Rossella Menegazzo

In Episode 8 of CleveCast, we speak with Rossella Menegazzo – a renowned art historian and curator – for a behind-the-scenes look at the world of Japanese art and cultural exchange.

Rossella is a professor of East Asian art history at the University of Milan and the head of the cultural sector for Italy’s pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka. She’s also the force behind major exhibitions, including curating the ukiyo-e show The Floating World. Ukiyoe. Visions from Japan in Rome in 2024. In this episode, Rossella shares how she also worked to curate the Hokusai and Ukiyo-e: The Floating World exhibition at the Cleve Carney Museum of Art.

We also dive into Rossella’s role at Expo 2025 in Osaka. As the cultural program head for Italy’s pavilion, she offers insider insight on planning a world’s fair pavilion that bridges Italian and Japanese culture. Find out why she believes Japan is the perfect stage to showcase Italy’s heritage, and how she’s creating programs to engage a global audience.