School museums as tools for learning cities: the case of the Museum of School and Education “Mauro Laeng” (MuSEd)

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Abstract:

Almost a century ago, Gramsci argued that the educational relationship for the formation of the citizen necessarily involves extracurricular institutions. Today this educational perspective has a coherent formulation in the concept of learning cities. School museums play a central role among these “non-formal” institutions.  This research aims to examine the relationship between school museums and the principles of the Global network of learning cities. It starts from the studies on educational historical heritage and its “active” function, which has led in recent years to the formulation of a Public History of Education. It will analyze the projects that the MuSEd of the University of Roma Tre has conducted in the last three years within the project called “Mappa della Città Educante” of Rome, which aims to promote a wide offer of free educational initiatives that educate to citizenship and participation.

• #Rome
• #public history of education
• #learning cities
• #citizenship
• #school museums