Italian Network of Pop Culture

The Italian Network of Pop Oral Culture was established by the Organizing Committee for the Promotion of Popular Traditions. In 2007 the Committee was officially recognized by the Ministry of Heritage and Culture. The organization's mission is to pass down knowledge from one generation to another, with particular attention to communities characterized by cultural homogeneity.

The Italian Network of Pop Oral Culture carries out study and research - through its Scientific Committee - and promotes the preservation and recollection of traditions and various expressions of popular culture.

The Network is sponsored by UPI (Union of Italian Provinces) and ANCI (National Association of Italian Municipalities) and counts on numerous partners, including government agencies and private organizations. It is also sponsored by banking institutions, such as Intesa Sanpaolo, CRT Foundation and Cariplo. Towns and cities have been joining the network, by taking part in the project "Metti in rete il patrimonio culturale del tuo territorio". Finally, it has signed several agreements with organizations and institutions calling for their territory’s socio - cultural development.

Since 2008, it has been working on development projects which led to the founding, in June 2012, of "Ariadne. Euro-Mediterranean Network for Culture and Heritage". The Italian Network of Pop Oral Culture will now coordinate Mediterranean countries cultural activities.

The Association has been a member of the Network since 2008. Our shared aim is that of preserving game taditions as part of a culture's oral heritage.