venezia Giulia; the Monumental Complex of the Pilotta in Parma; the National Museums of Bologna - Regional Directorate National Museums Emilia-Romagna; the National Museums of Lucca; the Pantheon and Castel Sant’Angelo - Directorate National Museums of the city of Rome; the Archaeological Park of the Appia Antica; Villa Adriana and Villa D’Este; the Monumental Villas of Tuscia; the Royal Palace of Naples; the National Museums of Vomero; the Museums and Archaeological Parks of Capri; the Archaeological Park of Herculaneum; the Swabian Castle of Bari - Regional Directorate National Museums Puglia; the National Museums of Matera - Regional Directorate National Museums Basilicata.
The document formalizes the list of candidates admitted to the interview stage, provided for in Article 5, paragraph 3, of the notice, following the comparative evaluation of the overall scores awarded by the selection board. Candidates were identified on the basis of the sum of the marks awarded to each competitor for the different evaluation criteria, also taking into account the order of marks achieved for each individual museum. The profiles were then selected for each museum institute, which, according to the ranking list, will enter the oral phase of the procedure.
For the Miramare Castle Historical Museum and Park, Paolo Bolpagni, Andrea Bruciati, Guido Comis, Mario Epifani, Federica Gonzato, Federica Carolina Manoli, Marco Mozzo, Marta Novello, Giorgio Sobrá and Denise Ottavia Lucia Tamborrino were admitted. In contrast, Cinzia Ammannato, Andrea Bruciati, Paolo Giulierini, Federica Gonzato, Barbara Guidi, Maria Luisa Laddago, Veruska Picchiarelli, Elena Rossoni, Melania Cesarangela Savino and Denis Ton are accessing the colloquium for the Complesso monumentale della Pilotta. For the National Museums of Bologna, the committee admitted Cinzia Ammannato, Andrea Bruciati, Luigi Gallo, Federica Gonzato, Maria Luisa Laddago, Federica Carolina Manoli, Veruska Picchiarelli, Elena Rossoni, Denise Ottavia Lucia Tamborrino and Denis Ton. Participating in the interviews for the direction of the National Museums of Lucca will be Giuseppe Cassio, Mario Epifani, Maria Elena Motisi, Serena Nocentini, Veruska Picchiarelli, Francesca Riccio, Elena Rossoni, Lorenzo Sbaraglio, Denis Ton and Maurizio Vanni.
For the Pantheon and Castel Sant’Angelo complex, Daniela De Angelis, Cristiano Leone, Sonia Martone, Luca Mercuri, Gabriella Musto, Alessandra Necci, Lorenzo Nigro, Fabio Pagano, Maura Picciau and Marta Giuseppina Ragozzino were selected. For the Appia Antica Archaeological Park, Roberta Altieri, Luca Attenni, Federica Colaiacomo, Daniela De Angelis, Francesca Guarneri, Luca Mercuri, Fabio Pagano, Laura Petacco, Alberto Samonà and Luigi Scaroina will enter the oral phase. Federica Colaiacomo, Daniela De Angelis, Sergio Del Ferro, Lorenzo Fatticcioni, Sonia Martone, Luca Mercuri, Alessandra Necci, Fabio Pagano, Alberto Samonà and Giorgio Sobrà are eligible to direct Villa Adriana and Villa d’Este. For the Monumental Villas of Tuscia, on the other hand, Lara Anniboletti, Cecilia Carlorosi, Giuseppe Cassio, Sergio Del Ferro, Maria Giuseppina Di Monte, Mario Epifani, Alessandro Mascherucci, Gabriella Musto, Francesca Riccio and Melania Cesarangela Savino are competing.
For the Royal Palace of Naples, Giuseppina Di Monte, Luigi Gallo, Paolo Giulierini, Sonia Martone, Alessandro Mascherucci, Alessandra Necci, Mariano Nuzzo, Almerinda Padricelli, Daniele Pitteri and Francesca Riccio are admitted. Participating in the Vomero National Museums are Roberto Chianese, Luigi Gallo, Alessandro Mascherucci, Annamaria Mauro, Gabriella Musto, Serena Nocentini, Almerinda Padricelli, Daniele Pitteri, Francesca Riccio and Antonio Salerno.
For the Archaeological Museums and Parks of Capri, Luca Attenni, Andrea Bruciati, Federica Colaiacomo, Luca Di Franco, Cristiano Leone, Alessandro Mascherucci, Cristiana Ruggini, Melania Cesarangela Savino, Pierfrancesco Talamo and Elena Rita Trunfio were selected. For the Archaeological Park of Herculaneum, Luca Attenni, Paola Aurino, Raffaella Bonaudo, Federica Colaiacomo, Paolo Giulierini, Francesca Guarneri, Maria Paola Guidobaldi, Mariano Nuzzo, Laura Petacco and Giorgio Sobrà are accessing interviews. For the Castello Svevo in Bari , Raffaella Bonaudo, Giuseppina Caroppo, Anita Guarnieri, Francesco Longobardi, Claudia Lucchese, Gabriella Musto, Lorenzo Nigro, Serena Nocentini, Elisa Panero and Denise Ottavia Lucia Tamborrino were admitted. Finally, participating for the National Museums of Matera are Paola Aurino, Raffaella Bonaudo, Alessandra Gobbi, Francesco Longobardi, Claudia Lucchese, Lorenzo Nigro, Cristiana Ruggini, Antonio Salerno, Giorgio Sobrà and Elena Rita Trunfio.
The document also specifies that, as resolved by minute number 1 of October 2025, published in excerpt form, if for the same museum more than one candidate scored 60 hundredths or more, only the top ten candidates, i.e., those with the ten highest overall scores, were admitted to the interview. In the event of a tie between two or more candidates placed last, the committee determined that the candidate with the youngest age prevailed and was therefore among those admitted to the oral examination.
Finally, it was announced that the interviews will be held from January 12, 2026, following the alphabetical order of the candidates. The oral tests will be held at the headquarters of the Ministry of Culture, in Rome, at Via del Collegio Romano 27, in the “Meteorology” room located on the fourth floor, subject to any changes that may be arranged later due to organizational needs that have arisen. The interview phase represents the last decisive step in a long-awaited procedure that is particularly relevant to the future management structure of Italy’s main archaeological museums and parks.
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