is ure , ▁Education ▁and ▁International ▁Rel ations ▁in ▁the ▁municipality ▁of ▁Milan . ▁He ▁was ▁subsequently ▁involved ▁in ▁an ▁advis ory ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁council ▁of ▁S ale mi ▁in ▁Sic ily ▁when ▁Vitt orio ▁S gar bi ▁was ▁mayor . ▁Until ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁he ▁held ▁the ▁post ▁of ▁professor ▁of ▁art ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Pal ermo . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁a ▁provincial ▁council or ▁of ▁Milan ▁in ▁the ▁civ ic ▁list ▁of ▁Fil ipp o ▁Pen ati . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Pal ermo ▁as ▁a ▁consult ant ▁to ▁the ▁Santa ▁Ros alia ▁Fe ast . ▁However , ▁during ▁the ▁celebr ation ▁he ▁had ▁a ▁ver bal ▁alter cation ▁with ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁contest ants ▁and ▁res igned ▁as ▁a ▁result . ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Land s cape ▁Museum ▁of ▁Ver ban ia , ▁on ▁Lake ▁Mag giore , ▁but ▁res igned ▁controvers ial ly ▁after ▁only ▁two ▁months . ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁he ▁holds ▁a ▁summer ▁conference ▁every ▁year ▁at ▁the ▁Col on os ▁farm house ▁in ▁Villa c ac cia ▁di ▁L est izza ▁in ▁the ▁province ▁of ▁U d ine . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with ▁the ▁celebr ations ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 5 0 th ▁anni versary ▁of ▁the ▁Un ification ▁of ▁Italy , ▁he