According to the concept of museums as “hypertexts,” the following intercultural initiatives—aimed at adults and school-age children from different countries and cultural backgrounds—are carried out in collaboration with the Social Emergency Service, Inclusion and Mediation of the Municipality of Venice.
These initiatives aim to promote integration, exchange, and interpersonal communication.
The immense artistic and cultural heritage of the Venetian Civic Museums also serves as an extraordinary and immediate tool not only for learning the language, but also as a means of cultural exchange.
For students whose first language is not Italian (e.g., new citizens as well as other groups interested in this experience), there are dedicated “second language” (L2) programs designed to support their approach to the Italian language and culture.

“My” Museum
“My” Museum is an intercultural laboratory for active citizenship, co-designed with the Social Emergency Service, Inclusion and Mediation of the Municipality of Venice.
This multi-session experience aims to: promote a participatory process of encounter and dialogue among people from different cultures; foster well-being within museum spaces, experienced as restorative and regenerative environments; encourage the exchange of knowledge as a means of social cohesion.
Following a thorough training phase — which includes moments of welcome in the city and at the civic museums, special tours through the collections, focus groups, the creation of collective sensory maps, creative and expressive practices, and action-research workshops — participants develop personal narratives linked to selected museum works. These works are reinterpreted, given new meanings and perspectives that differ from the original ones.
Autobiographical storytelling, a universal and socially generative practice, when applied to heritage education from an intercultural perspective, enhances self-awareness, understanding of others, and highlights how diversity in all its forms is a source of enrichment.
Through the participants’ personal stories, intertwined with the biographies of the artworks, a deep and empathetic intercultural journey within the museum takes shape — one that aims to share new worlds.
For more information: education@fmcvenezia.it
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From artwork to storytelling and storydoing
The State Exam, held at the end of both the first and second cycles of Italian education, is a key milestone in every student’s academic journey and is intended to assess the various skills acquired throughout the year.
The workshop From artwork to storytelling and storydoing is codesigned with the Social Emergency Service, Inclusion and Mediation of the Municipality of Venice to offer practical and concrete support to students—particularly non-native Italian speakers—aged between 13 and 16, who are preparing for the lower secondary school exam and who may need more targeted assistance to improve their skills.
Through experiential visits, brainstorming sessions, guided conversations, oral and written exercises, the creation of collective mind maps, and expressive activities within the museum context, participants will gain new historical and artistic knowledge of Venice’s cultural heritage. They will also develop linguistic, narrative, artistic, social, communication, and interpersonal skills, enhancing their expressive and creative abilities.
The experience consists of sessions both at the museum and at the participating after-school center, and is open to a maximum of 15 students.
For more information and to participate: education@fmcvenezia.it