Spaesamento e orientamento. Il museo della città come spazio di riconoscimento

Abstract

This essay examines the role of civic museums in helping people navigate the complexity of modern cities, which
are often fragmented and disorienting in a postmodern context. Drawing on the ideas of Calvino and Foucault, it explores the city museum as a heterotopia—a space for identity reflection and collective memory. The focus is particularly on how this institution has evolved in Italy. While historically serving as a place of preservation, the civic museum is now being reconsidered as a space for engagement, participation, and social cohesion.