Newly appointed director of the Estense Galleries Alessandra Necci is in charge as of today.

New director Alessandra Necci takes office today, whom the Estensi Galleries of Modena, Ferrara and Sassuolo welcomes. She succeeds Martina Bagnoli, who has managed the multi-location museum since 2015. The newly appointed director will also manage Ferrara’s Pinacoteca Nazionale, on the main floor of the Palazzo dei Diamanti.

Alessandra Necci was born in Rome; a historian, author of numerous historical-biographical books on figures such as Maria Theresa of Austria and Marie Antoinette of France, Nicolò Machiavelli, Napoleon, Catherine de’ Medici and Louis XIV, she is a lawyer and lecturer in the Department of Business and Management at Luiss “Guido Carli.”

“Our applause goes to the new director of the Estense Galleries, with whom we hope to collaborate from the beginning in an active and fruitful way for the enhancement of the great heritage of the city’s Pinacoteca, both in a local perspective, with a museum that is a spokesperson for the historical and cultural identity of the territory, and in an international tourism vision,” said Ferrara Mayor Alan Fabbri.

“Alessandra Necci is an internationally renowned historian and essayist, author of numerous books on historical figures who have marked the history of European art and culture,” stressed Culture Councillor Marco Gulinelli. “I am sure she will be able to enhance the collections, promote research, engage the public and make the Estensi Galleries a place of enchantment and discovery for all.”

Newly appointed director of the Estense Galleries Alessandra Necci is in charge as of today.

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