Chief Financial Officer, Banca Ifis
Search every verified Roberto Ferrari interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. In a July 2025 interview with Taormina News 24, Roberto Ferrari discussed his role as director of the Museo Galileo in Florence, a position he has held since February 2021. Ferrari said he was pleased to have been chosen to continue the institutional and intellectual legacy of the museum after 40 years under his predecessor, Paolo Galluzzi. He described himself as a student of Galluzzi's mentor Eugenio Garin and noted the museum's unique character. Ferrari argued that when investment in culture is poorly made, it causes significant harm, and that a serious economic model should account for the quality of spending rather than just the amount. He stated that culture can have social and economic functions, but fulfilling those functions effectively requires competence, tools, and long-term planning. Ferrari emphasized that the value of the collection, which includes brass, glass, and wood objects, depends on study and interpretation.
“In verità €1 investito in cultura si è investito male produce un sacco di danni e un modello economico serio dovrebbe tenere dentro la variabile determinante della qualità della spesa. Non è quanto spendi a volte, ma è come è come spendi.”
“C'è stato un momento in cui, io ricordo era un sabato pomeriggio e credo facesse parte, anzi penso di poter dire di sì con certezza che facesse parte della trattativa in cui ovviamente uno a volte un po' bleffa, a volte un po' la tira logica nella logica delle trattative logica. E ricordo che la presidente del consigli...”
Sign in to search the full transcript archive, filter by topic, and access every quote from Roberto Ferrari.
The summary and quote tags on this profile are produced with AI assistance from verified, first-person interview transcripts, then checked by our team to confirm the speaker's identity and the accuracy of every quote. See how we verify →