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)
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)