Vittorio Calabrese is a cultural strategist & arts management consultant.

Italian-born, New York-based with extensive experience in museum institutions, nonprofits, philanthropy, and research initiatives.

Vittorio Calabrese is a cultural strategist & arts management consultant.

Italian-born, New York-based with extensive experience in museum institutions, nonprofits, philanthropy, and research initiatives.

Services

  • EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP

    STRATEGIC PLANNING

    INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING

  • APPRAISING

    COLLECTION MANAGEMENT

    ARTIST STEWARDSHIP

  • CURATION & PROGRAMMING

    BRAND ACTIVATIONS

    ARTIST COMMISSIONS

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  • ittorio Calabrese delivering "From Collector to Founder: Structuring Private Museums" at Museo del Canal in Panama, invited by the Ambassador of Italy to Panama, a talk on cultural diplomacy and the strategic shift from private passion to institution

    Museo del Canal, Panama: On Cultural Diplomacy and Institutional BUILDING

    Reflections on cultural diplomacy, institutional building, and the international circulation of Italian art from Pinta Panamá Art Week 2026 and Museo del Canal, thanks to the Italian Embassy in Panama.

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  • Vittorio Calabrese with Silvia Stabile at a roundtable on Strategic Philanthropy organized with Banca Generali in Milan, a conversation on generational wealth transfer, accountability, and U.S. to Italy cultural perspectives.

    STRATEGIC PHILANTHROPY AND CULTURAL INVESTMENT HOSTED BY BANCA GENERALI

    Banca Generali and TARGET Law hosting a conversation on strategic philantropy, generational wealth transfer, accountability, and cross cultural perspectives between Italy and the United States.

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  • Vittorio Calabrese with Susan de Menil, founder of the Art and Antiquities Blockchain Consortium, and Professor Andrea Rurale at the launch of SDA Bocconi's Art Market & Finance Monitor, a presentation on art, finance, and provenance research.

    Launch of SDA Bocconi's Art Market & Finance Monitor in NYC

    The launch of SDA Bocconi's Art Market & Finance Monitor in New York, with the Art Antiquities Blockchain Consortium and Bocconi Alumni New York.

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  • ittorio Calabrese presenting the Observatory for the Church and Contemporary Visual Cultures at the International Congress "Educational Constellations, A Pact with the Future," Dicastery for Culture and Education, Vatican City.

    Presenting the Observatory for the Church and Contemporary Visual Cultures at the Vatican

    Notes from the Vatican Congress "Educational Constellations" on building dialogue between contemporary art and spirituality, in conversation with Pope Leo XIV.

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  • Vittorio Calabrese in conversation with Alessandro Merlo at the Sapore di Mare festival in Forte dei Marmi, organized by Victoria Genzini, a discussion on the millennial generation leaving and returning to Italy and how to navigate that shift.

    Sapore di Mare, Forte dei Marmi: On Italy, Distance, and Belonging

    A conversation at the fifth Sapore di Mare Festival in Forte dei Marmi, curated by Victoria Genzini, on identity, belonging, and what it means to call Italy home.

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  • Vittorio Calabrese lecturing at SDA Bocconi School of Management, Milan, for the Intensive Program in Art Markets and Finance led by Professor Andrea Rurale, talk on founders, provenance, and the future of museums.

    SDA Bocconi, Milan: On Founders, Provenance, and the Future of Museums

    A day at SDA Bocconi's Intensive Program in Art Markets and Finance, hosted by Professor Andrea Rurale, on founder-led museums and the future of provenance.

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