Marie-Laure Mattei-Mosconi is the new director (since April) of the Palais Fesch-Museum of Fine Arts. She succeeds Philippe Costamagna, director of the museum for more than twenty years before resigning it 1 year ago to join the Fragonard Foundation.
Holder of a diploma in plastic arts from the University of Corte, trained at the Camondo school in Paris, Marie-Laure Mattei-Mosconi began her career at the Fesch Palais in 1998 as manager of temporary exhibitions. In 2004, she was appointed secretary general of the city museums, then director of the city’s heritage in 2018. She led the administrative structuring of this direction and pilot projects related to the built, artistic and intangible heritage. In 2024, she supervised in particular the opening of the heritage and the Paleochrétian antiquarium interpretation center in Saint-Jean.
The Palais Fesch-Ajaccio Museum of Fine Arts retains a collection of Italian painting made up from the legacy of Cardinal Joseph Fesch, uncle of Napoleon I. The establishment also includes a Napoleonic fund, works by Corsican artists and a heritage library. The museum regularly organizes temporary exhibitions and develops actions for local and school audiences.
The Fesch museum in Ajaccio.
