Dr. Stefano Carboni is a native of Venice and a specialist in Islamic art and museum strategies, leadership and management. His research, lectures and publications span several areas of Islamic art, with a particular emphasis on glass studies and the art-historical relationship between the Islamic world, Europe, and Asia. He was the CEO of the Museums Commission in the Ministry of Culture of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh (2019-23); Director and CEO of the Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth (2008-19); and Curator and Administrator in the Department of Islamic Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (1992-2008). He is currently a part-time Lecturer in Art History and Curatorial Studies at the University of Western Australia.

 

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