Arts & Culture Knowledge Center
The Arts & Culture Knowledge Center @ SDA Bocconi School of Management generates knowledge and promotes managerial skills and attitudes in the arts & culture sector through professional and educational projects.
The Knowledge Center also supports the activities of the International Journal of Arts Management, the essential reading for the art management community.
Why Arts & Culture
An independent cultural hub, the Knowledge Center coordinates all the initiatives related to the management of arts and culture, at domestic and international level alike, while developing privileged relationships with key players, engaged in policy and management decision-making processes to improve the quality and the impact of cultural systems in Italy and abroad.
The Arts & Culture field involves a wide range of institutions in the public, private and not-for-profit sector, at local, regional, national and international level. Consequently, arts and culture have a significant economic and social impact on individuals and communities: knowledge stems from combining different competencies in the management fields and liaising with key stakeholders and actors within the sector. That is just why arts and culture deserve a dedicated approach, which eventually leads research and training to involving people, companies and institutions.
The current activities and programs of the Knowledge Center have as a main focus:
Promotion of heritage
Cultural philanthropy
Innovation & change in the arts
Activities
The Arts & Culture Knowledge Center promotes training and learning in the field of arts and culture management. It offers full-time and executive programs, targeting international participants with a passion for the arts and the willingness to make a difference in the sector. Thanks to the contribution of a dedicated faculty and professionals in the field, participants will be able to learn how to manage cultural organisations effectively and efficiently.
Research Activities
The Arts & Culture Knowledge Center offers a wide range of opportunities for institutions and organisations in order to further develop their impact. Thanks to a dedicated team of researchers and professionals, the KC offers the opportunity to develop tailor-made research projects, including marketing, performance measurement, strategic planning, organisation, branding and much more. The opportunity to customise the offer based on the needs of the organisation allows flexibility and high degree of satisfaction.
- Research on cultural districts in the US: mapping, investigating and analyzing the policies related to CDs in US, searching for democracy in the processes and enhancing diversity
- Relaunch of a historical heritage site and its connections with the local territory: the case of Villa Sorra
- Examination of the career paths and motivations of fundraising and development executives across Europe and the US
- Analysis of the case of Turin’s Museo Egizio, between digital transformation and international fundraising
- Contribution to the research “The situation of theatres in the EU Member States” by PPMI Group in cooperation with KEA European Affairs.
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Content Dissemination
The distribution of the content through experiential and engaging way is one of Knowledge Center’s main goals. This kind of activities can be organized in various formats, through events, workshops, field projects, Art visits on site, Grand Tours, meetings with keynote speakers.
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- Exploring the Institutionalization of Cultural Philanthropy in Europe and in the U.S.”. Professor Alex Turrini, participation in the “Philanthropy, Giving & Collecting - A Timeless Cultural and Social Practice?” lecture series, organized by the University of Heidelberg. May 5th, 2021.
- A Cultural Vaccine: The Museum in the Digital Reality”. Professor Andrea Rurale, participation in the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum.
- “Art and Business Connected for Perfecting the New World”. Professor Andrea Rurale, participation in the (UN)COMMON GROUND conference.
Events
The Arts & Culture Knowledge Center organizes and support events for the diffusion and development of knowledge in Arts and Culture.
Outputs
Discover selected publications and research insights developed by the Arts & Culture Knowledge Center at SDA Bocconi School of Management.
People
Meet the team behind the Arts & Culture Knowledge Center: a diverse group of faculty members, professionals, and research students.
Acknowledge Network
Creating a community of young professionals in the arts, establishing new connections, creating stimulating debates about cultural industry issues, learning and sharing best practices: that is the purpose of the ACKnowledge Network.
The network was founded by the SDA Bocconi’s Arts & Culture Knowledge Center, in collaboration with a group of former Bocconi arts management graduates.
On May 25th, the ACKnowledge network had its kick-off meeting, which hosted Gabriel Zuchtriegel, Director of the Archaeological Site of Pompeii as a keynote speaker on the topic “Working In The Arts. Why It Still Matters, How It Is Changing”.
The network is currently including over 100 young art practitioners who are former MAMA, MMIAM (Master in International Arts Management) and ACME (Economics and Management in Arts, Culture, Media and Entertainment) students, with the long-term goal of welcoming participants from other programs as well. The final aim is twofold: serving as a platform to generate connections among Bocconi graduates in the arts management field and promoting fruitful debates around issues and challenges in the arts. All this will be possible through the organization of meetings and training sessions dedicated to the participants.
Stay tuned for the upcoming initiatives!
For more information, please contact artsmanagement@sdabocconi.it
Media
The Arts & Culture Knowledge Center is a hub that addresses various arts management-related topics from Academia and people in this industry. Watch the videos and read the news to have a taste of the hot topics you can find in the activities, programs, and learning experiences of the Center.
