EXHIBITION

CULTURAL EVENTS

Thursday 27 March 2025
6.30 PM
MAST.AUDITORIUM

AUTHOR'S TALK

SILVIO GARATTINI
FARMACI
LUCI E OMBRE
(IL MULINO, 2025)

Every day we use drugs to prevent or treat diseases, but the truth is that we know very little about how they work, how they are tested and approved, of their real cost to those who produce them and to the health care system. Have we ever wondered why multiple drugs exist for the same problem? And how does their market work? Silvio Garattini answers these and other questions to guide us through a complex world and help us make more informed choices. While it is undeniable that the pharmaceutical industry has made enormous advances in therapies and rehabilitation in recent years, it has also worked to grow and self-feed, producing similar drugs and promoting research that does not always reflect the real needs of patients.

The Author will join remotely in conversation with Elisabetta Lalumera, Professor of Philosophy and Theory of Languages, University of Bologna, who will be present in the Auditorium.

As part of the review Le Voci dei Libri, in collaboration with Coop Alleanza 3.0

FREE ADMISSION BY RESERVATION

Silvio Garattini is a physician and founder in 1961 of the Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche - IRCCS Mario Negri, which he chairs. He has been a member of many institutions for the guidance and control of drug policies and has also held numerous positions at the international level. For Il Mulino he has already published Brevettare la salute? (2022) and Prevenzione è rivoluzione (2023).

Elisabetta Lalumera, an analytic philosopher, applies philosophical analysis to conceptual and methodological problems in medicine in her research. She is Associate Director of the "Centre for Philosophy of Epidemiology, Medicine, and Public Health" (Durham University & Johannesburg University) and contributes as Associate Editor to the European Journal of Analytic Philosophy. For the University, he is a Tutor for the College of Education and collaborates on the "FAIR data Champion" project. At the QuVi Department, he is a member of the Parity and Research committees.

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Wednesday 02 April 2025
6.30 PM
MAST.AUDITORIUM

TALK

KIM KNOPPERS
CAN PHOTOGRAPHY SAVE US?
PHOTOGRAPHY IN TIMES OF RADICAL CHANGE

Since its inception in the nineteenth century, photography has been complicit in global turmoil, serving as both a tool of power and a means of manipulation. In today's era of deepfakes and AI, images fuel misinformation and political propaganda, while the environmental footprint of digital photography quietly grows, often making it a hidden contributor to the crises it seeks to document.
At the same time, photography has long been a force for change, shaping public opinion, influencing policies, and challenging dominant narratives. Its ability to capture events, evoke emotion, and provide visual evidence makes it a crucial tool for activism. But does it still hold power in today’s relentless flood of images? Can it actively contribute to solutions for major global issues? Several contemporary examples suggest that, in times of radical change, photographers and image-makers can still offer glimmers of hope and help envision a different world.

Kim Knoppers talks to Urs Stahel, curator of the MAST Photography Grant on Industry and Work exhibition.

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Kim Knoppers (The Netherlands) is an art historian working as an independent curator, lecturer and writer. Currently she is working as a curator for Marubi National Museum of Photography (Shkoder, Albania), Verwey Museum (Haarlem, The Netherlands) and Makryammos Ephemeral Art Residency (Thassos, Greece). She is also a lecturer at the MA Photography at ECAL (Lausanne, Switzerland). Between 2011 and 2021 she was senior curator at Foam, photography museum (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) where she worked on over seventy group and solo exhibitions at the intersection of (contemporary) photography and media like sculpture, video, painting and performance. Kim is currently based in Amsterdam.

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EDUCATION

FAMILY TOUR DAY

Until May 4, every Sunday, MAST Foundation is organizing two groups of Family Tour Days, free activities for the whole family that include a guided tour of the exhibition, educational workshops and animated films from the MAST CineKids program.

EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES COMMON TO THE TWO GROUPS
Family Tour guided visits and workshops are designed by pedagogists from the MAST Nursery School with the aim of entertaining children while stimulating creative thinking.

2.45 PM Meet at the Gallery desk, level 1, for the “Gallery Group” and at the Academy desk, level 2, for the “Academy Group”

3 – 3.30 PM Tour of the exhibition in the MAST.Galleries

ORE 15.30 – 16.30 Workshop in two classrooms, one for each group, at MAST.Academy
MINI GRANT: WE ARE THE ARTISTS – A role-playing game in which children will play the role of artists, creating a work inspired by the themes covered by the exhibition: travel, memory, the future of automobiles, work. They will then become curators, jurors and exhibitors, setting up a small display of their work that parents can visit at the end of the workshop. At the end, all children will win a prize!

4.30 – 5 PM Snack in the MAST.Caffetteria for both groups

Maximum number of participants in visits and workshops: 30 children (2 groups of 15) from 6 to 11 - Parents can participate in the exhibition tour, workshops and be guests in the Cafeteria during snack time.
Activities are free and by reservation only. Each family can sign up a maximum of 2 children.

