A journey through civilizations, memories and future visions will come to life on Friday, May 30 at 18:XNUMX pm in the evocative setting of the Teatro di Palazzo Donn'Anna in Naples. The protagonist of the meeting will be Andrea Viliani, director of the Museo delle Civiltà (MUCIV) in Rome, who will speak on the theme "Civilizations of the past ... Civilizations of the future".
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The event is promoted by the Ezio De Felice Foundation, as part of the third edition of the “Narrating Museum Heritage” review.
A museum as a dynamic space
At the heart of the meeting, the role of MUCIV between memory and future
The Museum of Civilizations of Rome, directed by Viliani since 2022, is one of the most important museum centers in Italy, with a heritage of about two million works and documents. The collections, gathered over 150 years, range from prehistory to non-European cultures, including evidence of Italian colonialism, geo-paleontological finds and popular traditions.
Today, MUCIV presents itself as a multidisciplinary, multicultural and multispecies institution, capable of critically reflecting on the present and proposing new perspectives for the future, integrating research, conservation, mediation and training.
A review between museography and innovation
“Narrating Museum Heritage” Closes Its Third Edition
The appointment with Viliani represents the twentieth meeting of the review launched in 2022 by the De Felice Foundation, in collaboration with the Department of Letters and Cultural Heritage of the University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli and the Department of Architecture of the University of Naples Federico II.
The event will be introduced by Roberto Fedele of the De Felice Foundation, while the conclusions will be entrusted to Nadia Barrella, professor of Museology at the Vanvitelli University.
A path of voices and visions
Prestigious guests for a discussion on the future of museums
Over the course of its three editions, “Narrare il Patrimonio museale” has hosted great names from the international cultural scene, including Gabriel Zuchtriegel, Adam Weinberg, Alexander Schwarz and Christian Greco. Alongside directors and curators, architects, designers and scholars have also contributed to making the event a privileged observatory on contemporary museum transformations.
Andrea Viliani, a protagonist of the cultural scene
From MADRE to MUCIV: a career between contemporary art and heritage
Andrea Viliani is an art historian, curator and critic. Before taking over the direction of MUCIV, he led leading institutions such as the MADRE Museum in Naples and the Castello di Rivoli. He is among the founders of the Pompeii Commitment project and has participated in international events such as the Biennale de Lyon and dOCUMENTA(13). His research ranges from contemporary art to the intersections between museum, territory and community.
The De Felice Foundation, custodian and innovator
A reference point for museum reflection in Campania
The De Felice Cultural Foundation confirms itself as a place of elaboration and comparison, not only historical memory but also a laboratory of ideas. The only reality in Campania to have built a continuous path of high museum reflection, the Foundation proposes itself as an authoritative interlocutor in the national cultural debate.
How to attend and review meetings
Recordings of previous events available online
All the meetings of the “Narrare il Patrimonio museale” review are available on the YouTube channel of the De Felice Foundation. For updates and the calendar of upcoming events, you can consult the official website: www.fondazionedefelice.it
Article published on May 27, 2025 - 15:00 pm
