I am convinced that art, in all its forms, must be an integral part of our daily life. An inspiring and comeplling background against which to set every gesture, every thought, every choice. I am so convinced that I build my stands in national and international exhibition and my displays in my gallery in Piazza di Spagna according to this vision. Discovering art, evolving in taste must be an experience that gives us strength, perspicuity, and inward richness. I believe Paintings, sculptures, works of art, must surround us, nurture us, be an active and vitalising element in our existence, in our home life. After all, this is how we Italians grew up, feeling an inextricable part of a context and a civilization – a habitat and aesthetic habitus – that have left a deep imprint on the world and that still have a deal to tell. Anywhere in Italy – but in Rome in particular – one encounters art not just in museums, but in the streets, in courtyards, in gardens, i nchurches, sitting outdoors at a cafe and in entryways of palaces! Art need to be sought out, one only needs to learn to see it. For me, art is life. And without art, life shrink s to humdrum continuance.
Alessandra Di Castro completed her studies at “La Sapienza” University in Rome and at the Study Center of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. She has dedicated much of her career to serving as the Director of the Museo Ebraico di Roma and now chairs its Foundation.
From 2020 to 2022, she held the role of President of the Associazione Antiquari d’Italia (AAI) and currently serves as Vice-President. She is also involved with the Biennale Internazionale dell’Antiquariato di Firenze and TEFAF as a board member, and she contributed to Masterpiece London as a consultant. In recognition of her work, she was honored with the Iris Award from the Bard Graduate Center in New York in 2019.
Over the years, she has played a key role in placing significant works of art in prestigious museums, including the Louvre, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Gallerie degli Uffizi.