Permanent Study Centre on Emigration - Emigrant’s Museum

National Network
Italy
Address

Contrada Omerelli, 24
47890 San Marino

Republic of San Marino
Italy

Telephone
+378 (0549) 88 51 69
Telephone (other)
+378 (0549) 88 51 57
Fax
+378 (0549) 88 51 70
E-Mail
emigrante@omniway.sm
E-Mail (2)
museoemigrante@gmail.com
Mobile Phone
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Mobile Phone (other)
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Organisation Type
Public Institution
Year of Establishment
1997
Fields of Activity
  1. Heritage
General Information
Structure of the organization: the staff is composed of five persons: a director, a responsible for international relations, a responsible for the archives, a secretary and a staff member dealing with the exhibit spaces. Furthermore, competitions are regularly advertised to award research grants. Budgetary resources: they amount to about € 20.000,00 which correspond to the annual contribution made by the State for research and promotion activities.
Mission and Objectives

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.

Main Projects / Activities

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.

Contact (1) Full Name
Mrs Noemi Ugolini
Head of the organisation
Mrs Director Noemi Ugolini
Contact (2) Full Name
Mrs Chiara Cardogna