On Saturday 15 November 2025, at 3 pm, at Palazzo Maffei in Piazza Erbe in Verona, a great meeting audience dedicated to the topic “Veneto, a cultural model”, announced the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Culture Gianmarco Mazzi. An event that aims to become a national reference in cultural policy debates.
This initiative aims to analyze in depth the reasons why Veneto is increasingly indicated as a region capable of producing a solid, dynamic and attractive cultural system, thanks to the synergy between institutions, opera bodies, theaters, festivals, private foundations and public administration.
A parterre of the highest order
They will introduce the event Gianmarco Mazzi And Pietrangelo ButtafuocoFoundation president Venice Biennaleone of the most prestigious cultural institutions in the world.
The discussions will continue with a series of interventions bringing together the leaders of the main cultural bodies in Northern Italy, as well as institutional representatives from the regions most active in the sector. Will participate:
Cecilia GasdiaTrustee of the Verona Arena Foundation
Nicola ColabianchiSupervisor of the La Fenice Theater in Venice
Giampiero BeltottoPresident of the Teatro Stabile del Veneto
Paolo ValerioArtistic Director of Teatro Stabile Friuli Venezia Giulia
Francesca CarusoMember of the Cultural Council of the Lombardy Region
Mario Anzil, Member of the Cultural Council of the Friuli Venezia Giulia Region
Marina ChiarelliMember of the Piedmont Regional Cultural Council
Simona FerroMember of the Cultural Council of the Liguria Region
A parter that includes international figures and top managers of cultural production in the North and Northeast, was called for confront about the meaning and prospects of the so-called “Venetian model”.
The debate is open to citizens
This conference, which is open to the public, will offer an opportunity for dialogue between institutions, sector players, academics and interested communities. The focus of the discussion was the theme of sustainability, cultural heritage valorization strategies, the relationship between culture and tourism, and the new challenges that await cultural institutions in the coming years.
Veneto as a cultural laboratory
The aim of this meeting was to focus on the distinctive elements that make Veneto a model
observing a national level. With the summit on November 15, Verona and Palazzo Maffei become the stage for a dialogue aimed at defining new perspectives for the future of Italian culture.
