Mercedes Auteri on Independent Research, Museum Education, and Cultural Mediation in Italy
Mercedes Auteri, an independent researcher specializing in museology and art education, highlights the difficulties faced in Italy, such as a scarcity of competitions, temporary museum positions, and limited research funding. She has found a stable role teaching Didactics for the Museum at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera. Her research investigates the social impact of museum audiences, with initiatives at the Pinacoteca di Brera and PAC in Milan. Significant topics include the intersection of medicine and culture, illustrated by The Art Hive at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and the Fondazione VSM project at the Museo Teatrale della Scala; combating stereotypes at the Museo Egizio di Torino; and fostering intercultural dialogue through the AMIR project. Auteri also partners with the Fondazione Orestiadi in Gibellina and co-wrote 'La città dell’elefante' (Splen, 2019).
Key facts
- Mercedes Auteri is an independent researcher in museology and art education in Italy.
- She teaches Didactics for the Museum at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera.
- Her research includes projects at Pinacoteca di Brera and PAC in Milan.
- She cites The Art Hive at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts as a model for cultural prescriptions.
- The Fondazione VSM project at Museo Teatrale della Scala involves neuropsychiatric patients.
- The Museo Egizio di Torino hosted a debate on Museum and Stereotypes.
- The AMIR project in Florence invites immigrants to engage with museum heritage.
- Gibellina was rebuilt after the 1968 earthquake with contributions from many artists.
- Her book 'La città dell’elefante' (2019) is about Catania, co-authored with three others.
- The book is a novel and guide-game for young readers focusing on art and integration.
Entities
Artists
- Mercedes Auteri
- Carla Accardi
- Alighiero Boetti
- Alberto Burri
- Pietro Consagra
- Emilio Isgrò
- Fausto Melotti
- Alessandro Mendini
- Mimmo Paladino
- Arnaldo Pomodoro
- Mario Schifano
- Bianca Caccamese
- Giamina Croazzo
- Valeria Di Loreto
- Gianni Rodari
- Italo Calvino
- Roberto Piumini
- Marco Dallari
- Patricia Geis
- Jean Jullien
- Roald Dahl
- Michael Ende
- Hayao Miyazaki
Institutions
- Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera
- Pinacoteca di Brera
- PAC (Padiglione d'Arte Contemporanea) di Milano
- Fondazione Orestiadi
- Museo di Belle Arti di Montréal
- Museo Teatrale della Scala
- Fondazione VSM
- Museo Egizio di Torino
- AMIR (Accoglienza Musei Inclusione Relazione)
- Splen (publisher)
- Artribune
Locations
- Italy
- Milan
- Gibellina
- Trapani
- Catania
- Montreal
- Canada
- Turin
- Florence
- Sicily