The British-Canadian director of Milan’s Brera Gallery was hired in 2015 after the Italian government launched reforms that for the first time brought in foreign museum directors. His eight-year tenure is ending as Premier Giorgia Meloni’s right-wing administration seeks to again reserve top cultural jobs for Italians. But James Bradburne is continuing to innovate before his contract ends in September. He is working to expand a virtual version of the museum that gives users access to masterpieces 24 hours a day and a voice in how the institution is run. Bradburne hopes his successor keeps the changes he oversaw but thinks Italy's museum is structurally unsound because so much control rests in Rome.
Bleh.
The Italians.