Art Historian, with honors in Museology. Curator of modern and contemporary art exhibitions collaborating with a range of museums and cultural institutions, including the Musée d’Orsay, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Strasbourg, MAXXI, Palazzo delle Esposizioni and the Museo Nazionale di Palazzo Venezia di Roma.  Coordinator of diverse international projects in partnership with CNR (National Center of Research), iCOM (International Council of Museums), the Italian Minister of Culture and Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Manager for Institutional Cultural Relations. Salon for Cultural Properties and Activities (Fiera di Roma, 1999, 2000) 

Freelance writer for various media outlets, including “Il Messaggero”, “ADNKronos Cultura”, “MuseiOnLine”, “Culturalweb”, “Nuova Museologia” e “Inside the Vatican”.  

In 2005 served as scientific art consultant for the Italian Minister of Culture and tutor for ILC (Innovative Leadership Community)- Cultural Properties presided over by Beatrice Trussardi and Martina Mondadori, in realization of a cycle of exhibitions on Net-Web Art and of « Premio per l’arte digitale» presided over by Tate Modern director Vicente Todoli, participating as a member of the selection jury.

In 2006 served as Director of the Banca Antonveneta ABN AMRO collection of art, cataloging for the first time and formally publishing the entirety of the bank's fine art holdings in “La Collezione d’arte Antonveneta" – Padova (Skira, 2008). Curator of the companion exhibition "A patrimony for the city: the Antonveneta Collection" held at the Museo civico degli Eremitani di Padova.

General manager of CORSO440, curating 20 monographic shows featuring contemporary artists Francesco Cervelli, Tommaso Cascella, Giovanni di Carpegna Falconieri, Roberto Giglio, and others.   

In November 2025 Eleonora is the curator of the first solo exhibition "Discreto Continuo" by the polish sculptur Szymon Oltarzewski organized by the Embassy of the Republic of Poland and the Chamber of Deputies and with the patronage of the Ministry of Culture. 

 Ad an editorial curator and author Eleonora ha published many books including: "Edoardo Gellner a Cortina d'Ampezzo" (Silvana Editoriale, 2022) and "Cortina 1956" (Marsilio Arte) included in the cultural Olympiad of Milano Cortina Foundation 2026.

Writer, Independent curator, art advisor, Eleonora works and resides in Rome.

Events of this special event

24 Apr 2026 | 17:00-22:00

NONSENSE - WORKS OF JUANNI WANG

Ten works created using newspapers as a support during the last year of war. Chinese artist, Wang graduated from the Shanghai Fine Art Academy and of Rome. She held over 30 solo exhibition.
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Organizer Eleonora De Filippis

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M.A. Lab

Viale delle Mura Aurelie 15-17