{"id":17679,"date":"2023-05-22T15:04:57","date_gmt":"2023-05-22T15:04:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/direzionemuseiroma.cultura.gov.it\/director\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T08:06:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T08:06:00","slug":"director","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/direzionemuseiroma.cultura.gov.it\/en\/director\/","title":{"rendered":"Director"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"17679\" class=\"elementor elementor-17679 elementor-7998\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e3fce51 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"e3fce51\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7de85e4\" data-id=\"7de85e4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf581df elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cf581df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 09-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">DIRECTOR<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c23318 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c23318\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Luca Mercuri<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-faa1eac elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"faa1eac\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1cc661c\" data-id=\"1cc661c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-600d66d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"600d66d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 09-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Luca Mercuri is a senior official of the Italian Ministry of Culture and serves as Director of the Pantheon and Castel Sant\u2019Angelo Institute \u2013 National Museums Directorate of the City of Rome.<\/p><p>A classical archaeologist, he graduated from the University of Bologna, specialized at the Italian Archaeological School at Athens, and earned a PhD from the University of Siena. He also holds a second degree in Art History from the University of Perugia.<\/p><p>Throughout his career, he has directed major state museums and cultural institutions, including the Regional Directorate of Museums of Puglia. He has overseen new museum openings, gallery re-installations, exhibitions, and heritage enhancement projects both in Italy and internationally.<\/p><p>He is the author of numerous studies on archaeological, historical, and museological topics and has carried out teaching and research activities in Italy and abroad.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9c426d5\" data-id=\"9c426d5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4e5cac elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c4e5cac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 09-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"999\" src=\"https:\/\/direzionemuseiroma.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/FB_IMG_1778765099153-820x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-30015\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/direzionemuseiroma.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/FB_IMG_1778765099153-820x1024.jpg 820w, https:\/\/direzionemuseiroma.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/FB_IMG_1778765099153-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/direzionemuseiroma.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/FB_IMG_1778765099153-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/direzionemuseiroma.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/FB_IMG_1778765099153.jpg 922w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DIRECTOR Luca Mercuri Luca Mercuri is a senior official of the Italian Ministry of Culture and serves as Director of the Pantheon and Castel Sant\u2019Angelo Institute \u2013 National Museums Directorate of the City of Rome. 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