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An art historian and museologist specializing in 17th- and 18th-century Italian painting and graphics, Denis Ton (1977) has gained international experience throughout his career thanks to numerous collaborations with important museums in Italy and abroad. After graduating, earning his doctorate and teaching at the University of Padua, from 2014 to 2020 he was responsible for the scientific direction of the Civic Museums of Belluno, overseeing the museological project and the installation of the new Palazzo Fulcis (2017). From 2020 to 2026, he held the position of Curator at the Castello del Buonconsiglio in Trento, where he curated numerous installations and exhibitions. Over the years, he has also developed research activities at the Giorgio Cini Foundation in Venice, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Frick Collection in New York. In February 2026, he was appointed Director of the Pilotta Monumental Complex.
- +39 0521 220404 +39 0521 220405
- denis.ton@cultura.gov.it
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He graduated in Public Administration Sciences at the University of Catania. He subsequently obtained a second level master’s degree in Public Management of Local Development at the same university. He has been working for five years at the Monumental Complex of the Pilotta in Parma, as Administrative Officer responsible for the Legal Office, Tenders and Contracts, Personnel Manager.
- +39 0521 220411 + 3511
- giuseppe.gentile@cultura.gov.it