Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte

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Influencer, politician, museum director: what Eike Schmidt did next

After overhauling the Uffizi Galleries and running for mayor of Florence, Schmidt is now making his mark in a new destination

Eike Schmidt unveils restoration and loans projects in Naples after losing Florence electoral bid

The director of the Museo di Capodimonte plans to restore 21 Renaissance paintings from the collection

Italy extends Eike Schmidt’s leadership of Uffizi for four years

Sylvain Bellenger is reappointed in Capodimonte, Cristiana Collu remains at Rome Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna

How Caravaggio brought naturalism to Naples

Museo di Capodimonte examines the huge influence that the Old Master had on Baroque artists active in the city