Preserving and educating on beauty

Botticelli, Leonardo and Michelangelo, are found behind the Trevi Fountain

Botticelli, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Morandi and Burri. These are just some of the names whose works are kept in the Central Institute for Graphics. A place capable of showcasing prints from the last five centuries. The Central Institute for Graphics is a museum, a research centre, an archive, as well as an exhibition and conservation space. Although an institution of authoritative prestige, it is certainly less well known to the general public than the famous Trevi Fountain, which merges with the palaces, Palazzo della Calcografie and Palazzo Poli, which house the Institute.

The marble of Carrara, a source of Italian pride worldwide

Μαρμαίρω(marmairo): the stone that shines. The marble of Carrara, known in Roman times as the ‘Marble of Luni’ and quarried even earlier by the Etruscans, is today a worldwide source of Italian pride. The marble from these quarries has produced such beauties as Michelangelo's ‘La Pietà’ and the ‘Colonna Traiana’. This precious rock was also used in the construction of the Taj Mahal and the Twin Towers. The Marble Museum and the Fossacava Archaeological Area give visitors access to the world's largest marble library and a Roman quarry from the 1st century BC. A journey through time to discover the rock and the workmanship that has permeated this area and the people who have lived here for millennia.

The oldest library in the world still in operation  

Founded in the 5th century, with its 1,500 years of history and 70,000 preserved volumes, the Biblioteca Capitolare is a place filled with history. Its shelves contain texts on theology, law, poetry, philosophy, astronomy, medicine, botany, history and numerous other sciences. The exhibition spaces and cloister were once frequented by intellectuals such as Dante Alighieri and Francesco Petrarca.

A small Tuscan village has been working for the reduction of armed conflicts in the world for over 20 years

Located in the heart of the Ponte Buriano nature reserve, once a walled stronghold for shelter from the enemy, the medieval Tuscan village Rondine is now an open place, a space for the creative transformation of conflict and the development of ideas and projects. This is the Rondine Cittadella della Pace association. For over twenty years, the association has been committed to the reduction of armed conflicts in the world and the dissemination of its methodology aimed at the creative transformation of conflict, in every context.

The first archive in Italy entirely dedicated to the preservation of private film heritage

Fondazione Home Movies is the first archive in Italy entirely dedicated to the preservation, restoration and valorisation of Italy's private, family, amateur, industrial and experimental film heritage: a heritage of immeasurable historical, social and cultural value otherwise at risk. The Archive, based in Bologna, currently preserves in its premises more than 35,000 small-format films acquired through donations or wider-ranging collection projects in collaboration with municipalities, organisations, foundations and companies.

La Fondazione Milano Scuole Civiche, fondata e sostenuta dal Comune di Milano, comprende quattro Scuole di alta formazione - Civica Scuola di Musica Claudio Abbado, Civica Scuola di Teatro Paolo Grassi, Civica Scuola di Cinema Luchino Visconti, Civica Scuola Interpreti e Traduttori Altiero Spinelli – che hanno formato generazioni di protagoniste e protagonisti della scena italiana del cinema, della musica, del teatro, della danza, delle lingue e delle relazioni internazionali. La Fondazione tramanda da oltre 25 anni il patrimonio immateriale legato al mondo dell'educazione artistica.

The Milanese association that pays special attention to sensory disabilities

Fedora is an association founded in 2018 in Milan that promotes accessibility in the cultural sphere, with special attention to people with sensory disabilities. The association aims to generate the preconditions for a more accessible cultural life for all and everyone, and to educate society on a new approach to disability and accessibility, also paying special attention to children.

Linking museums, families and associations to rethink museum spaces

Lilliput's mission is to network museums, families and associations in order to rethink museum spaces from a family-friendly point of view and to start a process of involvement that will bring more and more families with children to experience museums, discovering their heritage and beauty and spending fun moments with the whole family. The philosophy and pedagogical approach underlying Lilliput start from the idea of the museum as a relational place, emphasising its social function.