The Department identify and catalogu contemporary artistic and architectural heritage, and establish an “Historical Archive” of the most important Sicilian architects’ works.
to identify contemporary artistic works in Sicily in several fields (painting, sculpture, design, photography, cinematography, visual arts, artistic handicraft, music, dance, theater) in order to promote their integration and development;
to set an annual calendar of exhibitions, conferences, seminars, congresses, awards, scholarships and grants to be realized in cooperation with the main national and international museums and universities;
to organize touristic and cultural routes on Sicilian contemporary art, by linking local museums, galleries, buildings and exhibitions of acknowledged artistic quality, in order to promote them and to increase Sicilian cultural supply;
to promote cultural changes among art schools, internships and seminars through an international cooperation program;
to promote coordination in participation in national and international events like exhibitions, competitions, awards and so on.

Il Dipartimento è impegnato in cinque ambiti
di ricerca che ricoprono settori di ricerca di rilievo strategico:
- ambito delle scienze sociali
- ambito politologico - giuridico
- ambito delle scienze della comunicazione
- ambito linguistico-letterario e di storia dell’arte
- ambito dello spettacolo
I collegamenti con gli Enti pubblici e privati del territorio sono molteplici, con particolare riferimento al tessuto socio-economico, al no-profit, all'area dei servizi, ai processi migratori,
alle relazioni interetniche ed interculturali,
ai rapporti con i Paesi del bacino Mediterraneo.

Le Département se compose de spécialistes de plusieurs disciplines : des philosophes, des sociologues, des économistes et des linguistes. Les philosophes travaillent principalement à la définition de la notion de droit dans le cadre de nouveaux mondes possibles, sur l'éthique et la responsabilité d'entreprise.
La branche sociologique focalise son attention sur l'analyse et la gouvernance du développement local avec une attention toute particulière à l’égard des ressources immaterielles de la communauté.
Les économistes travaillent à des modèles de prévision des marchés. La branche linguistique fédère les autres disciplines à travers une approche sociolinguistique et une série d’actions d’envergure: des colloques internationaux annuels sur les droits linguistiques ; des Festivals sur les littératures minoritaires d’Europe et de la Méditerranée avec réalisation d’une Expositon itinérante sur les mêmes sujets. En partenariat avec l’Association LEM-Italia, création et direction d’un cycle de colloques en ligne (« Colloques virtuels »).

The Department “performs activities of research and consultancy services as part of contracts and agreements stipulated with external public and private bodies”.
These contracts have led to consultancy services related to research pursued by the DIPSA, representing the skills that the Department is able to offer.
The consultancy services are related to architectural design, urban mobility, documentation of architectural heritage as well as lighting and acoustic design.

Main Projects / Activities:
"Onde Mediterranee" - cultural music festival, held at most throughout the north of the Mediterranean Sea.
"In the Sounds of Places" - international festival of music - concert for International Peace.
"Stra-de" - project of cooperation for the management of waste water at the turn of the border between Serbia and Bosnia;

Assistance and education of children, young people, disabled and/or aged people; rehabilitation; contiuous training in social and sanitary fields.

Projects in progress:
1. INTERREG III – ARCHIMED
2. INTERREG III ITALY – ALBANIA MEASURE 4.3
3. INTERREG IIIB CADSES
4. CARIPLO funds
5. Communitarian Programme Culture 2000

Support
The RMSU role is to provide Technical and Administrative Support in the implementation of projects, with proactive counseling and assistance.
Visibility
The RMSU has launched the website www.euromedheritage.net, a forum for all Euromed Heritage Partners, with news, details of events, FAQ section, guidelines on best practice and a reserved area for EH II members. The final Euromed Heritage Conference will take place in Istanbul, an opportunity for Heritage III coordinators and partners to meet representatives of EC, RMSU and partners of Euromed Heritage I and II projects.
Training
A variety of training opportunities are to be specifically created based on consultation with all project partners. The aim is to provide the partners with the skills they require and to encourage independence and sustainability for projects in the long term.
Monitoring
Initial introduction "courtesy" visits are to be made by the RMSU project managers to all project coordinators in their count

a) EGF coordinates projects of international cooperation, research, knowledge transfer and development of IT technologies. Thanks to these funds, EGF managed to provide more than 700 fellowships to graduate and post-graduate students and to launch a series of project aimed at transferring knowledge to countries of the Southern Mediterranean rim. Some examples: Eurogene (The First Pan-European Learning Service in the Field of Genetics, eContentplus Programme, Oct 2007-Sept 2010) and MedGeNet (FP6 RTD, Specific International Scientific Cooperation Activities, Oct 2006 – Sept 2008). Other European granted projects in which EGF is Work Package Leader are: Health-e-Child (FP6 RTD, Jan 2006 – Dec 2009) and Ithanet (eInfrastructure for Thalassemia Research Network Programme, FP6 RTD, April 2006 – March 2008).
b) 3rd edition Festival of Music and Genetics, which will have the following theme: Culture and Evolution of the Population of the Mediterranean Region.
c) Advanced training in the field of Medical Genetics.

- Cooperation in terms of research and development.
The association is forming a Scientific Committee that will study the concept of social peace for a more united Europe.
- Cultural and educational exchanges for young Europeans.
The Italian Ministry of Heritage and Culture initiated a project for schools along the route.
- Practice of contemporary culture and arts.
The Association has established a partnership with the “Festival International Humour pour la Paix”, which is held each year at the Abbaye de Neumünster in Luxembourg.
Segni Barocchi Festival 2009 organized a vocal and instrumental concert, entitled "New Discoveries on the Route of Peace."
- Cultural Tourism and sustainable development.
Creation of a pilot project on the Route of Peace from Pesaro to Foligno (I). Consistently with the Ethics Charter developed by the EICR, the goal is the recovery of the local resources that can be read through the filter of the theme of the route.