For more information contact the Gallery Team: workshop@fondazionemast.org - Tel. 342 7711557.

VISIT AND WORKSHOP FOR GALLERY GROUP – 30.03.2025

VISIT AND WORKSHOP FOR ACADEMY GROUP – 30.03.2025

VISIT AND WORKSHOP FOR GALLERY GROUP – 06.04.2025

VISIT AND WORKSHOP FOR ACADEMY GROUP – 06.04.2025

ANIMATED MOVIES
In collaboration with the Cineteca of Bologna

5.15 PM Animated movie in the MAST.Auditorium – Open to all by reservation
MAST CINEKIDS: A MAGICAL WORLD FOR CHILDREN - A review of animated films for children and young people inspired by the themes of the MAST Photography Grant 2025 exhibition: from migration to cultures of the past and future, from animals to robots.

Fondazione MAST, as complementary activities to the Nursery School, organizes in collaboration with Fondazione Collegio San Carlo of Modena a series of lectures dedicated to the adult public, on the topics: “Health, Society, Education.”

In the ancient world, many philosophers referred to medicine to define the nature of their exercises geared toward self-care: these exercises also included practices related to the body (such as directions for diet and physical activity) and generally adopted a perspective in which the care of the mind (psyché, animus) was integrated with that of the body. A general principle, applicable to both physical and mental well-being, is summarized in the famous aphorism “Nothing is too much,” which lends itself well to becoming the starting point for health and self-care education activities with children and adolescents, in relation to the most current debates: nutrition education, the relationship between human health and the environment, education on the conscious and non-excessive use of screen-equipped devices, addiction prevention, etc.
In this sense, a first approach to the relationship between health and education in the contemporary world can be that of self-knowledge and one's own body in the face of the innovations that are transforming the society in which we live: from understanding the relationship between health and illness to the new conception of the body that leads us to speak of the posthuman, from the ability to communicate and learn good practices and scientific knowledge related to health to the role that technological development and artificial intelligence will play in improving our well-being and the ability of medicine to safeguard our health.

WEDNESDAY 16 OCTOBER 2024
6.30 PM
MAST.AUDITORIUM

Nothing Too Much
The perception of the limit between ancient philosophy and contemporary education

Luca Mori
Researcher in History of Philosophy - University of Pisa

WEDNESDAY 13 NOVEMBER 2024
6.30 PM
MAST.AUDITORIUM

Health and disease
Between history, science and the environment

Gilberto Corbellini
Professor of History of Medicine - University of Rome “La Sapienza”

WEDNESDAY 4 DECEMBER 2024
6.30 PM
MAST.AUDITORIUM

Communicating health.
Science education and the media world

Sara Rubinelli
Professor of Health Communication - Universität Luzern

WEDNESDAY 19 FEBRUARY 2025
6.30 PM
MAST.AUDITORIUM

Medicine of the future
Remote monitoring and decision making

Silvana Quaglini
Professor of Bioengineering - University of Pavia

WEDNESDAY 12 MARCH 2024
6.30 PM
MAST.AUDITORIUM

Emergence of the body
Between humanism and posthumanism
Orsola Rignani
Professor of History of Contemporary Philosophy - University of Parma

WEDNESDAY 16 APRIL 2025
6.30 PM
MAST.AUDITORIUM

Person and information
Technological revolution and the caring relationship

Paolo Benanti
Professor of Moral Theology, Bioethics and Ethics of Technologies - Pontifical Gregorian University of Rome

FROM THE ARCHIVE

Mast

MAST stands for MANIFATTURA di ARTI, SPERIMENTAZIONE e TECNOLOGIA (ARTS, EXPERIENCE and TECHNOLOGY).
MANIFATTURA: the industrial identity of the district
ARTI: the highest forms of creative expression
SPERIMENTAZIONE:the practice at the heart of innovation
TECNOLOGIA: the application of techniques that can improve human life

The building

The project was designed by STUDIO LABICS in ROME, which won an invited competition organized by G.D (COESIA group) in 2005, among the most renowned young Italian architecture firms. Two major pedestrian ramps, which extend from the core of the building to the main access, symbolize the close relationship between the Coesia industrial complex and the surrounding city, creating a metaphorical bridge between COESIA, the immediate city surroundings and the adjacent park. The building consists of two sections that stand next to each other, with large windows, glass features, and frames in steel. The original architectural design extends throughout the spaces occupied by the various services. A reflecting pool and landscaped garden complete the design, showing how the transformation of a former industrial space can revive an area on the outskirts, with company and community activities that make it a gathering place.

FONDAZIONE MAST 2013 – 2023
Making work a culture and culture a work

ANTEPRIMA, 2013
RA DI MARTINO
MAST.

