Italian version When we visit a museum, we rarely think about how much economic value is contained within it, and even less about how much economic value is required to preserve, protect, and make such heritage available. Economics is the study of the distribution of resources: an old definition, still acceptable, that allows us to…
A reflection on death and infinity as cultural and museal processes, between preservation and regeneration. The museum becomes a space of awareness, with the visitor at its core. The Museum of Death project is introduced as a shared frontier.
A lesson in courtesy, intelligence, humility, organization, and a true sense of communication and sociality from Bill Gates!
This editorial introduces the “From the Editorial Team” section as a vital space for understanding and engaging with the Network Museum’s content. Far from being a trivial appendix, it serves as a direct channel between the editorial team and readers, offering insight into the intentions and reasoning behind published materials.
The article emphasizes that Network Museum is not a commercial or institutional site, but a scientific publication managed by INFOGESTIONE s.a.s., dedicated to research in heritage management and museum education. It operates without advertisements or public funding, maintaining independence and adherence to the Galilean scientific method.
Readers are invited to participate actively—whether by proposing research topics, sharing museum-related experiences, or collaborating on projects. The editorial underscores the uniqueness of the platform, its commitment to sincerity, and its role as a space for professional dialogue and experimentation.
This article introduces Network Museum Lavoro as a program dedicated to exploring the realities and contradictions of employment in the cultural sector—particularly museums, education, and exhibitions. It challenges the sanitized language often used to describe work, reclaiming the term Lavoro as a symbol of dignity and forgotten histories.
The article highlights the disconnect between academic training and actual job opportunities, pointing to systemic issues such as underpayment, precarious contracts, bureaucracy, and institutional self-referentiality. It seeks to give voice to excluded professionals and lost talents, inviting readers to reflect on the structural failures that hinder access to meaningful work.
Network Museum Lavoro positions itself as a space for testimony, inquiry, and advocacy. By collecting stories, opinions, and aspirations, it aims to raise awareness and stimulate institutional change. The editorial tone is both critical and compassionate, affirming the need for collective understanding and action.
The seventh season of Network Museum renews the LAB project with new proposals and collaborative formats. The initiative is rooted in a deep respect for the public, seen as the central subject of cultural action, and aims to make culture a tool for individual, collective, and species-wide growth.
Network Museum LAB is a program launched by INFOGESTIONE and Network Museum, designed for educational, museum, and exhibition institutions. Starting this season, it also welcomes companies offering technological, educational, and managerial innovations. These partners contribute tools and methodologies to enrich the museum sector.
The project operates through working groups composed of Network Museum staff and representatives from participating institutions and companies. Key areas include:
Exhibition and educational technologies
AI applications in museum sciences
Cultural communication and management
Strategic marketing and promotion
Educational methods and community engagement
Financial sustainability systems
Research and experimentation models
Activities are hosted within the institutions themselves, following a model of proximity, immersion, and co-design. Participation is free of charge, and all logistics are tailored to each institution’s needs. The LAB also promotes exhibitions and conferences, including itinerant formats, to foster dialogue across national and international networks.
The article celebrates the beginning of the seventh season of the Network Museum, twenty years after its founding in 2005. Each new season involves a ritual resetting of the archives, honoring the transformation of people, ideas, and institutions involved. This gesture is also a form of respect for data protection laws and for the ongoing evolution of the cultural landscape.
Today, the Network Museum presents itself as the coordinator of a multimodal research paradigm, with several operational spin-offs: Network Museum LAB, People, TV, Explorer, EDU, and People Café. Its goal is to evolve from a simple webzine into the central node of an experimental network dedicated to museum research—not only in terms of conservation, but also education, communication, and management.
The seventh season will be marked by:
A new graphic identity
Fewer interviews and generic articles
Greater focus on the outcomes of internal projects
No advertising or sales: content remains sacred
Active involvement of museum institutions and sector professionals
The tone is both critical and affectionate, and the article closes with an invitation to conscious participation and shared celebration of twenty years of activity.
Versione italiana From the Editorial Team Research, spin-offs, articles, services and, above all, sharing, these are the highlights of INFOGESTIONE’s newly redesigned institutional website. The INFOGESTIONE website has changed. Not updated, changed. Because this is not a graphic restyling, nor a simple content rearrangement. It is a digital curatorial epiphany, an act of presence. A…
This article launches a new cycle in the Numbers and Trends section, focusing on surveys and opinion analysis. The central theme is Museums and Intelligence, with a special emphasis on exploring the relationship between intelligence—especially artificial intelligence—and the museum system.
Key questions include:
Does “museum intelligence” exist?
What defines an “intelligent museum”?
How can AI be applied to museum management?
In what ways might technology reshape museum practices?
The new survey season is marked by three main features:
Questionnaires are targeted specifically at museum professionals
Results are shared for informational purposes and sent to a selected sample by the scientific editorial team
Each questionnaire acts as an “incubator” for deeper analysis and shared reflection
The themes are also presented through Network Museum People, engaging the broader cultural public. Professionals who wish to participate can apply via email: info@networkmuseum.com
The article closes with a collective inquiry: “What does it mean to be an intelligent museum?” An invitation to thoughtful and meaningful participation.
This article introduces the official annual theme for Network Museum in 2025: Museums and Intelligence. Before diving into the increasingly predictable topic of artificial intelligence in museum management—reserved for a dedicated monograph in the Tecnomusei section—the editorial team proposes a deeper reflection: What does it mean for a museum to be intelligent?
The initiative began in August 2024 with a survey exploring how museums perceive themselves and their publics. It emphasizes institutional introspection as a path to greater awareness of social roles, addressed topics, and internal dynamics—regardless of professional categories.
To support this inquiry, Network Museum is:
Continuing its survey series in the Numbers and Trends section
Distributing traceable questionnaires to museum professionals, categorized by role
Launching parallel research via Network Museum People to gather public perspectives
On the artificial intelligence front, the article outlines:
Surveys on awareness, application areas, and outcomes of AI technologies
Questions about how AI has influenced museum identity and operations
The formation of an informal consortium of research bodies, IT and educational companies, museums, and universities to experiment with AI in museum contexts
The article serves as a foundational threshold, inviting thoughtful participation and shared reflection on the evolving intelligence of museums.