NEWS: Italy launches international search for new director of the Colosseum in shake-up of cultural heritage sector

[ENCATC Understanding Heritage]

The search for a new Colosseum director is part of a broader shake-up of Italy's cultural heritage sector in the last two years, which has seen several foreigners recruited to run museums and galleries. New reforms mean the director will have greater control of the Colosseum’s finances, including revenue brought in by ticket sales. He or she will also be expected to add value to a newly designated archaeological area in Rome that will include the Colosseum, the ancient Roman Forum and the Palatine Hill.

Read more: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/01/11/italy-launches-international-search-new-director-colosseum-shake/