Diana Nicolaie takes the position of CEO of Art Safari New Museum

Diana Nicolaie takes the position of CEO of Art Safari New Museum Art Safari New Museum announces that, starting from yesterday, October 20th, the position of CEO has been taken by Diana Nicolaie, a designer and visual artist whose expertise and creative imprint have contributed greatly to the development of Art Safari projects in recent years, after Ioana Ciocan, who led Art Safari since 2015, was nominated as Minister of Culture. Under Ioana Ciocan's leadership, Art Safari has evolved into a strategic national cultural project, reaching 19 editions and over 1 million visitors. Diana Nicolaie takes the lead of a project with a vast audience and a team with solid experience in organizing national and international exhibitions. Diana Nicolaie is familiar with Art Safari New Museum from the inside. She signed the architectural concept of the new space in Amzei 13, made available to the public utility foundation by the City Hall of Sector 1, and has coordinated numerous exhibitions, including Bags Inside Out, realized in partnership with the prestigious Victoria and Albert Museum in London, Enescu and Minotaur, an exhibition realized in partnership with the George Enescu International Festival, History of Romania in 100 Portraits, R: Eminescu. The rational poet, Felix Aftene. Journal and, in the current season, War and Peace, Pop Art. The World in Colors and Cristian Mungiu. Fjord, photographs. A designer and visual artist, a graduate of the University of Architecture and Urbanism "Ion Mincu" in Bucharest and the Academy of Economic Studies, Diana Nicolaie has coordinated numerous design projects for almost two decades, and since 2023 has extended her practice to visual arts through a series of exhibitions: the personal exhibition LIGHT. An airy view point of density, ARCUB, Bucharest (May 4-31, 2023), The Path. Fusion of Two Worlds Inside/Outside, ICR New York, along with the artist Carmen Marin and in partnership with Art Safari (October 26-November 10, 2023), LIGHT, Art Safari, the Palace of Dacia-Romania in Bucharest (December 2023-January 2024) and the Cultural Center of the Palaces of Brâncovești at the Gates of Bucharest (February-March 2024). Diana Nicolaie, CEO of Art Safari New Museum: "I am honored to receive the baton from Ioana Ciocan to lead Art Safari New Museum, a benchmark of the artistic and cultural scene in Romania. I fully feel both the joy and the responsibility of carrying on the work of the team from the last 12 years. We will continue to realize the exhibitions that reflect the current interest of the visiting public, to build partnerships with museums and artists from the country, as well as with names from the international scene, and to open art to the new generations. I wish Ioana Ciocan success in her next professional stage, and the colleagues in the Art Safari New Museum team thank them for their trust." About Art Safari New Museum Art Safari New Museum, a strategic national cultural project, takes place under the High Patronage of the President of Romania, Nicușor Dan and is organized by the Cultural Center Art Society, a public utility foundation, with the support of the City Hall of Sector 1. Art Safari New Museum is supported by Banca Transilvania, Omniasig Foundation, Lidl, Voxility, Glo HILO, NEPI Rockcastle, Mastercard, Regina Maria, De’Longhi, Porsche, Catena, Peroni, CPI Property Group, Edenred, Brâncoveanu, parodontax, Transelectrica, Carpet and More, Honor, Epson, Rova, Policolor and others and specializes in the realization of exhibition pavilions of visual art and national history. Having a strong educational aspect, its mission is to bring art closer to the public and to educate new generations, including by organizing art workshops, guided tours, and exhibitions of contemporary art in unconventional spaces, such as the Bucharest metro. In the 18 editions so far, it has registered over 1 million visitors. More details on artsafari.ro. Media partnership