More than one hundred new Tier II executives appointed at the Ministry of Culture: following the announcement in recent days by Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli, the AgenziaCULT news agency has previewed the names and locations assigned to 128 new MiC non-general level executives. The 128 executives are distributed as follows: 7 go to the Department for General Administration; 81 go to the Department for the Protection of Cultural Heritage; 26 assigned to the Department for the Enhancement of Cultural Heritage; and 14 are headed to the Department for Cultural Activities. To arrive at the 140 announced by Giuli there are 12 more to go, who were already appointed a few days ago through a decree that had initially suffered some challenges from the Court of Auditors, later resolved.
“With this act,” Minister Giuli had commented at the time of the announcement of the new appointments, “we increase the operational capacity of the Ministry of Culture, reinforcing the principle of merit as the driving force behind the good performance of Public Affairs. It is a commitment that confirms our will to provide Italy’s cultural heritage with an administrative organization equal to its value.” The minister went on to say in recent days that by the end of the summer the reorganization of the ministry will be completed with the publication of the call for the 2nd tier museum directors, which will be followed by the hirings planned for 2025, namely those related to the winners of the National School of Administration competition and those resulting from the sliding of the ranking list of the Course-Competition for Technical Managers.
The following are the names of the 128 new Tier II managers and their assignments.
Department for General Administration, 1 second-rank executive unit
1. Service II - Inspection Service - assignment to Dr. Luca Maggi;
General Directorate for Human Resources and Organization, 2 second-rank executive units
2. Service I - General Affairs and Contracts - assignment to Dr. Antonio Francesco Artuso;
3. Service II - Recruitment and legal status of personnel - assignment to Dr. Oreste Cirillo;
Department for the Protection of Cultural Heritage, 4 second-rank executive units.
4. Service I - Administrative coordination - assignment to Dr. Massimo Castaldi;
5. Service II - Technical coordination for cultural heritage protection, emergencies and reconstruction - assignment to Dr. Laura Moro;
6. Service III - Security of cultural institutions and places - assignment to Dr. Irma Della Giovampaola;
7. Office of the Special Superintendent for the areas affected by the earthquake of August 24, 2016, temporarily established pursuant to Article 54, paragraph 2-bis, of Legislative Decree No. 300 of July 30, 1999, based in Rieti - assignment to Dr. Claudia Cenci;
Directorate General for Archaeology, Fine Arts and Landscape, 32 second-ranking executive units
8. Service I - Organization and operation - assignment to Dr. Stefano D’Amico;
9. Service II - Excavation and protection of archaeological heritage - assignment to Dr. Teresa Elena Cinquantaquattro;
10. Service V - Landscape protection - assignment to Dr. Isabella Fera;
11. Soprintendenza Archeologia belle arti e paesaggio per la città metropolitana di Torino, based in Turin - assignment to Dr. Corrado Azzollini;
12. Soprintendenza Archeologia e belle arti e paesaggio per le province di Alessandria, Asti e Cuneo, based in Alessandria - assignment to Dr. Lisa Accurti;
13. Soprintendenza Archeologia e belle arti e paesaggio per le province di Biella, Novara, Verbano-Cusio Ossola e Vercelli, based in Novara - assignment to Dr. Federico Barello;
14. Soprintendenza Archeologia, belle arti e paesaggio per la città metropolitana di Milano, based in Milan - assignment to Dr. Emanuela Carpani;
15. Soprintendenza Archeologia, belle arti e paesaggio per le province di Como, Lecco, Sondrio e Varese, based in Como - assignment to Dr. Beatrice Bentivoglio Ravasio;
16. Soprintendenza Archeologia, belle arti e paesaggio per le province di Monza-Brianza e Pavia, based in Monza - assignment to Dr. Valentina Minosi;
17. Soprintendenza Archeologia, belle arti e paesaggio per le province di Bergamo e Brescia, based in Brescia - assignment to Dr. Giuseppe Stolfi;
18. Soprintendenza Archeologia, belle arti e paesaggio per le province di Parma e Piacenza, based in Parma - assignment to Dr. Leonardo Lamanna;
19. Soprintendenza Archeologia, belle arti e paesaggio per le province di Verona, Rovigo e Vicenza, based in Verona - assignment to Dr. Andrea Rosignoli;
