The Foundation
The Foundation for Italian Art and Culture, FIAC, is a non-profit, US incorporated organization established in New York City in 2003. FIAC's main purpose is to promote the knowledge and the appreciation of the Italian cultural and artistic traditions from the classical period to modern times in the United States and it works in closely with the Italian Ministry of Culture to accomplish this mission. In addition to sponsoring its own programs and exhibitions, FIAC acts as an intermediary between Italy and the United States to facilitate exchanges between American and Italian institutions. FIAC encourages all US institutions and individuals interested in Italian art and culture and the planning of events to contact the Foundation to discuss future collaborative opportunities.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Mariangela Zappia Honorary Board Member
Ambassador of Italy to the United States
Daniele D. Bodini, Chairman
Alain Elkann, President
William Acquavella
Francesca Bodini
Carlo Clavarino
John S. Dyson
Massimo Ferragamo
Mario J. Gabelli
Joseph R. Perella
Patrizia Memmo Ruspoli
OFFICERS AND STAFF
Alain Elkann
President
Olivia D'Aponte
Executive Director
Info@fiacfoundation.org
Advisors in the United States
Richard Armstrong
Director, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum New York
Colin B. Bailey
Director, The Morgan Library & Museum, New York
Emily Braun
Distinguished Professor, Hunter College and
the Graduate Center at CUNY, New York
David Alan Brown
Former Curator of Italian Painting
National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Thomas P. Campbell
Director, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Keith Christiansen
Curator Emeritus
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Brian Ferriso
Director, Portland Art Museum, Oregon
Fabio Finotti
Director, Italian Cultural Institute, New York
David Freedberg
Professor of the History of Art, Columbia University
Director, Italian Academy for Advanced Studies
in America at Columbia University
Davide Gasparotto
Senior Curator of Painting
J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
Cameron Kitchin
Director, Cincinnati Art Museum
Eric Lee
Director, Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, Texas
Glenn Lowry
Director, The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Thomas Loughman
Director, Wadsworth Atheneum
Hartford, Connecticut
Nicholas Penny
Former Director, The National Gallery, London
Xavier F. Solomon
Deputy Director and Chief Curator
The Frick Collection, New York
Ian Wardropper
Director, The Frick Collection, New York
Advisors in Italy
Paola D’Agostino
Director, The Bargello Museum, Florence
Sylvain Bellenger
Director General, Museo di Capodimonte, Naples
James Bradburne
Director General, Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan
Andrea Carandini Archeology Professor Emeritus University of Rome
Gabriele Finaldi
Director, National Gallery, London
Arturo Galansino
Director General, Strozzi Palace, Florence
Barbara Jatta
Director, Vatican Museums
Daniela Porro
Director, Lazio State Museums, Rome
Giulio Manieri Elia
Director, Gallerie dell’Accademia, Venice
Salvatore Nastasi
Secretary General
Ministry of Italian Culture
Eike Schmidt
Director, Gallerie degli Uffizi, Florence
Salvatore Settis
Professor and Former Director
Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa
Mariella Utili
Director, State Museums of Campania, Naples