Grand Tour in Italy

During the Grand Tour, you will experience the strategic role of Italian culture at national and international levels, through visits and meetings with top practitioners.

Sicily, November 2022

In Palermo, MAMA students were guided through Palazzo Butera and Abatellis by the Directors, Branciforte by the Vice President of Fondazione Sicilia.  They were then accompanied by the assistant director through the World Heritage Royal Palace and Palatine chapel, experienced a concert rehearsal at Teatro Massimo and met with the marketing director of the theater. In Trapani, they saw the regional museum Pepoli and Segesta the archeological park, accompanied by the superintendent. 

After having the chance to meet the Princess Carine Vanni Mantegna di Gangi in class, students met her again at her Palace Valguarnera Gangi 

Venezia, September 2022
The 8th edition of MAMA just started, and students have already had incredible experiences: after the Welcome Week, they took off to Venice where they visited Biennale Arte 2022 “The milk of dreams”, the Fortuny Museum, recently reopened thanks to the Art Bonus and the FAI (Fondo Ambiente Italiano) properties Casa Bortoli and negozio Olivetti. They also experienced the concert “Il ritorno di Tobia” at Scuola Grande di San Rocco.
MAMA Grand Tour, June 2022

Two Italian cities have been at the center of our MAMA Grand Tour. First stop, Naples! Here our students immersed themselves in the city's cultural riches through its incredible museums and sites. Then off to Rome and the FOROF, a unique entity that combines archaeology and contemporary art to implement a new cultural entrepreneurship model. They also saw some of the most famous villas and mansions, followed by a visit to Musei Vaticani and meeting some of its outstanding leaders.

MAMA Study Tour - Venice, 30 September – 2 October 2021
There’s nothing better than starting #MAMA with a Venice Study Tour!
After the kick-off at SDA Bocconi Campus, our students left for an exceptional three-day trip to the Biennale, the Fondazione Giorgio Cini and Pentagram Stiftung’s Stanze del Vetro
MAMA Grand Tour, June 2021
 
 Every year #MAMA students go on a #GrandTour to discover the beauty and the business behind Italian cultural heritage. 

A 10-days trip around Italy (among others, Lecce, Matera, Salerno, Naples, Vatican, and Rome)  to visit the most important arts & culture institutions, as well as to meet their managers and staff.

Venezia, 24-26 January 2019

Institutions met: UNESCO, Biennale, MUVE, Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia (Palazzo Ducale), Teatro La Fenice, FAI - Fondo Ambiente Italiano, Casa Bortoli.

Sicilia, November 2018

SDA Bocconi MAMA went to Sicily: in November 2018 MAMA Grandtour travelled to Sicily to discover the best practices in management of arts and heritage sites.

Roma, 14-17 June 2018

Institutions met: Quirinale Palace, French Academy - Villa Medici, Vatican Museums, Castelgandolfo Museums, Castelporziano Presidential Estate, Farnesina Collection (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

 

Roma - Cappella Sistina - © Copyright Musei Vaticani

Napoli, 11-13 June 2018

Institutions met: Archaeological Site of Paestum, Museum of San Martino, Sansevero Museum and Chapel, Filangieri Museum, Gallerie d’Italia

 

Napoli - Golfo e Vesuvio

Firenze, 8-10 June 2018

Institutions met: Museum of Opera del Duomo, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Cantine Antinori, Galleria dell’Accademia

 

Firenze - Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore (Duomo)

Venezia, 22-24 November 2017

Institutions met: Biennale of Venice, Palazzo Grassi, MUVE, Teatro La Fenice, Fondazione Querini Stampalia, Fondazione Cini

 

Venezia - Canal Grande