20. Soprintendenza Archeologia, belle arti e paesaggio per le province di Padova, Treviso e Belluno, based in Padua - assignment to Dr. Marta Mazza;
21. Soprintendenza Archeologia belle arti e paesaggio per la Liguria, based in Genoa - assignment to Dr. Vincenzo Tinè;
22. Soprintendenza Archeologia, belle arti e paesaggio per le province di Modena, Reggio Emilia e Ferrara, based in Modena - assignment to Dr. Eugenia Valacchi;
23. Soprintendenza Archeologia, belle arti e paesaggio per la città metropolitana di Firenze e la provincia di Prato, based in Florence - assignment to Dr. Antonella Ranaldi;
24. Soprintendenza Archeologia, belle arti e paesaggio per le province di Lucca, Massa Carrara e Pistoia, based in Lucca - assignment to Dr. Angela Acordon;
25. Soprintendenza Archeologia, belle arti e paesaggio per l’Umbria, based in Perugia - assignment to Dr. Francesca Valentini;
26. Soprintendenza Archeologia, belle arti e paesaggio per le province di Ancona e Pesaro e Urbino, based in Ancona - assignment to Dr. Andrea Pessina;
27. Soprintendenza Archeologia, belle arti e paesaggio per le province di Ascoli Piceno, Fermo e Macerata, based in Ascoli Piceno - assignment to Dr. Giovanni Issini;
28. Soprintendenza Archeologia, belle arti e paesaggio per la provincia di Viterbo e per l’Etruria meridionale, based in Rome - assignment to Dr. Margherita Eichberg;
29. Soprintendenza Archeologia, belle arti e paesaggio per le province di Frosinone e Latina, based in Latina - assignment to Dr. Alessandro Betori;
30. Soprintendenza Archeologia, belle arti e paesaggio per le province di Chieti e Pescara, based in Chieti - assignment to Dr. Chiara Delpino;
31. Soprintendenza Archeologia, belle arti e paesaggio per il Molise, based in Campobasso - assignment to Dr. Dora Catalano;
32. Soprintendenza Archeologia, belle arti e paesaggio per l’area metropolitana di Napoli, based in Naples - assignment to Dr. Paola Ricciardi;
33. Soprintendenza Archeologia, belle arti e paesaggio per la città metropolitana di Bari, based in Bari - assignment to Dr. Francesca Romana Paolillo;
34. Soprintendenza Archeologia, belle arti e paesaggio per la città metropolitana di Cagliari e le province di Oristano e Sud Sardegna based in Cagliari - assignment to Dr. Elena Anna Boldetti;
35. Central Institute for Intangible Heritage - assignment to Dr. Leandro Ventura;
36. Central Institute for Restoration - assignment to Dr. Luigi Oliva;
37. Opificio delle pietre dure - assignment to Dr. Emanuela Daffra;
38. Central Institute for Catalogue and Documentation - assignment to Dr. Carlo Birrozzi;
39. Soprintendenza nazionale per il patrimonio culturale subacqueo - assignment to Dr. Marianna Franco;
Soprintendenza speciale archeologia, belle arti e paesaggio di Roma, 1 executive unit of second rank
40. Administrative Directorate - assignment to Dr. Leonardo Nardella;
General archives directorate, 24 second-rank executive units
41. Service I - Organization and operation - assignment to Dr. Rosanna Spagnuolo;
42. Service II - Protection and digitization of archival heritage - assignment to Dr. Sabrina Mingarelli;
43. Archival Superintendence of Friuli-Venezia Giulia - assignment to Dr. Luca Caburlotto;
44. Soprintendenza archivistica della Sardegna - assignment to Dr. Maura Picciau;
45. Soprintendenza archivistica e bibliografica del Piemonte e Valle d’Aosta - assignment to Dr. Deneb Teresa Cesana;
46. Soprintendenza archivistica e bibliografica della Lombardia - assignment to Dr. Francesca Furst;
47. Soprintendenza archivistica e bibliografica della Liguria - Archivio di Stato di Genova - assignment to Dr. Francesca Imperiale;
48. Soprintendenza archivistica e bibliografica dell’Emilia-Romagna - assignment to dott.ssa Elena Stefani;
49. Soprintendenza archivistica e bibliografica della Toscana - assignment to Dr. Annalisa Rossi;
50. Soprintendenza archivistica e bibliografica dell’Umbria - assignment to dott.ssa Caterina Fontanella;
51. Soprintendenza archivistica e bibliografica delle Marche - assignment to Dr. Benedetto Luigi Compagnoni;
52. Soprintendenza archivistica e bibliografica del Lazio - assignment to Dr. Monica Grossi;
53. Soprintendenza archivistica e bibliografica dell’Abruzzo e Molise - assignment to Dr. Vincenzo Mario Lombardi;
54. Soprintendenza archivistica e bibliografica della Campania - assignment to Dr. Gabriele Capone;
55. Soprintendenza archivistica e bibliografica della Basilicata - assignment to Dr. Ilaria Ivaldi;
56. Soprintendenza archivistica e bibliografica del Veneto e Trentino-Alto Adige - assignment to Dr. Paolo Mosconi;
