Cultural heritage, intended as a legacy to be safeguarded, preserved and enhanced, as such belongs to all citizens and serves their human growth and promotion. However, today access to heritage and its real enjoyment are still not fully acquired and shared rights, due to barriers of different kinds that hinder its enjoyment: social, economic, physical, perceptual, cognitive and cultural barriers. Despite the fact that at the national and international level several declarations have been clearly expressed in this regard (from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights to the Faro Convention) in practice the solutions developed to make cultural heritage available to all are still too often partial. Not everyone, even today, is allowed to truly grasp and understand the values of heritage and, so to speak, "get inside" it. In such a panorama, the role of designers appears crucial. All human experience begins in space and takes place in space: that is why the way heritage is enhanced cannot be disconnected from its physical context, and why the visitor's experience is central. At the planner's disposal today are theoretical, methodological, technological, and operational tools for conceiving an experience that is not only accessible, but also inclusive and above all meaningful for every citizen. During this course, the national normative apparatus and international declarations will first be presented and discussed, as indispensable support for the development of a design sensibility in these terms. A number of theoretical contributions will be explored and discussed, with an interdisciplinary approach, and a conceptual framework will be proposed to overcome the traditional approach. In particular, the concept of “personal appropriation” will be proposed, intended as an individual and transformative process. In addition, contemporary design solutions will be critically examined, and good practices at the national and international level, with particular reference to the museum environment and archaeological heritage (as significant but not binding examples, for the purposes of student work).

- To know and understand the main theoretical and cultural references on the subject of heritage accessibility, cultural inclusion and communication; - to know the main normative references on accessibility and cultural inclusion; - to know the design and methodological guidelines for conceiving inclusive and meaningful experiences with cultural heritage; - to be familiar with some significant case studies and to have carried out individual research; - to have developed a critical attitude towards enhancement solutions, with specific reference to design quality, accessibility, inclusion and individual appropriation processes; - to apply acquired knowledge to enucleate specific themes for further study, in relation to the student's interests; - to apply the critical thinking to build a framework, by setting up a project for further study; - to apply the acquired knowledge to develop a thesis proposal; - to have acquired the methodological skills needed to write the thesis proposal, drafting the topic-specific bibliography

Particularly useful to students of this course are: - basic knowledge of the principles of heritage enhancement - previous design experience in heritage enhancement and communication

The course is organized according to lectures and seminar times. About lectures: - in the first part of the course, the lectures will be aimed at giving a reference framework (international charters, national legislation, national guidelines, good practices and national and international case studies) and focusing on archaeological enhancement / musealization (museums and sites); - in the second part, thematic insights will be offered, inviting several experts. These lectures, starting with the presentation of specific texts and theoretical contributions, will also be aimed at exploring possible investigations (theoretical and practice) to be carried out in the thesis. About Seminars: - Discussion and debate will be encouraged, asking students to actively participate: seminar times will take place following the theoretical lectures; - specific seminar times will be devoted to in-depth study and critical analysis, in which students will be asked to make a personal contribution; - in the last part of the course, a collegial discussion of students' proposals will be organized.

The course will be organized: - according to theoretical framing lectures (20 h) - according to in-depth theoretical lectures (20 h) - according to collective seminar times (20 h) - according to seminar times dedicated to the specific insights of students (20 h) . During these hours the students' final paper, which may be theoretical or metaprojectual in nature, will be set with the lecturers.

Documents about theoretical lessons (slides) will be shared. In particular, the following writings are suggested: - Brambilla, G. Soggetti smarriti. Il museo alla prova del visitatore. Editrice Bibliografica, Milano (2021); - Benente, M., Masino, F., Minucciani, V. The Museum Listens: A Collaborative Project on Torino Archaeology Collections. In: Advances in Human Factors in Architecture, Sustainable Urban Planning and Infrastructure, Springer, AHFE International 2021 - Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics Conference, virtual conference July, 25-29 2021, pp. 8, 2021, Vol. 260, ISBN: 978-3-030-80828-0, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-80829-7_35; - Benente, M., Minucciani, V. Cultural accessibility as a multidimensional condition for a real sharing of cultural heritage. In: Gambardella, C. (ed.) World Heritage and Contamination - ATTI XVIII Forum, Gangemi, Roma (2020); - Benente, M., Minucciani, V. Inclusive museums: from physical accessibility to cultural appropriation. In: Di Bucchianico, G., Shin, C.S., Shim, S., Fukuda, S., Montagna, G., Carvalho, C. (eds.) AHFE 2020. AISC, vol. 1202, pp. 189–195. Springer, Cham (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-51194-4_25; Coerentemente con gli interessi e i temi scelti dai singoli studenti, saranno di volta in volta suggeriti specifici riferimenti bibliografici e non. In accordance with the interests and themes chosen by individual students, specific references will be suggested.

Slides;

Modalità di esame: Prova scritta (in aula);

Exam: Written test;

... Mandatory oral test; Individual written paper; The following Learning Outcomes will be verified: Understanding of the topics covered; Ability to build an autonomous critical path supported by bibliographic and design references; Ability to set up an individual research and in-depth study, with a critical approach. Criteria, rules and procedures for the examination: Since this exam is scheduled at the end of the educational course, students will generally have to demonstrate ability to relate the topics addressed to their personal educational path as well; The examination is aimed: - To ascertain knowledge and understanding of the topics covered; - To ascertain the critical attitude in discussing the topics covered and related issues; - to discuss the student's autonomous research path. The oral test will last approximately 20-30 minutes.

Gli studenti e le studentesse con disabilità o con Disturbi Specifici di Apprendimento (DSA), oltre alla segnalazione tramite procedura informatizzata, sono invitati a comunicare anche direttamente al/la docente titolare dell'insegnamento, con un preavviso non inferiore ad una settimana dall'avvio della sessione d'esame, gli strumenti compensativi concordati con l'Unità Special Needs, al fine di permettere al/la docente la declinazione più idonea in riferimento alla specifica tipologia di esame.