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Cecilia Alemani

is an Italian curator based in New York. Currently, she is the Curator of the 59th International Art Exhibition at the Venice Biennale. Since 2011, she has been the Donald R. Mullen, Jr. Director & Chief Curator of High Line Art, the public art program presented by the High Line in New York. In 2018, Alemani served as Artistic Director of the inaugural edition of Art Basel Cities: Buenos Aires. In 2017, she curated the Italian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale.

Simona Brunetti

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Matilde Cassani

Moves on the border between architecture, installation and event design. Her practice deals with the spatial implications of cultural pluralism in the contemporary Western city. Her works have been exhibited in many institutions such as Storefront for Art and Architecture, New York (2011); Biennale Architettura di Venezia (2012, 2014, 2018); Victoria and Albert Museum (2015); Oslo Triennale (2016); Chicago Architecture Biennale (2017); Manifesta 12, Palermo (2018); Triennale di Milano (2019);
She currently teaches at Naba in Milano and at the Architectural Association in London.
Her works are present in several museum collections including Victoria and Albert Museum,il MAXXI e il Franz Hals Museum di Harleem.

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.

Luca Cipelletti

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Cinzia D’Emidio

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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.

Dolores Lettieri

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Luigia Lonardelli

Curator

Luigia Lonardelli (Bari, 1982) took a Masters course in Management for Curators at the Valle Giulia Faculty of Architecture in Rome in 2005 and she graduated in 2009 from the Specialization School in Siena. In 2012 she presented her doctoral thesis on the activities of the Incontri Internazionali d’Arte collected into her book Dalla sperimentazione alla crisi. Gli Incontri Internazionali d’Arte a Roma, 1970-1981. Since 2005 she has collaborated with the Office for Contemporary Art following preparatory work for the opening of the MAXXI, where she began work as a researcher in 2010. Since 2011 she has been working in the curatorial department of the MAXXI, curating exhibitions dedicated to Marisa Merz (2012) and Alighiero Boetti (2013), among others. She cocurated the XVI Quadriennale d’Arte di Roma.

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).

Paola Mastracci

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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.

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.

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.

Benedetto Turcano

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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.