The MAEC – Museo dell’Accademia Etrusca e della Città di Cortona and the Accademia Etrusca collaborate with institutions and organizations in Italy and abroad. These collaborations generate new research, projects, and publications. This activity is fully consistent with the research role that museums are called to play and allows us to study and enhance the historical and artistic heritage that we have the honour to preserve.
and allows us to study and enhance the historical and artistic heritage that we have the honour to preserve.
“A museum is a permanent, non-profit institution in the service of society that researches, collects, conserves, interprets and exhibits tangible and intangible heritage. Open to the public, accessible and inclusive, museums promote diversity and sustainability. They operate and communicate ethically and professionally, with the participation of communities, offering varied experiences for education, enjoyment, reflection and knowledge sharing ” ICOM 2024
Museums
National Museum of China, Beijing
Signing of a cooperation agreement in September 2025. The partnership includes a programme of mutual enhancement activities, research exchanges, and shared initiatives aimed at promoting and valorising the respective cultural heritage.
2025 – ongoing
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Rijksmuseum van Oudheden
Scientific collaboration for the study of the Corazzi Collection; co-organization of the exhibition The Etruscans in the Netherlands; temporary return of the artefacts and a three-year loan of a cippus.
2025 – 2026
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Museo Egizio
Scientific collaboration for the research, enhancement, and study of the MAEC’s Egyptian materials; contribution to the project Egypt Game Experience.
2023 – ongoing
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Fondazione Luigi Rovati
Museum collaborations, loans, and co-production of exhibitions.
2021 – ongoing
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British Museum, London
Organization of the exhibition Etruscan Seduction. From the Secrets of Holkham Hall to the Wonders of the British Museum.
2014
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Musée du Louvre, Paris
Scientific and museum collaborations; co-organization of the exhibition The Louvre Collections in Cortona.
2011
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State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
Scientific and museum collaborations; co-organization of the exhibition Etruscan Masterpieces from the Hermitage.
2008 – 2009
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MANN, Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli
Research collaboration and organization of the exhibitions 1738. The Discovery of Herculaneum. Marcello Venuti: Politics and Culture between Naples and Cortona and Lights from Darkness. From the Lamps of the Etruscans to the Glimmers of Pompeii.
2019 - ongoing
2019 - ongoing
2019 – ongoing
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MART, Museo di Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Trento e Rovereto
Cultural and museum collaborations; organization of exhibitions and loans.
MAR, Museo d'Arte della città di Ravenna
Cultural and museum collaborations; organization of exhibitions and loans.
Universities
Università degli Studi di Firenze – DIDA, Architettura
Research on the monuments of the Sodo Archaeological Area and the city walls; surveys, theses, conferences, 3D models.
Università degli Studi di Firenze – Geografia e Archeologia
Academic and research collaborations.
Università di Napoli Federico II – DiARC, DICEA, DiST
Research agreement for the enhancement of the Accademia Etrusca’s heritage; architectural studies, microclimate analysis, workshops; master’s theses.
University of Alberta, Canada
Organization of the various editions of the conference Archeologie; study of the Roman villa of Ossaia.
Università di Trento
Coordination of the ERC project LAUDARE; international conference The Origins of the Lauda; collaboration on the exhibition Singing the Middle Ages.
Università degli Studi di Chieti
Research collaborations and academic publications.
Università degli Studi di Siena
Academic research and contributions to the Annuario.
University of Malta
Participation in the celebrations for the fifth centenary of Laparelli.
Duke University - North Carolina
Creation of 3D scans of selected monuments in the Cortona area as part of the Summer School promoted by Duke University.
University of Western Australia
Research and studies dedicated to Francesco Laparelli.
Research Centres and Other Institutions
Centro di Studi sulla Cultura e l’Immagine di Roma
Research and realization of the exhibition Del Barocco Ingegno. Pietro da Cortona and the 17th–18th Century Architectural Drawings from the Gnerucci Collection.
Centro Studi Frate Elia da Cortona
Historical and religious studies, scholarships, conferences, and publications.
Centro Studi Santa Rosa di Viterbo
Agreement for studies in palaeography, archival science, and editions of medieval sources.
Cortona On The Move
Photography exhibitions; visual promotion of the MAEC heritage; projects on Signorelli and museum collections.
Scuola nazionale del patrimonio e delle attività culturali
Advanced training in digital skills.
This website was developed with the training support of the project Dicolab. Cultura al Digitale, promoted by the Ministry of Culture – Digital Library within the framework of the PNRR Culture 4.0, implemented by the National School of Cultural Heritage and Activities, and funded by the European Union – Next Generation EU.
Comitato Nazionale per le Celebrazioni Dantesche
Participation in the programme of the Dante celebrations.
The Phoenicians’ Route – Council of Europe Cultural Itinerary
Collaboration within the international programme; annual MAEC membership.
ICOM, International Council of Museums
Collaboration within the international programme; annual MAEC membership.
Fotoclub Etruria
Photography exhibitions and heritage documentation; projects dedicated to Don Galaurchi and Pietro da Cortona.
Cortona Photo Academy
Collaboration on a photographic exhibition and catalogue focused on the urban transformation of Camucia.
Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze
Co-funding of museum projects (Egypt Game Experience, Severini Experience, cataloguing of the Tommasi Baldelli bequest, library enhancement grant).
LUISS Business School
Scholarship and internship during the exhibition Signorelli 500.
Aboca
Workshop The Systemic Project for Beauty. Sustainable Restoration for the Reuse of the Leopoldine Aboca.
