![Claudio Furlan Milan’s Brera Painting Gallery Director Angelo Crespi, at left front to camera, who took over in February as part of moves by the far-right-led government to put Italians at the head of key cultural institutions, speaks during a press conference to announce the opening of the Brera Modern in Milan, northern Italy, Monday, July 8, 2024. The new museum just a few doors from Milan’s Brera Painting Gallery will house more than 100 contemporary art works that belong to Brera’s collection that have mostly been relegated to storage. (Claudio Furlan/LaPresse via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/3241f7a413a641cc9d5f6cb1373b03f9/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Milan’s Brera Painting Gallery Director Angelo Crespi, at left front to camera, who took over in February as part of moves by the far-right-led government to put Italians at the head of key cultural institutions, speaks during a press conference to announce the opening of the Brera Modern in Milan, northern Italy, Monday, July 8, 2024. The new museum just a few doors from Milan’s Brera Painting Gallery will house more than 100 contemporary art works that belong to Brera’s collection that have mostly been relegated to storage. (Claudio Furlan/LaPresse via AP)
![Claudio Furlan Milan’s Brera Painting Gallery Director Angelo Crespi, who took over in February as part of moves by the far-right-led government to put Italians at the head of key cultural institutions, speaks during a press conference to announce the opening of the Brera Modern in Milan, northern Italy, Monday, July 8, 2024. The new museum just a few doors from Milan’s Brera Painting Gallery will house more than 100 contemporary art works that belong to Brera’s collection that have mostly been relegated to storage. (Claudio Furlan/LaPresse via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/d8e180d3df5147e68d4778aa359f7d46/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Milan’s Brera Painting Gallery Director Angelo Crespi, who took over in February as part of moves by the far-right-led government to put Italians at the head of key cultural institutions, speaks during a press conference to announce the opening of the Brera Modern in Milan, northern Italy, Monday, July 8, 2024. The new museum just a few doors from Milan’s Brera Painting Gallery will house more than 100 contemporary art works that belong to Brera’s collection that have mostly been relegated to storage. (Claudio Furlan/LaPresse via AP)