Giuseppe Gaeta has been reconfirmed as director of the Accademia di Belle Arti di Napoli for the three-year term 2026–2029. The result was reported by Il Mattino and confirmed by la Repubblica, following a ballot that included Marco Di Capua among the other candidates.
The reconfirmation extends a long association between Gaeta and the Naples academy. He had previously been elected director for the 2023–2026 term, and served two consecutive terms as director from October 2014 to October 2020.
A ballot outcome
According to the reporting, the 2026 appointment was decided by ballot. La Repubblica names Marco Di Capua, Rosaria Iazzetta and Nera Prota in connection with the vote.
The available sources do not provide the final vote totals for the 2026–2029 election, nor a complete account of the voting procedure. No official academy election notice was included in the verified research.
Continuity after the 2023 election
Gaeta's previous election, for the 2023–2026 term, required two voting rounds. In the final ballot he received 53 votes, against 48 for Renato Lori.
That history helps explain the significance of the current reconfirmation: with the 2026–2029 mandate, Gaeta continues in the role after the 2023–2026 term and his earlier 2014–2020 tenure.
Background
Gaeta studied Sociology at the University of Naples Federico II and earned a doctorate in Cultural Anthropology, Ethnology and the History of Popular Traditions at the University of Florence.
The Accademia di Belle Arti di Napoli is listed in Italy's public-administration index as an AFAM institution headquartered at Via Vincenzo Bellini 36 in Naples.
What to watch
The verified reporting confirms the appointment and its term, but not the detailed programme for the next three years. Readers following academy decisions can use the confirmed address reference — Accademia di Belle Arti di Napoli, Via Vincenzo Bellini 36, 80138 Napoli — when looking for official notices about the new term.