57. State Archives of Bologna - assignment to Dr. Giorgia Muratori;
58. State Archives of Florence - assignment to Dr. Paola D’Orsi;
59. State Archives of Milan - assignment to Dr. Stefano Leardi;
60. State Archives of Naples - assignment to Dr. Ferdinando Salemme;
61. State Archives of Rome - assignment to Dr. Riccardo Gandolfi;
62. State Archives of Venice - assignment to Dr. Andrea Erboso;
63. Central State Archives - assignment to Dr. Giovanna Gubbini;
64. Central Institute for Archives - assignment to Dr. Chiara Veninata;
General Directorate for Museums, 20 second-ranking executive units
65. Service I - General affairs, administration and personnel - assignment to Dr. Maria Rita Palumbo;
66. Service II - National museum system and enhancement of cultural heritage - assignment to Dr. Roberto Vannata;
67. Service III - Use and communication of cultural heritage - assignment to Dr. Luca Mercuri;
68. Central Institute for Graphics - assignment to Dr. Fabio De Chirico;
69. Royal Residences of Savoy - Regional Directorate National Museums Piedmont - assignment to Dr. Filippo Luigi Stefano Masino;
70. National Archaeological Museums of Venice and the Lagoon - assignment to Dr. Marianna Bressan;
71. National Museums of Ferrara - assignment to Dr. Giorgio Cozzolino;
72. National Museums of Ravenna - assignment to Dr. Andrea Quintino Sardo;
73. National Archaeological Museum of Florence - assignment to Dr. Daniele Federico Maras;
74. Florentine villas and monumental residences - assignment to Dr. Federica Bergamini;
75. National Museums of Pisa - assignment to Dr. Massimo Dadà;
76. Archaeological parks of the Maremma - assignment to Dr. Leonardo Bochicchio;
77. National Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia - assignment to Dr. Luana Toniolo;
78. Museums and archaeological parks of Praeneste and Gabii - assignment to Dr. Martina Almonte;
79. National Archaeological Museums of Chieti - Regional Directorate National Museums Abruzzo - assignment to Dr. Massimo Sericola;
80. Museums and archaeological parks of Melfi and Venosa - assignment to Dr. Tommaso Serafini;
81. Lazio National Museums Regional Directorate - assignment to Dr. Elisabetta Scungio;
82. Regional Directorate National Museums Lombardy - assignment to Dr. Rosario Maria Anzalone;
83. Regional Directorate National Museums Tuscany - assignment to Dr. Stefano Casciu;
84. Regional Directorate National Museums Veneto - assignment to Dr. Daniele Ferrara;
Uffizi Galleries, 1 managerial unit of second rank
85. Administrative management - assignment to Dr. Matteo Pisi;
Pinacoteca di Brera, 1 managerial unit of second rank
86. National Museum of Digital Art - assignment to Dr. Maria Paola Borgarino;
General Directorate for Libraries and Cultural Institutes, 7 second-rank executive units
87. Service I - General Affairs, Planning, Budget and Personnel - appointment of Dr. Giuliana Ciriello effective August 1, 2025;
88. Vittorio Emanuele II" National Library of Naples - assignment to Dr. Silvia Scipioni;
89. National University Library of Turin - assignment to Dr. Dina Marzia Pontone;
90. Marciana National Library of Venice - assignment to Dr. Stefano Trovato;
91. National Central Library of Rome - assignment to Dr. Stefano Campagnolo;
92. National Central Library of Florence - assignment to Dr. Elisabetta Sciarra;
93. Central Institute for the Single Catalogue of Italian Libraries - assignment to Dr. Giuliano Genetasio.
General Directorate for Cinema And Audiovisual, 1 managerial unit of second rank
94. Central Institute for Sound and Audiovisual Assets - assignment to Dr. Sandra Suatoni;
General Directorate for Contemporary Creativity, 2 managerial units of second rank
95. Service II - Contemporary Art and Photography - assignment to Dr. Marta Giuseppina Ragozzino;
96. Service III - Contemporary architecture, peripheries and urban regeneration - assignment to Dr. Maria Piccarreta.
Directorate General for Budget, Planning and Monitoring, 1 managerial unit of second rank
97. Service I - General Affairs - assignment to Dr. Annachiara De Filippis;
Directorate General for European and International Affairs, 1 managerial unit of second rank
98. Service II - Unesco - assignment to Dr. Luisa Lerda;
Managers of other public administrations.
Without prejudice to the actual endowment of each administration, appointments may also be made, by each administration, to executives not belonging to the roles, provided they are employees of the Pa, or of constitutional bodies, subject to placement outside the role, unpaid leave, secondment or similar measure in accordance with the respective regulations.
