Fondazione Fitzcarraldo
Since 1999 has been working for the public interest to promote sustainability and innovation in cultural and creative policies, practices, and processes
Fondazione Fitzcarraldo
Since 1999 has been working for the public interest to promote sustainability and innovation in cultural and creative policies, practices, and processes
Highlights
ร online il Bilancio Sociale 2025 della Fondazione
Visioni, azioni e relazioni per generare valore
8 July 2026
Prompting Culture: costruire l’IA a partire dall’ascolto
Ricerca, ascolto e co-progettazione alla base di un percorso che ha scelto di partire dalle…
14 July 2026
CRPC 30 โ Trent’anni di futuro. Pratiche culturali per abitare il presente
Il 26 e 27 giugno, due giornate di confronto, pratiche artistiche e lavoro collettivo per…
2 July 2026
Nora verso il riconoscimento come Parco Archeologico Regionale
Il 12 giugno a Pula, il primo incontro con istituzioni e stakeholder del territorio
18 June 2026
EU HAVE A DREAM. Giovani e politica: dai sogni ai risultati
A Torino la final conference del progetto europeo dedicato alla partecipazione giovanile
19 May 2026
What we do
Design research, consulting, training and advocacy activities at national and international levels

Research and evaluation
We investigate the culture and its impacts on communities.
Come Lavoriamo
Our Process
Research activity is the beating heart of the Foundation: we adopt multidisciplinary approaches to understand, anticipate, and articulate phenomena surrounding culture.
Con Chi Collaboriamo
To whom we address
- Public Administration
- Private Clients
- Professional and sector associations
- International organisations, networks, and circuits

Training and Coaching
Working with organisations to nurture skills
Come Lavoriamo
Our Process
For over twenty years, we have been designing and delivering training courses and capacity-building programmes, engaging with thousands of cultural professionals throughout Italy to actively contribute to their professional growth.
Con Chi Collaboriamo
To whom we address
- Individual cultural sector professionals
- Heads of cultural institutions and enterprises
- Cultural enterprises and start-ups
- Public and private stakeholders and policy makers
- Students

Place-based development
A Wealth of Social and Cultural Innovation
Come Lavoriamo
Our Process
We lead complex processes of culture-based improvement and development of localities, starting from the tangible and intangible cultural resources of specific territories and involving the communities who live there.
Con Chi Collaboriamo
To whom we address
- Public Administration
- Foundations
- Cultural institutions
- Private clients

International Cooperation
Research and Development, Support, and Advocacy in Europe and Beyond
Come Lavoriamo
Our Process
Through diversified methodological approaches, we collaborate with cultural organizations, universities, networks, and public entities on participation, well-being, evaluation, data, digitalization, organizational change, cross-sectoral issues, and policies.
Con Chi Collaboriamo
To whom we address
- Cultural Organizations
- Universities, Observatories and Research Institutes
- International Networks

Advocacy
Placing culture at the centre of public policies
Come Lavoriamo
Our Process
We believe that culture should play a more decisive role in the policies of every country. Yet it often does not receive the attention and support it deserves.
Con Chi Collaboriamo
To whom we address
- Cultural sector professionals
- Organizations and institutions
- Cultural businesses and startups
- Associations and representative groups
- National and international networks
Our projects
EIT Culture & Creativity. Creativity without borders, Innovation without limits
EIT Culture & Creativity is the ninth Innovation Community of the European Institute…
Adeste+
Adeste + is a European project on cultural participation, structured around pathways of…
Dance Well
Fitzcarraldo Foundation is managing the action research activity for the duration of the…
Be SpectACTive!
Be SpectACTive! was a set of two pan-European projects co-funded by the Creative…