Marco Musmeci is the new director of Anghiari's Palazzo Taglieschi

The new director of Palazzo Taglieschi in Anghiari (Arezzo) has taken office in recent days: he is Professor Marco Musmeci, coming from the Soprintendenza Archeologia, Belle Arti e Paesaggio for the provinces of Ravenna, Forlì-Cesena and Rimini, where he held the position of technical specialist officer for the protection and enhancement of cultural heritage.

Born in Rimini, Musmeci graduated in architecture from the University of Florence and has been with the Ministry of Culture for more than 15 years. Throughout his career, he has combined technical work with administrative and academic assignments. He has served as deputy mayor and councillor for Culture, Tourism and Communication of the Municipality of Montegridolfo, in the province of Rimini, and is an adjunct lecturer at the University of the Republic of San Marino, in the degree course in Civil Engineering, where he teaches the subjects of Restoration and Conservation of Buildings and Architectural and Urban Composition.

During his experience at the Superintendency of Ravenna, he took on several positions of responsibility. These included area manager for the protection of monuments and landscape in the Savio Valley, Rubicon Valley and Lower Romagna areas. He also directed the Functional Area of Demo-ethno-anthropological and Intangible Heritage and the Historic-Artistic Heritage Sector for the entire Romagna region. In that capacity he oversaw, among other interventions, the restoration of the Ravenna altarpiece with the Lamentation of the Deposed Christ by Giorgio Vasari.

Between 2021 and 2024, he worked at the National Museums Regional Directorate of Lazio, where he served as director of the National Archaeological Museum and Casinum Archaeological Area in Cassino, in the province of Frosinone. During the same period he was director of the Archaeological District, now the Archaeological Park, of Minturnae, the Minturnese Antiquarium and the Real Ferdinando Bridge in Minturno, in the province of Latina. In that context, he contributed to the path that led to obtaining UNESCO World Heritage recognition.

Palazzo Taglieschi stands in the heart of the 15th-century district of Borghetto, in Anghiari, and is a patrician residence created by the amalgamation of several tower-houses of medieval layout. The building houses the Museum of Folk Arts and Traditions of the Upper Tiber Valley, established by the will of Anghiarian priest Don Nilo Conti through a bequest in his will. The exhibition itinerary is developed in about twenty rooms spread over several levels and presents an articulated set of stone fragments, Renaissance frescoes, altarpieces and paintings from various eras. Of particular note is the nucleus of wooden and fictile sculptures dating between the 13th and 18th centuries, which includes examples of Della Robbia glazed terracotta. This is flanked by a collection of objects related to the life and folk traditions of the Alta Valtiberina, testifying to the attention paid to the material culture of the area.

In recent years the offerings have been expanded with the exhibition of the works of painter Fausto Vagnetti and a selection of local ceramics. Among the most important works is the wooden sculpture of the Madonna and Child by Jacopo della Quercia, dated 1420, considered one of the masterpieces preserved in the museum. Meanwhile, a date has already been set for the public. On Sunday, March 1, 2026, on the first Sunday of the month, Palazzo Taglieschi will be open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., with last admission at 2 p.m., and access will be free.

Marco Musmeci is the new director of Anghiari's Palazzo Taglieschi

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