A total of 14 outings involving 31 children from 18 families. The second edition of the Cultural Trust in Arezzo ends with an increase in participation which testifies to the importance of the project.
The project was proposed by the Fondazione Toscana Spettacolo onlus, created with the involvement of the Municipality of Arezzo, in collaboration with the Guido d’Arezzo Foundation and the Arezzo Community Foundation, and was curated by Officine della Cultura.
For this second edition, the activities related to Cultural Foster Care, which took place from January to May 2024, involved a greater number of children and families in the area compared to the first edition of 2022/2023, in which participation was of 24 minors and 8 families. Compared to the first year, scheduled releases have also increased.
A confirmation of the validity of the intervention which aims to combat educational poverty. Taking advantage of the results obtained in the first edition, for 2024 too, particular attention was paid to the involvement of families who needed to recover the habit of enjoying cultural activities, also in relation to the long post-pandemic period.
Activated in 2022 in Arezzo thanks to the commitment of the Fondazione Toscana Spettacolo onlus, the Cultural Foster Care has the aim of mobilizing some “resource families” against educational poverty, enhancing the experience of family foster care, but declining it specifically of the use of cultural products and services. The basic idea is simple but precious: parents who usually take their children to the cinema, theatre, museum or bookshop, can also bring another child, possibly accompanied by an adult family member, who otherwise would not experience these places for different causes.
A set of shared cultural uses is thus activated, through which “resource families” and “recipient families” form an “educational pact” which makes use of overall multidimensional support promoted by local cultural bodies.
For this second edition, the contribution of the Municipality of Arezzo has been added to the resources made available by the Toscana Spettacolo Foundation, invaluable for expanding the activities.
The project is carried out in the context of the national network of Cultural Foster Care, selected by the Impresa Sociale Con i Bambini as part of the Fund to combat child educational poverty with which it started in 2020 in the cities of Naples, Rome, Modena, Bari , to which Milan and other Italian cities have been added starting from 2021.
Releases from January to May 2024
From shows to films, from the museum to the library, up to the discovery of the Arezzo area with visits to historic buildings and excursions. There are 14 outings that involved children and families in the second year of activities related to Cultural Foster Care.
This is the complete program: 15 January 2024, inaugural event at the Cinema Eden in Arezzo, concert lesson with the soloists of the Multiethnic Orchestra of Arezzo; 11 February 2024, Casa Museo Ivan Bruschi, Hunting for masks, treasure hunt in the museum rooms on the occasion of Carnival; 18 February 2024, Teatro Mecenate, Luna e il Mostrogiramondo di lei, dance theater show curated by Sosta Palmizi; 19 February 2024, Virginian Theatre, show The Wizard of Oz (La Filostoccola company); February 25, 2024, Virginian Theatre, show Il Principe o Aghinolfo; 9 March 2024, Ivan Bruschi House Museum and Children’s Section of the Arezzo Library, Fantastic books and where to find them route; 16 March 2024, Cinema Eden, The adventures of little Nicolas; 23 March 2024, Casa Museo Ivan Bruschi, laboratory at the museum Creative journey into abstract/informal art; March 24, 2024, Virginian Theatre, Orlando Furioso show in music and puppets; 6 April 2024, Cinema Eden, Mary and the Midnight Spirit; 20 April 2024, theatrical visit to the Archaeological Museum; 4 May 2024, Aboca, walk in the medicinal gardens and herbal laboratory; 11 May 2024, Cinema Eden, My robot friend; 18 May 2024, Fraternità dei Laici (Arezzo, Piazza Grande), guided tour of the Astronomical Clock and final event of the second edition of the Cultural Trust project.
