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EDI Global Forum 2026
Third edition 18-20 March, 2026 Naples
EDI Global Forum is the Fondazione Morra Greco project that connects institutions and international experts from the education departments of museums and cultural institutions around the world.
Now in its third edition, the Forum takes place in Naples from 18 to 20 March with a programme of keynotes, interdisciplinary panels, participatory workshops and events spread across the city.
With 94 participating museums and organisations from 23 countries, EDI stands as the leading global platform for those working in museum education innovation.
Discover the full program on EDI Global Forum’s website www.ediglobalforum.org
Beyond Images
EDI Global Forum 2026 focuses on one of the defining challenges of our time: fostering sensibility and critical thinking in the digital age.
We are immersed in a constant flow of digital images that have reshaped our attention spans, making it increasingly difficult to do things like pause in front of a work of art.
The era we live in calls for decisive action, and museums can no longer limit themselves to preserving and displaying: they must help audiences read images critically, understanding their origins and messages.
In this context, EDI 2026 introduces and promotes the concept of slow watching – a practice of slow, mindful looking – as a response to the phenomenon of visual immediacy. A challenge directed not only at museums, but at artists, content creators, technology platforms, and anyone who plays a role in shaping collective perception.
The programme explores three main thematic areas:
Visual Literacy and Critical Thinking – In an era dominated by endless scrolling, how do we teach people to truly look? Panels and workshops explore practical tools for educating critical image interpretation, drawing from neuroscience to the most innovative museum practices.
Artificial Intelligence, Art and Ethics – AI technologies are transforming the production, preservation and market of art. EDI 2026 addresses the opportunities and responsibilities of this transformation, bringing together researchers, authentication experts and representatives from ICOM.
The Gentle Museum – How can the museum become a genuinely inclusive space? This session centres the experiences of people with disabilities, older adults and neurodivergent individuals to build universal educational models capable of turning vulnerability and difference into resources.
The full programme is available at www.ediglobalforum.org
Pratical Informations
Dates
18-20 March, 2026
Hours
9:00–19:00, with evening openings for selected panels and exhibitions, bookable via Eventbrite
Venues
Fondazione Morra Greco · MANN · Albergo dei Poveri · La Santissima · Naples Historic Centre
To register for events and view the full programme, visit www.ediglobalforum.org
Origins and Vision of EDI Global Forum
In response to the profound shifts in educational needs, Fondazione Morra Greco launched EDI (Education Integration) in 2022, establishing an annual programme of Agora Talks and an annual event, the EDI Global Forum.
EDI Global Forum is a permanent transnational platform dedicated to research and innovation in museum education. The EDI network does not simply discuss practices developed by museums and cultural institutions: it analyses their concrete impact on territories and communities, fostering an exchange of expertise and visions that continues to evolve well beyond the three days of the event.
The project is guided by the Tavolo delle Idee, an international scientific committee that includes representatives from institutions such as MoMA, the Louvre, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Stedelijk Museum and the Raw Material Company in Dakar.
EDI was born within Fondazione Morra Greco, which shares its mission: making education a strategic axis and a permanent space for research and experimentation.
→ Find out more on About EDI
Strategic Direction and Team
To support the growth of the programme and coordinate the initiatives of EDI Global Forum 2025, Fondazione Morra Greco has appointed Sylvain Bellenger as General Director and Christian Larsen as Executive Director. Their collaboration brings together two complementary perspectives: extensive experience in museum management and a curatorial research practice rooted in contemporary cultural transformations, strengthening EDI’s international impact.
Sylvain Bellenger is a leading figure in museum administration and education. His directorship of the Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte established a European model of institutional innovation. His career as a curator in France and the United States – including roles at the Cleveland Museum of Art and the Art Institute of Chicago – demonstrates deep expertise in the dialogue between collections, audiences, and territories.
Christian Larsen, cultural historian and curator, brings to EDI experience gained at institutions such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, MoMA, Fondazione Cini / Le Stanze del Vetro, and the Wolfsonian-FIU. Having earned his graduate degrees at the Bard Graduate Center in New York, where he also taught, he has curated exhibitions and publications ranging from Ettore Sottsass to Herzog & de Meuron, from Jean Prouvé to the avant-gardes of digital and robotic design, and the history of plant migration.
The EDI Table of Ideas
The Table of Ideas is an international forum for reflection and action designed to bring ethical, scientific, and philanthropic perspectives into dialogue and generate new insights into contemporary education.
It brings together figures from complementary fields: cultural and philanthropic foundations, intellectuals, artists, and architects, alongside scientists, sociologists, philosophers, neurologists, and information engineers. Its aim is not only to foster discussion, but to refine EDI’s vision, define effective strategies, and identify the resources needed to transform ideas into concrete action.
Through continuous exchange, the Table of Ideas contributes to building an international network focused on innovating education and making it more inclusive, sensitive, and conscious.
Programme and Highlights
The third edition of EDI Global Forum unfolds over three days of events hosted across Naples’ cultural institutions and creative spaces, including:
Keynote by Glenn Lowry, Director Emeritus, MoMA, on the shift in the mandate for museums over the course of his 30-year tenure at MoMA.
Interdisciplinary panels on visual attention and discernment, including Giorgio Abeltino, Google Arts & Culture, and Dr. Maurizio Corbetta, Chair of Neurology, University of Padua.
Artificial intelligence, art, and ethics.
Activism, influencers, and social media as forms of popular education.
The Gentle Museum: universal insights from the differently abled, aged and neurodiverse.
#SpazioFOTOcopia, a project conceived by Yvonne De Rosa for Magazzini Fotografici, using unconventional narratives to redefine how photography is exhibited and experienced.
Workshops led by paired teams of international and local organisations to co-create educational methods and models. Workshops programme is curated by Francesca Blandino, Head of Education at Fondazione Morra Greco.
Artist talks, exhibition tours, and experimental interventions.
Exhibitions at Fondazione Morra Greco with Manfred Pernice and Diego Perrone.
EDI Agora Talks, Workshops, and Learning Forum
EDI operates year-round as a catalyst for research and professional training, creating connections with universities, local authorities, and associations. Its commitment is focused on promoting educational equity, inclusive learning, and cognitive diversity.
Among its initiatives are the EDI Agora Talks: monthly public meetings, both in-person and virtual, exploring urgent questions at the intersection of culture, ethics, and science. Coordinated by the Table of Ideas, these dialogues feed into the vision and content that converge in the main event: the three days of the EDI Global Forum in Naples.
Agora Talk 1 – Civiltà del Digitale
Agora Talk 2 – Children’s Museum
Agora Talk 3 – The Slow Museum Movement
Agora Talk 4 – The Gentle Museum
Project co-financed under FSC 2021/2027 resources, DGR 616 2024. Piano Strategico Cultura e Turismo 2024/2025 – Progetto Global Forum Mostre d’arte contemporanea EDI 2025.