The director of the museum in the Puglia city of Ostuni announced he was resigning on Wednesday after being at the centre of political storm over a controversial social-media post about Premier Giorgia Meloni.
Luca Dell'Atti posted a photo of Meloni upside down on his Instagram profile.
The post was interpreted as a reference to the death of Benito Mussolini, who was hung upside down in Milan's Piazzale Loreto square on April 29, 1945, along with his mistress, Claretta Petacci, and other high-ranking Fascists, after they were shot by partisans.
Luca Dell'Atti apologized soon after, but Meloni's right-wing Brothers of Italy (FdI) party continued to demand his removal anyway and Mayor Angelo Pomes said he was evaluating his position.
Anna Melnykova, "Palace of Labor (palats praci), architector I. Pretro, 1916", shot with analog Canon camera, 35 mm Fuji film in March 2022.
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