Course contents

The Program is worth a total of 60 credits (CFU - Crediti Formativi Universitari), for a total amount of 1.500 hours, divided as follows:

• 572 hours of on-campus lectures and distance learning
• 928 hours of Individual Study and Final test.

All activities will be in English.

Course contents and methodology

Through a combination of lectures, seminars, practical exercises and best practices analisys, the selected participants will acquire competences and methodologies on:

• in-depth knowledge on the international legal framework for protecting cultural properties and natural protected areas, combatting cultural crimes, and ensuring the rights of access to culture, to better understand duties of governments, citizens, communities and non-governmental organizations;   
• knowledge and tools for understanding and assessing the physical damages and the cultural, social and economic losses caused by the crisis;   
• comprehension of the potential of culture in addressing and managing the post-conflict or post-disaster reconstruction, with specific reference to the role of the culture capital and locally based knowledge and creativity in the social and economic recovery of affected communities;   
• unique insights into the policies and tools of UNESCO, other international organizations operating in the field as well as international cooperation schemes;   
• knowledge about the most advanced ICT’s applied to emergency scenarios.

Course topics

The course consists in a mix of lectures, exercises and study visits, and is divided into 6 learning modules (click on the following menu items):

 Download the study plan in pdf format.

Seminars and Special Lectures

During the on-campus phase of the Master, besides lectures and other activities, there is a series of seminars, open to the Master's participants and to public, held by experts in the fields of cultural property protection, and organized in parnership with the Italian National Commission for UNESCO.

SECOND EDITION (2019/2020)

OPENING CEREMONY

4th February - The ceremony, opened by the institutional greetings of the representatives of the Master's organizing bodies, continues with an intervention by Antonia Pasqua Recchia (MiBACT Advisor) entitled: "The International commitment of MiBACT for the Protection of Cultural Heritage".

The Human Dimension of Cultural Heritage: Intersections Between Cultural Property and Human Rights

February 7th - prof. Francesco Francioni (European University Institute, Fiesole)

International protection of Cultural Heritage and Dispute Resolution Methods

February 14th - prof. Manlio Frigo (University of Milan)

Managing Heritage in Africa: Challenges and Opportunities

February 21st - OPEN LECTURE with Webber Ndoro, Director General of the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM)

International Law and the Protection of Cultural Property in Armed Conflicts

March 27th - OPEN LECTURE with prof. Roger O'Keefe (Bocconi University)

FIRST EDITION (2018/2019)

OPENING CEREMONY

5th February - with representatives of the Scientific Committee and with an Opening Lecture held by Francesco Francioni (European University Institute, Fiesole)

The Rebirth of Heritage After Wars And Devastations

15th February - Francesco Bandarin (Special Advisor to the Director-General of ICCROM)
In collaboration with the Royal Museums of Turin.

First Aid on Cultural Heritage in Time Of Crisis

15th March - Maria Teresa Jaquinta (ICCROM Liaison Officer)
In collaboration with the Superintendence of Piedmont Region.

The Carabinieri Cultural Protection Command: National and International Commitment

18th March - Gen. B. Fabrizio Parrulli (Carabinieri Command for the Protection of Cultural Heritage).
In collaboration with the Moncalieri Castle.

Investing in Cultural Heritage to Enhance Physical and Social Resilience

5th April - Stefania Abakerli (World Bank)
In collaboration with the National Historical Museum of Artillery of Turin.

The Italian Army Experience in Kosovo

10th April - Maj. Gen. Salvatore Cuoci (General Commander of the Training School and Command of Applied Military Studies of the Italian Army).

Fight Against Illicit Traffic and Emergency Response to Crisis Situation

12th April - Edouard Planche (UNESCO Regional Advisor)
In collaboration with the Centre for Conservation and Restoration “La Venaria Reale”.

CLOSING CEREMONY

30th May - with the Scientific Committee Members, the Master's participants presenting their project works and a Keynote Speech held by H.E. Ambassador Maurizio E. Serra.

Study visits

The course program includes a series of study visits to museums, institutions and organizations that collaborate with the Master.

The participants of the first edition visited some of the most important museums and institutions at the local level, including: the Royal Museums of Turin, Palazzo Madama, the Museo Egizio of Turin, the Italian Center for Photography - CAMERA, the Royal Residence of Venaria, the Centre for Conservation and Restoration "La Venaria Reale", the National Historical Museum of Artillery, Palazzo Chiablese and the Castle of Moncalieri.

The program of activities might be subject to changes. Other special lectures and seminars might be organized during the course.