Comic and TV presenter Luca Bizzarri has been put in charge of Genoa's iconic Ducal Palace.
Speaking at his presentation, the Genoa-born 46-year-old quickfire comedian said "I want to improve the improvable and I'd also like to get Paganini's violin here".
Ligura Governor Giovanni Toti said "with Bizzarri the palace will get a healthy dose of imagination and novelty".
The Ducal Palace, or Doge's Palace, was built in a neoclassical style from 1778 to 1783.
It has countless Baroque and Mannerist treasures.
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