Irene Lombardo is Senior Cultural Manager for EMEA & Asia at Magnum Photos, where she leads institutional partnerships and cultural strategy across these regions. She works closely with museums, festivals, publishers, and foundations to develop exhibitions, commissions, and cultural projects featuring Magnum photographers.

With over 13 years of experience in the photography sector, Irene has worked with museums, galleries, and major photography events, specialising in programme development, exhibition curation and project management. She also contributes to the field as a journalist for Il Fotografo and as a lecturer at Ca’ Foscari University (Venice) and Spéos Photography School (Paris).

Irene serves as a jury member for the Fondation Jean-Luc Lagardère Photography Fellowship, the Belfast Photo Festival and the Royal Photographic Society International Exhibition, and is regularly invited as a portfolio reviewer by institutions and festivals including Les Rencontres d’Arles, FORMAT International Photography Festival in Derby, Belfast Photo Festival, and Photo Days Paris.

She holds an Advanced Master’s Degree in Management of Cultural Goods & Activities from ESCP Business School and Ca’ Foscari University, as well as a Master’s Degree in Modern Philology from Sapienza University in Rome.

Personal Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/irene-lombardo/
Magnum Photos: https://www.magnumphotos.com/

Portrait by Anna Hernik