PROJECT MANAGEMENT OF CULTURAL EVENTS

The course "Project management of cultural events" is one of the main courses of the EGART master's degree program and aims to provide an advanced framework on the management of cultural heritage and activities, providing a series of models experimented especially in museums and sector of musical theater.
The objectives of the course will be to present the characters and tools necessary to set up a budget and report system related to projects in the artistic, musical and literary fields, to manage communication and reporting processes, to fully understand the language of numbers related to museum companies and opera-houses.

The set of knowledge that the course aims to provide is linked to the understanding of the project management model applied to cultural companies (with examples and cases of companies operating in the museum and musical theater sector). The understanding of a strategic, economic and financial model able to represent the performances of a cultural company and of individual projects is the main result in terms of expected learning
To this end will be provided a system of skills related to the understanding of methods and models able to estimate and manage the organizational, economic and financial variables of individual projects and cultural institutions as a whole.

There are no binding prerequisites: the (minimal) knowledge of accounting language and the cornerstones of the economic-financial model certainly make the content of the course more usable.

Project management: characters and contents
The definition of the cultural boundary
Management processes
The budget and final balance model
The budget of cultural events: organizational and measurement aspects
The reporting of companies in the museum and music theater sectors
Public and private funding for cultural institutions: contributions, sponsorships and donations. The art bonus.
Analysis of some specific cases in the field of museums and opera houses: Peggy Guggenheim Collection and La Fenice Opera house

- Ferrarese P., Elementi di project management e modelli di report per le aziende culturali, Libreria Editrice Cafoscarina, 2nd ed., 2021
- Ferrarese P. (a cura di-), Modelli di rendicontazione dell'attività museale, Libreria Editrice Cafoscarina, 2nd ed., 2022
- Ferrarese P., La strategia e la gestione di un teatro d’opera, Libreria Editrice Cafoscarina, 4th ed., 2025

Written exam with open questions, variously structured; The scores of the individual questions will be communicated in the exam text ((generally 4-5 questions with multiple queries).
Regarding the grading scale for the exam:
A. Scores in the range of 18-22 will be assigned for:
- Sufficient knowledge of the textbooks and related topics
- Limited ability to use data and form independent judgments
B. Scores in the range of 23-26 will be assigned for:
- Fair knowledge of the textbooks and related topics
- Fair ability to use data and form independent judgments
C. Scores in the range of 27-30 will be assigned for:
- Good or excellent knowledge of the textbooks and related topics
- Good or excellent ability to use data and form independent judgments
D. The “laude” will be awarded to students with excellent knowledge and comprehension of the textbooks and related topics.

written

The lecturer has a duty to ensure that the rules regarding the authenticity and originality of exam tests and papers are respected. Therefore, if there is suspicion of irregular conduct, an additional assessment may be conducted, which could differ from the original exam description.

Regarding the grading scale for the exam:
A. Scores in the range of 18-22 will be assigned for:
- Sufficient knowledge of the textbooks and related topics
- Limited ability to use data and form independent judgments
B. Scores in the range of 23-26 will be assigned for:
- Fair knowledge of the textbooks and related topics
- Fair ability to use data and form independent judgments
C. Scores in the range of 27-30 will be assigned for:
- Good or excellent knowledge of the textbooks and related topics
- Good or excellent ability to use data and form independent judgments
D. The “laude” will be awarded to students with excellent knowledge and comprehension of the textbooks and related topics.

Conventional: Frontal lessons. In addition there are active forms of teaching (working groups for exercises and business cases), workshop (La Fenice opera house) and professional testimonies

REGISTRATION FOR EXAM. Online registration is COMPULSORY. In case of registration problems, students are required to contact humanistic campus a reasonable number of days BEFORE deadline.

Accessibility, Disability and Inclusion
Accommodation and support services for students with disabilities and students with specific learning impairments
Ca’ Foscari abides by Italian Law (Law 17/1999; Law 170/2010) regarding support
services and accommodation available to students with disabilities. This includes students with
mobility, visual, hearing and other disabilities (Law 17/1999), and specific learning impairments (Law 170/2010). If you have a disability or impairment that requires accommodations (i.e., alternate testing, readers, note takers or interpreters) please contact the Disability and Accessibility Offices in Student Services: disabilita@unive.it.

This subject deals with topics related to the macro-area "Human capital, health, education" and contributes to the achievement of one or more goals of U. N. Agenda for Sustainable Development