museums
Beyond the Frames: Museums, Identity, and Intersectional Perspectives
Simone Briatore reflects on museum narratives through the lens of intersectionality and the relationship established with the audience.
Museum accessibility starts online
An analysis on website accessibility of Italian Luoghi della cultura. A focus is on Italian and European laws.
The exhibition “Le fiabe sono vere… Storia popolare italiana”
The exhibition Le storie sono vere... Storia popolare italiana stands as a true manifesto of public culture, redefining the museum’s role as an accessible space-time to the diversity of contemporary audiences and making accessibility the guiding principle to revive the heritage of Italian traditions.
What does GLAM mean?
The collaboration between museums, archives, and libraries (GLAM) is based on the assumption that these three types of organizations, sharing the mission of conserving and enhancing the cultural heritage they collect, address the same communities, offer similar services, and share working practices.
However, the disciplinary fields of the professionals involved are very different, and the operating models and management and enhancement practices of the organizations are not always compatible.
Experience at the Galleria Borghese with Vulnerable Audiences
Stefania Vannini describes the initiatives launched at the Galleria Borghese aimed at engaging vulnerable audiences: tactile maps, podcasts, education in Italian Sign Language (LIS) and in Visual Vernacular. With a distinct feature: the coexistence of different audiences, both to help break down prejudices against disability and, at the same time, to enrich the cultural and human experience of all participants.
"Il museo accogliente", Daniele Jalla
Designed for the use of the reception, security, and surveillance staff but, as it turns out, of interest to all museum professionals and aspiring museum professionals, the volume Il museo accogliente. Manuale di pratica museale by Daniele Jalla is available, published by the Scuola nazionale del patriomonio e delle attività culturali. Available in open access, in print format, and digital format.
The State Tactile Museo Omero
Established in 1993 and officially recognized by the Italian Parliament as a State Museum in 1999, the Museo Omero is an inclusive cultural space for everyone.