Toolkit for Museums 2023: Masterclass and Workshops in Rome and Naples

The 2023 edition of the Masterclass Toolkit for Museums, organized by Fondazione Scuola dei Beni e delle Attività culturali in collaboration with ICOM Italia, concluded in December 2023 at the Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale in Rome. The program selected 60 museum professionals from over 600 applicants, including communicators, curators, educators, and registrars. The training consisted of two tracks: Masterclasses held at the Gallerie di Napoli and the Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Roma, and specialized Toolkit workshops at partner institutions—MAMbo for curators, Musei Civici di Reggio Emilia for educators, Musei Civici di Venezia for registrars, and Parco Archeologico del Colosseo for communicators. The Naples session featured a workshop on professional identity led by Bam! Strategie culturali and a presentation by Adele Maresca Compagna, vicepresident of ICOM Italia, on the new museum definition adopted at the 26th ICOM General Assembly in Prague in 2022, emphasizing openness, accessibility, inclusivity, diversity, and sustainability. Professor Paola Dubini of Università Bocconi discussed time management. The program aimed to foster community among museum professionals and address themes of sustainability, accessibility, digital transformation, and narrative as a tool for cultural discourse.