Marco Minoja On Rearranging the Cultural Mosaic

Episode Summary:

In line with the new partial lockdown in Italy, in collaboration with MdA Design Agency, in this episode we meet Marco Minoja, the Cultural Director of Comune di Milano - the Municipality of Milan. We will discuss how Milan and its cultural scene are dealing with the pandemic and what are the new ways for re-thinking the museum system in a critical moment of a transparent diagnosis of its fragile parts. Marco speaks to us about the need of cultural mosaic and the importance of multiculturalism.

Is Cultural Mosaic an Utopia?

How Milan and its cultural scene is dealing with the pandemic?

How can the museum system be restructured?

The Speaker:

Marco Minoja is the Cultural Director of Comune di Milano. Since 2018 he is taking care of the cultural heritage of the city; over 20 civic museums, 35 libraries, historic buildings, exhibitions and entertainment activities. Previously he directed the regional offices of MiBACT in Lombardy and Sardinia. Before joining MiBACT he worked as a museum curator and an independent professional, conducting archaeological excavations and research studies.

In collaboration with MdA Design Agency, this episode is dedicated to the dilemma of multiculturalism in relation to the current global isolation.

Hosts: Farah Piriye & Elizabeth Zhivkova

Co-host: Maddalena D’Alfonso, MdA Design Agency

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