Among those facing this new uncertainty is the institute’s current executive director herself, Laura Carlini Fanfogna, whose contract ends September 30. Lorenzo Sassoli de’Bianchi’s position as “historical” president of both MAMbo (Museo d’Arte Moderna di Bologna) and Istituzione Bologna Musei may also come to an end, according to Il Giornale dell Arte.

On August 3, the city announced, “This administration will no longer fund the position of director of the Istituzione Bologna Musei. A study will be made of the entire museum system, to be shared with a new board of directors, after which the future structure of the organization will be defined as well as a decision regarding the type of leadership required.”