Cultural Heritage between Politics and Society

Abstract

These last few years have seen a step forward in policies on cultural heritage, which has opened up new perspectives, provoking bitter controversy and high hopes. The intensity of the discussion indicates the presence in Italy of a body of operators in the sector, but also of ordinary citizens, expressing desire to participate. Dialogue and confrontation are  the only viable path, without advancing the claim to resolve open questions only with technological or technocratic solutions, avoiding the structural problems, the cultural visions and the mentality that generated them.
In this moment of economic and ideal crisis, the great desire for participation expressed by Italian society in the most varied forms represents a true wealth of our country and its ability to operate in terms of social cohesion.