Ca' Foscari University Launches Lab Village for Sustainable Tourism in Veneto
The Lab Village – Turismo, Cultura e Industrie Creative project, spearheaded by Università Ca' Foscari di Venezia and funded by Pnrr via Consorzio iNest, aims to promote sustainable tourism in Treviso, Padova, and Verona. This initiative combines art, science, and creative sectors to develop cultural tourism offerings such as open-air museums and immersive experiences. By 2025, nine laboratories will center on themes like Montagna, Outdoor, and Città. The inaugural pilot took place during winter on the Altipiani Cimbri, while summer labs will focus on outdoor pursuits, partnering with Jolefilm, the La Giusta Distanza festival, and Marco Paolini's civic theater project. Notable projects include a documentary by filmmaker Alessia Zampieri about the Brenta river and a residency with Lago Film Fest. Professor Maurizio Busacca highlights the economic promise of outdoor tourism.
Key facts
- Università Ca' Foscari di Venezia is the lead of Spoke 6 within Consorzio iNest, funded by Pnrr.
- Lab Village focuses on sustainable tourism in Treviso, Padova, and Verona provinces.
- Nine labs in 2025 across themes: Montagna, Outdoor, Città.
- First pilot on Altipiani Cimbri in winter 2025.
- Summer labs explore water-related landscapes with art and performance.
- Collaborators include Jolefilm, La Giusta Distanza – Festival del Cammino, Atlante delle Rive.
- Alessia Zampieri is producing an ethnographic documentary on the Brenta river.
- Piero Ramella and Giorgio Osti lead a lab in Cerea with adolescents.
- Ottantaquattromilapassi residency selects two videomakers from 50 applicants.
- Final event on September 28, 2025, for World Rivers Day.
Entities
Artists
- Marco Paolini
- Alessia Zampieri
- Michele Bandini
- Mirko Artuso
- Piero Ramella
- Giorgio Osti
- Maurizio Busacca
- Giada Zandonà
Institutions
- Università Ca' Foscari di Venezia
- Consorzio iNest
- Centro di Produzione Teatrale La Piccionaia
- Meneghini&Associati Inventia
- Jolefilm
- La Giusta Distanza – Festival del Cammino
- Teatro del Pane di Treviso
- Atlante delle Rive
- Fabbrica del Mondo
- Lago Film Fest
- Festival di Cinema Indipendente a Revine Lago
- Artribune
Locations
- Venezia
- Italy
- Treviso
- Padova
- Verona
- Altipiani Cimbri
- Cavaso del Tomba
- Segusino
- Valdobbiadene
- Cison di Valmarino
- Follina
- Miane
- Revine Lago
- Cerea
- Carmignano di Brenta
- Pian delle Femene
- malga Barbaria
- Brasile
- Stati Uniti
- Francia
- Germania
- Austria