(AGENPARL) – Wed 25 February 2026 SAIMP
Strengthening African – Italian
Museum Partnerships
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Focus on Ethiopian Art
Campus Luigi Einaudi,
12 March 2026,
Lungo Dora Siena 100/A,
Room A4
h. 2 PM
Institutional Greetings
Gianluca Cuniberti
(Vice Rector of the University of Turin)
Anna Caffarena
(Director of the Department of Cultures, Politics and Society)
Presentations
Cecilia Pennacini
(SAIMP Scientific Coordinator, University of Turin)
The Strengthening African Italian Museum Partnerships project
Jacopo Gnisci
(University College, London)
Christian Ethiopian art with a focus on Italian collections
Abebaw Ayalew
(Ethiopian Heritage Authority)
“Gondarine Period” – Ethiopian Painting from 17th to 19th Century
Yohannes Adigeh, Takele Afesa
(Institute of Ethiopian Studies)
The Art collection of the Institute of Ethiopian Studies
SAIMP is a collaborative project that promotes knowledge, protection and enhancement of African cultural heritage. Its goal is to create a network of museums
and cultural institutions to facilitate intercultural dialogue and cultural co-creation between Italy and Africa and among African countries, in relation also to the
development of creative industries and tourism.
Funded by
Implemented with
the support of
Lead partner
Partner and Organizer
Partners
Stakeholders
• Ethnological Museum of the Addis
• Ababa University
• Musée National de Lubumbashi
• MUCIV-Museo delle Civiltà
• National Museum of Ethiopia
• Uganda Museum
• Università degli Studi di Milano
• Addis Ababa University
• Ethiopian Heritage Authority
• Institute of Ethiopian Studies (IES)
of Addis Ababa University
• Makerere University
• Musei Reali Torino
• Museo Egizio
• Museo di Antropologia ed
Etnografia – Università di Torino
• Residenze Reali Sabaude