Massimo Bray

Massimo Bray, born in Lecce in 1959, has been Managing Director of the Enciclopedia Italiana, founded by Giovanni Treccani, since 2015. Previously, he was the Encyclopedia’s editorial director (1994–2013) and head of the Modern History section (1991–1994). He was also Chairman of the La Notte della Taranta Foundation, which organises Europe’s largest folk music festival. In the 2013 elections, Bray was elected Deputy of the Democratic Party ticket, and on 28 April 2013 he was appointed Minister for Heritage, Cultural Activities and Tourism of the government headed by Enrico Letta. In March 2015 he resigned from Parliament and returned to Treccani. As President of the Fondazione per il Libro, la Musica e la Cultura, he was responsible for the 2017 and 2018 editions of the Salone Internazionale del Libro di Torino. He published the book Alla voce Cultura: Diario sospeso della mia esperienza di Ministro (Manni, 2019)