Reach Out project connects Naples' cultural sites through digital innovation

The Polo museale regionale della Campania has launched Reach Out, an innovative project under the national MuSST program (Musei e Sviluppo dei Sistemi Territoriali), aimed at promoting and enhancing museums in the Campania region. Presented in December at the Cappella Palatina of Palazzo Reale di Napoli, the project integrates the Museo del Palazzo Reale di Napoli, the Biblioteca Nazionale Vittorio Emanuele III, the Teatro San Carlo, and the Maschio Angioino. Reach Out offers visitors a special tour of 'secret' routes revealing panoramic views of the Gulf of Naples. The project includes dedicated training for museum staff in digital and planning skills. Digital components include the Enjoy All Palazzo Reale app with QR-code guidance, an Edit-a-thon in collaboration with Wikimedia Italia where students enriched Wikipedia entries about Palazzo Reale, and an Urban Game with the Fondazione amici di Carlo Fulvio Velardi Onlus involving youth from the Forcella neighborhood. The headquarters is at Palazzo Reale in Piazza del Plebiscito. The tour starts at Palazzo Reale, passes through the Teatro San Carlo, the Biblioteca Nazionale (featuring Mimmo Paladino's Prova d'orchestra), and ends at Maschio Angioino. The project aims to create a network among museums and develop exclusive itineraries for an increasingly demanding audience.