Third Edition
PROGRAM
9.00 AM
Limited Space, Closed to Public
Registration
11.00 AM
Limited Space, Closed to Public
Welcome to EDI Global Forum Third Edition
Institutional Greetings
11.30 AM
Limited Space, Closed to Public
Presentation of Fondazione Morra Greco and the exhibitions Manfred Pernice & Diego Perrone
Giulia Pollicita, Curator, Fondazione Morra Greco
Francesca Blandino, Head of Education, Fondazione Morra Greco
Diego Perrone ,Visual Artist
12.00 AM
Limited Space, Closed to Public
Lunch
for EDI Institutions and Speakers only
1.30 PM
Slow Watching: The Critical Reading of Images
Panel
Giorgia Abeltino Google Arts & Culture Europe
Maurizio Corbetta Professor of Neurology, University of Padua
Sandro Debono Executive Board, Network of European MuseumsOrganizations
Gautier Verbeke Director of Mediation and Public Engagement, Louvre
Paola Zanini Head of Education, Castello di Rivoli
Sylvain Bellenger Director Emeritus, Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte
Christian Larsen Executive Director, EDI Global Forum
3.30-5.00 PM
Limited Space, Closed to Public
From Image to Meaning: The Museum as a Laboratory for Attention and Visual Discernment
Experiential Parallel Workshops* Curated by Francesca Blandino
Palazzo Strozzi & Fondazione Morra Greco
MART & Dedalus Cooperative Sociale
Asia Culture Center & Academy of Fine Arts Napoli
Centro Pecci & Madre
The Docks & Ikon Gallery
MUCIV & UNISOB/Embodied Education
4.00 PM
Film Festival Roma 2026 Selection
Beyond the Image: Oltre Il Confine
Le Immagine di Mimmo e Francesco Jodice
A film by Matteo Parsini, 2025, 73’ – A Ladoc Production
5.30 PM
I Want a Museum. I Need a Museum. I Imagine a Museum.
Glenn D. Lowry Director Emeritus, MoMA
Francesco Sirano, Director General, Museo Archologico Nazionale di Napoli
Sylvain Bellenger Director Emeritus, Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte
*Registration on Eventbrite
9.00 AM
AI, Art, and Ethics
Panel
Anna Maria Marras AVICOM ICOM, University of Turin
Aimee van Wynsberghe Director, Bonn Sustainable AI Lab, Inst. of Science & Ethics
Amaya Amburu Art Recognition Swiss AI research company for
art authentication
Alex Kashkin MIT Dept of Engineering, AI-powered art restoration
Alessandra Frontini, ICOM and UNIVPM, moderator
10.30 AM
Coffee break
11.00 AM
The Gentle Museum: Accessibility, Uniqueness,
and Fragility as Strengths
Panel
Brunella Trimarco, President, Fondazione Tridama
Sylvain Bellenger, Director Emeritus, Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte
Virgilio Mollicone, Director, Ultrablu
Gaia Peruzzi, Vice President, Ultrablu
Fiamma Tarola, Associate, Ultrablu
Liliana Uccello, Head of Education, Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte
Giovanni Minucci, President, Il Tulipano Social Cooperative
Germana Cole, Interpreter, Il Tulipano Social Cooperative
Annalisa Trasatti, Coordinator, Homer State Tactile Museum
Maurizio Corbetta, Professor and Chair of Neurology, University of Padua
Giovanna Forlanelli Rovati, President, Fondazione Rovati
Scarlett Reliquet, Head of Scientific and Cultural Programming, Musée d’Orsay
12.30 AM
Lunch
for EDI Institutions and Speakers only
2.00-4.00 PM
Limited Space, Closed to Public
Experiential Parallel Workshops
Workshops* Curated by Francesca Blandino
Peggy Guggenheim Collection & Children’s Museum of
Pompeii
The MET & Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte
MAMbo & Pio Monte della Misericordia
Museion & Scuola Superiore Meridionale
Fondazione Pistoia Musei & Fondazione Morra Greco
Fondazione Terzoluogo & EKKM
4.30 PM
Napoli Explosion: Photography, Popular Culture,
Anthropology, Mythology
Exhibition visit
Carmine Maffei Chief Innovation Officer, House of Emerging Technologies/Meditech
Sylvain Bellenger Curator
Mario Amura Artist
5.15 PM
Worksite Tour of Albergo dei Poveri
5.30 PM
Presentation on the History and Future Development of Albergo dei Poveri
Exhibition visit
Maria Grazia Falciatore, Chief of Staff, City of Naples
Luigi La Rocca, Department Cultural Patrimony Preservation, Ministry of Culture
Laura Lieto, Deputy Mayor, Councillor for Urban Planning, City of Naples
Angelo Giuliana, Director General, MediTech
6.00 PM
Ancora Qui and House of Emerging Technologies Lab
FREE Exhibition visit
8.30 PM
Limited Space, Closed to Public
Dinner
for EDI Institutions and Speakers only + Game session
Adam Harrison’s The Painting Game
Bartolomeo Pietromarchi’s Art on Cards
*Registration on Eventbrite
9.00 AM
Artist Amie Siegel on Pompeii “Reverse Archeology”
9.30 AM
Artist-Activist-Influencer-Educator:
Digital Platforms for Public Good
Panel
Elizabeth St. George, Assistant Curator, Brooklyn Museum and Visiting Instructor, Pratt Institute
Alexis Salas, Endowed Assistant Professor, Arts of the Americas, University of Arkansas
Tommaso Juhasz, Ultima Generazione
Isabella Segalovich, Author
Ken Sakata, Creative Director, Front Office
Christian Larsen, EDI Executive Director, moderator
11.00 AM
Coffee break
11.30 AM
Outcomes
Facilitated by BAM! Cultural Strategies
1.00 PM
Closing Remarks
Sylvain Bellenger, Director General, EDI Global Forum
Rosanna Romano, Director General, Culture & Tourism, Campania Region
Maurizio Morra Greco, President, Fondazione Morra Greco
1.30 PM
Lunch
for EDI Institutions and Speakers
3.00 PM
Spazio FOTOcopia
Widespread Exhibition created by Yvonne De Rosa, Developed and produced by EDI
*Registration on Eventbrite