Samuele de Stefani

Samuele de Stefani focuses on museum practice, evaluating new approaches to culture-led museum management.

Following a BA in Economics and Management, I completed an MA in Economics and Management of Cultural Heritage at Università Cattolica of Milan, where I specialised in the policies, the administration and the promotion of cultural heritage institutions. Then, I started working as a coordinator for a non-profit organisation whose mission was to support and develop social inclusion and civic participation in the wider Milan region. Later, I moved to New Zealand where I started my doctoral research in Museum and Heritage Studies here at Victoria.

My research topic is focused on museum practice – specifically on the role of partnerships management and collaborative strategies – and evaluates new approaches to culture-led development, governance, marketing, exhibition design and collection management. My academic interests are related to cultural policies, to the organisational behaviour of museums, heritage institutions and non-profits, and to the dynamics behind inter-sectorial and inter-institutional forms of cooperation.