Minister of Culture appoints Stefano Carboni as CEO for Museums Commission

Minister of Culture Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan has appointed Stefano Carboni as the new CEO of the Museums Commission, which will regulate the museum sector in the Kingdom and develop practitioners in the field.

Carboni is one of the experts in this field. He managed museums and art galleries around the world, working for 16 years at The Metropolitan Museum of Art between 1992 and 2008, and has received a number of prestigious prizes in the field of heritage.

He gained a Ph.D. in Arabic language and Islamic art from the School of Oriental and African Studies, SOAS University of London, in 1992.

The Museums Commission is one of 11 new cultural commissions launched by the Ministry of Culture to manage the Saudi cultural sector in its various specialized areas.

As the Museum Commission’s CEO, Carboni will be responsible for formulating a strategy for the sector and granting licenses in the field, promoting funding and investment, and adopting professional training programs. His responsibilities will also include the design of relevant educational programs offering scholarships for the talented. The commission will also cooperate and coordinate with relevant authorities to protect intellectual property rights in areas related to the museums sector.

May 4, 2021 - 12:00