Contrada Omerelli, 24
47890 San Marino
Republic of San Marino
Italy
- Heritage
Sources of funding: besides the budget allocated by the State, there are other contributions for single projects from external sources of funding, such as banking foundations, public and private entities, local and international institutions. Staff expenses, expenses to purchase furniture and equipment, as well as those related to the premises being the seat of the Museum are not included in the annual budget, but they are borne by the State.
Modalities of action: courses, seminars, scholarships, educational laboratories, a literary competition, exhibitions, publications, videos, documentaries, etc.
Main partners involved in the organization’s projects/activities: the Secretariats of State for Foreign Affairs and for Culture, UNESCO, the Training Department of San Marino and Bologna University, the Consulta and the Communities of San Marino citizens abroad, local publishers, Associations of former emigrants; AEMI association, CSER, CEMLA, CISEI Study Centres, CRESCI Foundation, the Museums of Ellis Island and Gualdo Tadino, etc.
The activities underway include:
- The Memory Archive
A networked system dedicated to the acquisition and management of data.
- Memory Diaries “Amarcord… Stories of Migration”
Through the cooperation with a local publisher, the Study Centre publishes stories of life and migration.
- History Book on San Marino Emigration San Marino migration periods are described in a handbook for children.
- Course on Family Genealogy
The intensive course offers the methodology to get familiar with genealogy.
- Literary Competition “The Migration Experience of San Marino Citizens”
The competition is divided into three sections: memory, fiction, search.
- Itinerary Exhibition “Un Piccolo Stato nella Grande Storia"
This exhibition has been created above all to serve as a positive model for those countries which have coped with this phenomenon up to now.
- Research on Emigration to Argentina
In cooperation with CEMLA, a research activity is being carried out on San Marino migration to Argentina between 1882 and 1956.