Museums Now: Global Visions, Local Connections

In a time of rapid change and interconnectedness, museums are redefining their role as cultural anchors. How can they remain rooted in local communities while engaging in global conversations? This panel brings together leaders from some of the world’s most influential institutions to consider how museums balance vision with responsibility—while confronting pressing challenges from mass tourism and contested histories to renovation, funding, and the demand for greater public relevance.

Speakers

• Francesca Cappelletti, Director, Galeria Borghese (Rome)
• Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Hamad Al Thani, Director, National Museum of Qatar (Doha)
• Thomas Campbell, Director and CEO, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (San Francisco)
• Wim Pijbes, Director, Droom En Daad Foundation (Rotterdam)

Moderator

• Jan Dalley, Contributing Editor, Financial Times (London)