Verona conference urges Italian local museums to form networks
The event 'La gestione dei Musei di Enti Locali' was held on November 22-23, 2023, at Palazzo della Gran Guardia in Verona, under the organization of Francesca Rossi and Marta Ugolini. It attracted 38 speakers, 244 participants, and 900 viewers online, focusing on the difficulties faced by non-state museums in Italy, such as inadequate funding, staffing issues, and a shortage of directors. Representatives from 13 cities contributed their insights, although no southern cities were represented. Discussions covered governance models, sustainability, digitalization, and the 2022 museum definition by ICOM. Key figures included Massimo Osanna and Daniele Ferrara. The conference culminated in five essential points, prompting a proposal for a permanent forum led by ICOM Italy and ANMLI to bolster the National Museum System and improve the local museums' impact on cultural and economic growth.
Key facts
- Conference held November 22-23, 2023 at Palazzo della Gran Guardia, Verona
- Organized by Francesca Rossi (director of Verona Civic Museums) and Marta Ugolini (culture councillor)
- 38 speakers, 244 in-person attendees, 900 online viewers
- 13 cities represented: Bassano, Belluno, Bologna, Brescia, Milan, Montebelluna, Pistoia, Rome, Rovereto, Treviso, Udine, Verona, Venice
- No southern Italian cities participated
- Keynote speakers included Massimo Osanna, Daniele Ferrara, Fausta Bressani
- Experts included Stefano Baia Curioni, Pierpaolo Forte, Giuseppe Piperata, Girolamo Sciullo, Ludovico Solima
- Moderators: Michele Lanzinger (ICOM Italy), Anna Maria Montaldo (ANMLI), Pier Luigi Sacco, Paola Marini
- Five critical issues: resource depletion, governance, sustainability, accessibility/inclusion, need for permanent working group
- Proposal to create ongoing forum with ICOM Italy and ANMLI
Entities
Institutions
- Musei Civici di Verona
- ICOM (International Council of Museums)
- ICOM Italia
- ANMLI (Associazione Nazionale Musei Locali Italiani)
- Ministero della Cultura
- Direzione Generale Musei
- Regione Veneto
- Università di Chieti-Pescara
- Amici dei Civici Musei di Verona
- Artribune
Locations
- Verona
- Italy
- Palazzo della Gran Guardia
- Praga
- Bassano
- Belluno
- Bologna
- Brescia
- Milano
- Montebelluna
- Pistoia
- Roma
- Rovereto
- Treviso
- Udine
- Venezia