Maria Piccarreta, an architect specializing in the restoration of monuments, has been employed by the Ministry since 2001.
In 2004, he was on staff at the Regional Directorate for Lazio in Rome, and in 2013 he served as head of the Technical Office at the Rome Museum Complex; since 2014, he has been Director of the National Museum of Castel Sant’Angelo. He has been a senior executive since 2015 and serves as Superintendent of Lecce, Brindisi, and Taranto.
Between 2019 and 2021, he served as interim Superintendent of Bari, and later of Foggia and BAT.
Since 2021, he has headed the Regional Secretariat of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities in Puglia.
Since 2025, he has served as director of the Contemporary Architecture, Urban Regeneration, and Suburbs Division within the General Directorate for Contemporary Creativity.
He has established connections between historical records and the needs of contemporary society, covering areas such as preservation, restoration projects, the promotion, and management of cultural heritage.
