Emilia-Romagna is a fertile territory where art, culture and creativity constantly reinvent themselves: it is a place where the traditional world and the contemporary one meet, mix and give life to new artistic expressions. Places, of all kinds, preserve the vast tangible and intangible cultural heritage.

This legacy can be found in a vast array of cultural spaces which can be public or private, institutional or informal, historical or modern. Some of them have been there for decades or centuries, others keep blooming in accordance with the needs of communities.

The artistic unrest of the last years has led creatives to experiment out of traditional spaces, with positive spillover in other domains and places. The artistic imagination, for instance, has created a new wave of urban dwellers. Unused and abandoned buildings are now often used by cultural organizations which adapt them to new desires and circumstances: cultural urban regeneration is a virtuous and widespread phenomenon in Emilia-Romagna. Although it is more difficult to map, it has demonstrated it can generate a positive impact both on the livability of areas and the vitality of communities.

The focus of this page concerns those cultural places that host the regional cultural heritage, initiatives and events. Precise indicators on museums, libraries, cinemas and theatres are shown. The locations that hide  a more hybrid nature – which can be more difficult to monitor through standard sources – will be illustrated through reports, news and storytelling in other sections of this website.