Juan Ignacio Vidarte
Director General, Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
You will follow a focused training path, providing you with a specifically tailored managerial approach for the arts and the cultural industry.
The Art of Managing the Arts.
Leveraging Italy’s excellence in cultural heritage and artistic production, the Specialized Master in Arts Management and Administration (MAMA) is a full-time 1-year program in English, offering 70 ECTS/CFU credits, designed for talented students from all over the world, with international vocation profiles and a passion for the arts.
MAMA aims to support artistic innovation and cultural development worldwide, by strengthening the leadership and management skills required for arts organizations to thrive, and for your career to flourish in a wide range of organizations operating in the arts sector.
Discover MAMA's specific qualifying goals.
Who is it for?
MAMA is the Master for you if:
- You are passionate about arts and culture and are looking for a well-rounded managerial preparation, with a specialized focus on the art world and on the cultural industries
- You want a career as a professional, manager, consultant, or entrepreneur in artistic and cultural fields
- You want to improve your managerial expertise in one of Europe’s leading schools of management
- You want to get in touch with top Italian and international arts organizations and their leaders
Art is an ally not an enemy
Alumni Stories: Trevor Pichanick
Performance footage courtesy and copyright of the Komische Oper Berlin.
MAMA Partnerships
Marco Balich
President, Balich Worldwide Shows
Muriel Mayette-Holtz
Past Director, French Academy in Rome - Villa Medici
Many institutions in the fields of Heritage and Performing Arts are participating in the MAMA program with lectures, company visits, research projects, and internships for students. The strong relationship between MAMA and its partners started with ten founding partners, and the network has increased month after month with new connections and agreements.
Italian Excellence
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Inspired by Italy’s cultural heritage, SDA Bocconi School of Management shows its expertise in three of the highlights of Italian Excellence, namely the arts, fashion and design and food and beverage. |
Why choose us?
Highlights
Scholarships and Tuition Waivers
The MAMA Class
Inside My MAMA
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“Why MAMA? Because you love arts and you think we need managers to innovate and develop them. Because it is time to get rid of the eternal dualism between curatorship and management, we need competent managers with passion and interest for the artistic field they work in, respecting roles and differences, and contributing to the development of the field.”
Andrea Rurale
MAMA 2025 Director
"Arts and culture are critical for the development of individuals and communities. This is why the MAMA program challenges students to find innovative and effective solutions to complex problems in the arts sector. Plus, it all happens in a multicultural and stimulating environment under the guidance of skilled professors and stimulating classmates."
Piergiacomo Mion Dalle Carbonare
MAMA 2026 Director
What they say about MAMA
FAI – Fondo Ambiente Italiano- offers its contribution to the participants of the Master in Arts Management and Administration (MAMA) by hosting them in our offices
and more than 60 properties. We aim to share the experiences we have gained in over 45 years of hard work and dedication to ensure the conservation and development of the cultural and landscape heritage in the beautiful country of Italy.
Marco Magnifico
President, FAI Fondo Ambiente Italiano
A lasting blend of superlative academia and courteous camaraderie in the outmost exquisite Italian context.
Nicolás Basilio Stathakis
MAMA 2020
Chief Creative Officer at VMaison, Milano
Chief Creative Officer at VMaison, Milano
Meet MAMA
Upcoming face-to-face meetings
Upcoming online sessions
Next Steps
News & Social
08 April 2025
MAMA turns 10: a conversation with new Director Piergiacomo Mion Dalle Carbonare
As the Master in Arts Management and Administration enters its second decade, the newly ...
20 November 2024
Shaping the Future Leaders of Arts Management: The MAMA Study Tour in Puglia.
Master in Arts Management and Administration