Fondazione MUVE first Italian civic museum network to obtain gender equality certification
The Bureau Veritas Italia has awarded Gender Equality Certification to the Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia (MUVE), marking it as the first civic museum network in Italy to achieve this recognition. The evaluation focused on various aspects, including culture and strategy, governance, human resources, opportunities for women's advancement, pay equity, and work-life balance. All MUVE locations, such as Palazzo Ducale and Museo Correr, across Venice, Murano, Burano, and Mestre were involved in this initiative. With a collection exceeding 700,000 works and five libraries, President Mariacristina Gribaudi highlighted the need for structural changes. Plans for the future include discussions on equality and partnerships with Fondazione Marisa Bellisario. Notable historical figures include Henriette Nigrin and Duchess Felicita Bevilacqua La Masa. In 2023, collector Gemma De Angelis Testa contributed 105 works to Ca' Pesaro.
Key facts
- Fondazione MUVE is the first Italian civic museum network to obtain Gender Equality Certification.
- Certification awarded by Bureau Veritas Italia.
- Evaluated six areas: culture/strategy, governance, HR management, women's growth/inclusion, pay equity, parental protection/work-life balance.
- All MUVE venues involved: Palazzo Ducale, Museo Correr, Ca' Rezzonico, Ca' Pesaro, Museo del Vetro, Museo di Storia Naturale, Palazzo Mocenigo, Museo Fortuny, Museo del Merletto, Casa di Carlo Goldoni, Torre dell'Orologio, Centro Culturale Candiani, Forte Marghera.
- MUVE holds over 700,000 works, five libraries, a photographic archive, and Emeroteca dell'Arte with 13 ateliers.
- President Mariacristina Gribaudi emphasizes structural change, not just a certificate.
- Future plans include internal meetings on parity and collaboration with Fondazione Marisa Bellisario.
- Previous project 'Venezia Città delle Donne' dedicated to lacemaker Emma Vidal.
- 2025: 50th anniversary of Museo Fortuny highlighting Henriette Nigrin, designer of the Delphos dress (1909).
- Historical figures: Duchess Felicita Bevilacqua La Masa (bequeathed Ca' Pesaro) and Countess Andriana Marcello (founded Burano lace school in 1872).
- 2023: Collector Gemma De Angelis Testa donated 105 works to Ca' Pesaro, including pieces by Rauschenberg, Twombly, Abramović, and others.
Entities
Artists
- Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo
- Henriette Nigrin
- Emma Vidal
- Felicita Bevilacqua La Masa
- Andriana Marcello
- Gemma De Angelis Testa
- Robert Rauschenberg
- Cy Twombly
- Mario Merz
- Michelangelo Pistoletto
- Pier Paolo Calzolari
- Gilberto Zorio
- Anselm Kiefer
- Gino De Dominicis
- Francesco Clemente
- Enzo Cucchi
- Mario Schifano
- Tony Cragg
- Ettore Spalletti
- Marina Abramović
- Vanessa Beecroft
- Candida Höfer
- Mariko Mori
- Shirin Neshat
Institutions
- Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia (MUVE)
- Bureau Veritas Italia
- Palazzo Ducale
- Museo Correr
- Ca' Rezzonico
- Ca' Pesaro
- Museo del Vetro
- Museo di Storia Naturale
- Palazzo Mocenigo
- Museo Fortuny
- Museo del Merletto
- Casa di Carlo Goldoni
- Torre dell'Orologio
- Centro Culturale Candiani
- Forte Marghera
- Emeroteca dell'Arte
- Fondazione Marisa Bellisario
- Comune di Venezia
Locations
- Venice
- Italy
- Murano
- Burano
- Mestre
- Granada
- Fontainebleau
- Delfi