Pratiche Museali Queer:
Narrazioni Alternative al MANN
A workshop for reimagining archaeological heritage through a queer lens, across identity, representation, and new genealogies of knowledge.
Curated by Fabio Ranzolin, PhD candidate in History and Cultural Studies, and Bianca Marta Imbriani, curator and student at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Napoli.
15.05.2026 \\ 16.05.2026
Fondazione Morra Greco and Accademia di Belle Arti di Napoli expand their collaboration with a new event: a workshop dedicated to exploring museum heritage through a queer lens, held at the Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli. Open to second-cycle students and the general public, with limited places available.
How can the MANN collection be reimagined through new and more accessible perspectives?
The workshop “Pratiche Museali Queer: narrazioni alternative al MANN” offers practical and theoretical tools for interrogating cultural heritage through a lens capable of uncovering alternative genealogies of knowledge and new identity narratives.
Through the analysis of works held at the Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli, the workshop employs a queer lens to explore non-linear sexualities and identities, investigate the political role of heritage interpretation from an LGBTQIA+ perspective, and experiment with different ways of narrating and representing archaeological museum heritage.
The workshop is curated by Fabio Ranzolin, PhD candidate in History and Cultural Studies, and Bianca Marta Imbriani, curator and student at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Napoli, under the supervision of Giulia Grechi, lecturer in Cultural Anthropology and Anthropology of Art at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Napoli.
The initiative is part of the EDI Global Forum programme as an opportunity to foster direct dialogue between research, art, and social issues.
Program
15 May 2026 | 15:00 – 18:00
Fondazione Morra Greco
First session devoted to a general introduction to the themes, working methods, and materials.
16 May 2026 | 10:00 – 18:00
MANN and Fondazione Morra Greco
The morning is dedicated to a visit to the Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli; the afternoon takes place at the Fondazione with the final session of the workshop.
Attendance on both days is mandatory.
The workshop is dedicated to second-cycle students of the School of Art Education at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Napoli and is open to 10 external participants via registration on Eventbrite.
Registration is required only for participants external to the Accademia. The MANN entrance ticket is at the expense of external participants.
Project co-funded under FSC 2021/2027 resources, DGR 616 2024. Strategic Plan for Culture and Tourism 2024/2025 – EDI Contemporary Art Exhibitions Global Forum Project 2025.