Small Museum Association, "Let us reopen together with schools for active education"

TheNational Association of Small Museums asked in a letter sent March 27 to Culture Minister Dario Franceschini and Education Minister Patrizio Bianchi that they be allowed to"reopen together with schools based in the same municipality, in order to encourage active teaching that can contribute to the realization of a model of proximity schooling, but above all to be considered on the basis of their own function and specificity."

According to the opinion of the association, which represents more than six hundred small Italian museums, the latter could reopen after Easter, as they are “museum realities, small even in the flow of visitors, which while being dignified has never posed a risk of assemblage, and must be considered in their specificity and especially in their function.” “The small museums,” the Association continues, "are distinguished from the large ones by a conduction that partially or totally involves volunteerism, by management models in which a friendly and knowledgeable welcome is one of the most distinctive features, by being closely linked to the territory in which they are located and in many circumstances they represent, by the privileged relationship with their educational institution, with which they can contribute to the realization of a model of proximity school.“ It also calls for the reopening of its small museums ”at least in connection with educational activities aimed at educational institutions in the same municipality where the museum is located“: this is to ”facilitate the conduct of educational activities in safety, enhancing the pedagogical function of active learning through opportunities for outdoor education and outdoor schooling in the territory."

Pictured is the Mediterranean Museum of Natural History in Livorno. Credit National Association of Small Museums.

Small Museum Association, "Let us reopen together with schools for active education"

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