Museums and Foundations Launch Digital Initiatives for May 2021

As museums and foundations reopen to the public with the arrival of good weather, digital programming continues with online courses, meetings, and podcasts. Artribune dedicates a weekly column to collect the best initiatives. Highlights include: Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo and Biennale Democrazia present a digital appointment on racism in language on May 10 at 5:30 PM, moderated by Lucrezia Calabrò Visconti, with students from Liceo Classico Statale Vittorio Alfieri. On May 13 at 6:15 PM, the Museo Egizio hosts a roundtable on 'Why preserve the past?' with speakers including Christian Greco, Salvatore Settis, and others. The museum's YouTube channel will stream the event. On May 11 at 6:30 PM, the Museo dell'Ara Pacis continues its 'Radici' cycle with archaeologist Simone Foresta discussing photography and antiquity. Fondazione Prada relaunches its 'Readings' podcast series with contributions from Jeffrey Schnapp and Dieter Rolestraete. The Comune di Forlì, in partnership with Città di Ebla, launches a digital project to valorize the Collezione Verzocchi, featuring videos by artists and intellectuals such as Cesare Pietroiusti and Claudio Verna. Cardi Gallery, in collaboration with WIDE VR, introduces Real-time 3D streaming for Mimmo Paladino's 'I Dormienti' exhibition, using gaming-derived technology for high-quality virtual viewing.