Paola Antonelli

Paola Antonelli
Antonelli at the WEF event in Davos, 2015
Born1963 (age 62–63)
EducationPolytechnic University of Milan (Architecture)
OccupationCurator
Organization(s)Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York
Title
  • Senior Curator of Architecture and Design
  • Director of Research and Development
Awards

Paola Antonelli (born 1963) is an Italian author, critic, and curator. She heads the architecture and design department of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, where she is also the founding Director of Research and Development. Antonelli has been described as "one of the 25 most incisive design visionaries in the world" by TIME magazine. She has said that all objects tell stories, and that "some objects [...] make history – or change it."