Directorate General for Digitization and Communication, 1 second-ranking executive unit
99. Service I - Technological innovation, digitization and communication - assignment to Dr. Enrico Montaperto;
General Directorate for Archives, 3 second-rank executive units
100. Service III - Management and enhancement of archives - assignment to Dr. Giuseppina Rigatuso;
101. Soprintendenza archivistica e bibliografica della Puglia - assignment to Dr. Marco Giacomo Bascapè;
102. State Archives of Turin - assignment to Dr. Stefano Benedetto;
General Directorate for Libraries and Cultural Institutes, 1 managerial unit of second level
103. National University Library of Genoa - assignment to Dr. Paolo Giannone.(asa)
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General Directorate for Budget, Planning and Monitoring, 1 second-rank managerial unit
104. Service III - Budget and Programming - assignment to Dr. Valentina Nagali.
Directorate General for Archaeology, Fine Arts and Landscape, 3 second-rank executive units
105. Service IV - Circulation - assignment to Dr. Stefania Bisaglia.
106. Central Institute for Archaeology - assignment to Dr. Mirella Serlorenzi;
107. Soprintendenza Archeologia belle arti e paesaggio per l’area metropolitana di Roma e per la provincia di Rieti, based in Rome - assignment to Dr. Lisa Lambusier;
Department for the Enhancement of Cultural Heritage, 2 second-rank executive units
108. Service I - Administrative coordination - assignment to Dr. Davide Russo;
109. Central Institute for the Economic Enhancement and Promotion of Cultural Heritage - assignment to Dr. Alessio De Cristofaro
General Directorate for Museums, 1 managerial unit of second rank
110. Campania National Museums Regional Directorate - assignment to Dr. Luigina Tomay;
Colosseum Archaeological Park, 1 managerial unit of second rank
111. Administrative Directorate - assignment to Dr. Daniele Fortuna;
Department for Cultural Activities, 1 second-rank executive unit
112. Service I - Technical and administrative coordination - assignment to Dr. Marco Puzoni.
General Directorate for Contemporary Creativity, 1 managerial unit of second rank
113. Service I - Cultural and creative enterprises, fashion and design - assignment to Dr. Annalisa Lombardi;
General Directorate for Libraries and Cultural Institutes, 1 managerial unit of second level
114. Center for Books and Reading - assignment to Dr. Luciano Lanna.
Outsiders to the administration for the implementation of the NRP.
Administrations, engaged in the implementation of the NRP may waive, up to doubling, the percentages of appointments given to persons from outside the administration, for the purpose of filling management vacancies related to tasks strictly and directly functional to the implementation of the interventions of the Plan.
General Directorate of Archaeology, Fine Arts and Landscape, 14 second-rank management units.
115. Service III - Protection of historical, artistic and architectural heritage - assignment to Dr. Cristina Bartolini;
116. Soprintendenza Archeologia, belle arti e paesaggio per la città metropolitana di Bologna, based in Bologna - assignment to Dr. Francesca Tomba;
117. Soprintendenza Archeologia, belle arti e paesaggio per le province di Ravenna, Forlì Cesena e Rimini, based in Ravenna - assignment to Dr. Federica Gonzato;
118. Soprintendenza Archeologia, belle arti e paesaggio per le province di Siena, Grosseto e Arezzo, based in Siena - assignment to Dr. Gabriele Nannetti;
119. Soprintendenza Archeologia, belle arti e paesaggio per le province di Pisa e Livorno, based in Pisa - assignment to Dr. Valerio Tesi;
120. Soprintendenza Archeologia, belle arti e paesaggio per le province dell’Aquila e Teramo based in L’Aquila - assignment to Dr. Cristina Collettini;
121. Soprintendenza Archeologia, belle arti e paesaggio per il Comune di Napoli, based in Naples - assignment to Dr. Rosalia D’Apice;
122. Soprintendenza Archeologia, belle arti e paesaggio per le province di Caserta e Benevento, based in Caserta - assignment to Dr. Mariano Nuzzo;
123. Soprintendenza Archeologia, belle arti e paesaggio per le province di Foggia e BarlettaAndria-Trani with headquarters in Foggia and additional headquarters in Trani - assignment to Dr. Anita Guarnieri;
124. Soprintendenza Archeologia, belle arti e paesaggio per la Basilicata, based in Potenza - assignment to Dr. Giovanna Luisa Maria Cacudi;
125. Soprintendenza Archeologia, belle arti e paesaggio per le province di Catanzaro e Crotone, based in Crotone - assignment to Dr. Stefania Argenti;
126. Soprintendenza Archeologia, belle arti e paesaggio per la provincia di Cosenza, based in Cosenza - assignment to Dr. Paola Aurino;
127. Soprintendenza Archeologia, belle arti e paesaggio per le province di Sassari e Nuoro based in Sassari - assignment to Dr. Monica Stochino;
128. Soprintendenza Archeologia, belle arti e paesaggio per le province Brindisi, Lecce e Taranto, with headquarters in Lecce and additional headquarters in Taranto - assignment to Dr. Antonio Zunno
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