An itinerary of images and sounds through the interior and exterior spaces of the MAST, this site specific video was realized by the artist Ra di Martino on the occasion of the opening.

director: Ra di Martino
performer viola da gamba: Rosa Helena Ippolito
cinematography: Alessandro Chiodo, Marco Martelli
sound: Enrico Ascoli
assistant director: Marcella Libonati

WHERE NEW INTERACTIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND INDUSTRIAL PHOTOGRAPHY OFFER A CONTEXT FOR EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING ON INNOVATION AND THE WORLD OF WORK

The Gallery is a space where industry and the world of work are described along a journey punctuated by technological exhibits, videoart installations and photographic images.

The MAST Innovation Gallery is an area for experiential learning focused on technology and innovation. Starting from some of Coesia Group’s technical solutions, the hands-on, multimedia itinerary offers visitors the opportunity to experiment and develop new knowledge.

The MAST Photo Gallery is an exhibition space that hosts temporary shows of photography on industry and work. The exhibition programme presents thematic and monographic projects taken from the MAST Collection, which includes over 5000 works, or on loan from other archives, international institutions and private collections. Each exhibition is accompanied by a programme of talks, encounters with authors and other public figures of the world of photography, films and videos, workshops for children.

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WHERE ONGOING TECHNICAL TRAINING PROGRAMMES OFFER COESIA EMPLOYEES AND STUDENTS OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONTINUOUS GROWTH

At the Academy, the MAST Foundation proposes a variety of educational activities on the themes of technology and innovation, addressed to young people, local community - schools and companies – and to the collaborators of Coesia Group, in partnership with public institutions and other organisations.

The Academy occupies an entire wing of the MAST building comprising 8 classrooms of various dimensions, equipped with advanced technological systems.

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Progetto Expeditions Progetto ENTER/PRISE Summer School Smart Camp

WHERE CONFERENCES, SCREENINGS AND ENCOUNTERS WITH PROMINENT FIGURES OF THE WORLD OF CULTURE CREATE THE CONDITIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF CREATIVITY

The Auditorium seats 400 guests and hosts programmes of cultural events promoted by the Foundation or in collaboration with other institutions, conferences, meetings, Talks, lectures, screenings and concerts, generally related to the themes of the shows.

The acoustics was specifically designed so as to be adjustable according to the type of event. State of the art technological solutions are available for the most diverse occasions.

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WHERE A WARM ATMOSPHERE AND CULINARY EXPERIMENTATION CREATE A MEETING POINT FOR CULTURE, ART AND TECHNOLOGY

The Cafeteria is a convivial space available for guests of the Coesia Group, participants in Academy programs and visitors of the Gallery attending the various events.

This space, with a light and warm atmosphere, allows for social interaction. Three big bookcases dedicated to photography books are available for consultation.

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WHERE CHILDREN TAKE THEIR FIRST STEPS IN SOCIAL LEARNING AND BEGIN TO EXPRESS THEIR IMAGINATION

The MAST Nursery School is an educational centre offering an innovative, high quality cultural experience. Its pedagogical project is focused on experiential learning in relationship-driven environments.

The Nursery, which is open both to the children of COESIA employees and the local community, accepts children aged 3 to 36 months, divided into three classrooms. The School hosts two classrooms: 3/4-year-olds and 5-year-olds. 3/4-year-olds and 5-year-olds.

The MAST Nursery School works in partnership with Reggio Children, Cadiai Cooperative and Giannino Stoppani Cooperative.

INNOVATION AT THE NURSERY SCHOOL

The MAST Nursery School puts research and experimentation with innovative content and processes at the centre of its educational programme, by focusing on a multiplicity of cultural languages offered to the children:

The sense of beauty
The architecture and furnishings of the Nursery School, as well as the materials used in the children’s activities, are inspired by beauty as a cultural and relational element.

Books
Picture books are a crucial educational tool for fostering children’s imagination.

Play
Toys enrich children’s perceptive experiences. These objects can change their function and identity and convey new possibilities, ideas and emotions, turning into learning tools.

English Language
A bridge for creative ways of communicating, English language allows children to connect and play together by learning new words and sounds.

Ateliers
Ateliers are places where children explore, discover and experiment. The MAST Nursery School offers different ateliers such as: atelier of colour, of sound, of nature and vegetable garden.

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WHERE THE PRINCIPLES OF MODERN NUTRITION BECOME AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ACTIVE AWARENESS

The Company Restaurant and the MAST.Wellness were designed as part of a unified project that integrates correct nutrition and physical activity. One of the driving values that inspire the project is the promotion of an idea of health connected to awareness, information and food culture in order to improve the quality of life.

The Company Restaurant for Coesia collaborators doesn’t simply offer meals, but it provides a place where the ingredients and their transformation into recipes respect the most recent dietary guidelines and are consistent with quality assurance indicators established by the Gruber Centre nutritionists who collaborate with MAST.

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WHERE INNOVATIVE FITNESS TECHNOLOGY MESHES WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF SUSTAINABLE LIFESTYLES

The Wellness Center is dedicated to Coesia Group employees and is supplied and managed by Technogym, world leader in fitness equipment. It offers a variety of services based on a model of integrated and holistic well-being.

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