Turin’s Castello di Rivoli Museum has named Francesco Manacorda its new director.
(L-R) Portrait of Franceso Manacorda, courtesy of Castello di Rivoli. Exterior view of Castello di Rivoli. Courtesy of Castello di Rivoli.
Francesco Manacorda has been named the new director of the contemporary art museum Castello di Rivoli Museo d’Arte Contemporanea in Turin, succeeding Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev, who will retire at the end of 2023. The announcement comes from the museum’s board of directors, following a public selection process overseen by a judging committee chaired by Francesca Lavazza, President of Castello di Rivoli.
Manacorda will assume his new role on January 1, 2024, and brings a wealth of experience to the position. He served as the artistic director of the V-A-C Foundation from 2017 to 2022 and held the same role at Tate Liverpool from 2012 to 2017. His other notable roles include director of Artissima from 2010 to 2012 and curator at the Barbican Art Gallery from 2007 to 2009. He has also co-curated significant events like the 2016 Liverpool Biennial and the 2018 Taipei Biennial.
The judging committee included prominent figures such as Richard Armstrong, former director of The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation; Andrea Ruben Levi, a collector and board of trustees member of the New Museum in New York; Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, a collector and president of her namesake foundation; and Sir Nicholas Serota, president of Arts Council England. Manacorda’s appointment marks a new chapter for Castello di Rivoli, as it bids farewell to Christov-Bakargiev, who has been the museum's director since January 2016.