The MTA Tuscan Museums System for Alzheimer's, through the lead partner L’immaginario Associazione Culturale, responsible for the procedure, promotes the call ForMA – Training for Accessible Museums – which offers 5 young recent graduates an integrated training and paid internship programme, oriented to cultural welfare and aimed at implementing strategic skills to make museums accessible. The notice is funded with resources from PR FSE + Tuscany 2021/27 and is part of Giovanisì (www.giovanisi.it), the Tuscany Region project for youth autonomy. The activity is part of the Tuscany Region experimental project Young professionals grow in museums, aimed at supporting transitions towards stable and quality employment in cultural heritage and contemporary art, financed with the support of the European Union (European Social Fund).
The 5 non-curricular internships are intended to promote the employability of young people under 30 within the institutional activities of museum systems and to facilitate professional choices through direct knowledge of the world of work as an orienting or professionalising training experience and do not constitute an employment relationship. The project proposes one month of non-formal theoretical training (100 hours) and one year of internship with practical experiential training in the field of cultural welfare (600 + 600 hours) with an average of 25 hours of weekly activity for a compensation of 800 euros gross (350 euros gross for the first month of theoretical training).
The host museums are part of the MTA Tuscan Museums System for Alzheimer's:
University Center - Natural History Museum of the University of Pisa
Camaiore Civic Archaeological Museum
Santa Maria della Scala Museum Complex, Siena
Pistoia Museums Foundation, Pistoia
Empoli Glass Museum
Who can participate
The selection is open to people who intend to direct their professional path towards museum accessibility and who meet the following mandatory minimum requirements:
not having reached the age of 30 by the deadline of this notice;
be unemployed, out of work or inactive and, at the time of the deadline of this notice, not be engaged in a course of study and/or training;
hold a master's/specialist degree obtained at an Italian University no more than 24 months before the internship start date (18/03/2026);
hold one of the following diplomas/master's degrees: LM-89 Art History; LM-11 Sciences for the Conservation of Cultural Heritage; LM-2 Archaeology; LM-60 Natural Sciences; LM-6 Biological Sciences; LM-78 Philosophical Sciences; LM-84 Historical Sciences; LM-85 Pedagogical Sciences; LM-85 bis Primary Education Sciences; LM-57 Adult Education and Continuing Education Sciences; LM-87 Social Work (also indicated as Political Science and Social Services or similar); LM-88 Sociology; DASL 10 Art Didactics.
have an interest in directing their professional path towards museum accessibility;
for non-Italian participants a minimum C1 level of knowledge of the Italian language is required, verified through self-certification and confirmed during the selection interview, as well as a regular residence permit valid for the duration of the internship;
non-Italian citizens who meet the criteria listed above but hold a master's degree issued by a non-Italian university must demonstrate that such degree is recognized and homologated in Italy as equivalent to one of the admitted master's degrees.
not have any criminal convictions, not have criminal proceedings pending and not have been disqualified or subjected to measures that, according to current laws, exclude appointment to positions in public administrations.
How to apply
The application for admission to the selection (i.e., the candidacy) must be submitted to the MTA Tuscan Museums System for Alzheimer's by 20 February 2026 through this link: https://www.museitoscanialzheimer.org/evento/formazione-per-musei-accessibili/
The application must be accompanied by
a copy of a valid identity document;
a training CV, duly dated and signed, showing: the educational qualifications obtained, the training courses attended, the training experiences carried out and the aptitudes on the basis of which the internship application is presented
motivational letter
The training path
The 5 selected trainees will follow 104 hours of non-formal theoretical training which will take place at the Empoli Glass Museum. Each trainee will be assigned to a host museum based on their study profile and taking into account the preference indications expressed in the application. During the practical/experiential internship period, lasting 600 + 600 hours over 12 months, each trainee will carry out their project at the museum to which they are assigned. Each trainee will be trained on the general characteristics of the organization and the collections of the host museum; on the target audiences and the cultural and educational offer of the host museum; on innovative communication strategies and on methods for evaluating the social impact of cultural programmes. They will also be supported in developing skills to collaborate with multiprofessional teams, facilitate in-person relations between the public and the museum, design inclusive tools and pathways tailored to various types of audiences, involve vulnerable publics in the design of inclusive activities, communicate the museum's inclusive programmes and initiatives on social channels and the web, design evaluation tools, analyse data and report results. Each trainee will develop a personalised cultural welfare project based on the characteristics and needs of the host museum and their own aptitudes. The practical-experiential internship activities will be defined by the host museum in collaboration with the recipient.
Who funds it
The ForMA Training for Accessible Museums project obtained regional funding as per Decree no.20036 of 16-09-2025. The Notice is funded with resources from PR FSE+ Tuscany 2021/27 and is part of Giovanisì (www.giovanisi.it), the Tuscany Region project for youth autonomy.
Information
For information about the call, two online meetings presenting the project are scheduled on the Zoom platform:
Monday, January 26 (3:00-4:00 PM) and Thursday, February 5 (6:00-7:00 PM) two online meetings to present the project are scheduled on the Zoom platform. Here are the links to join:
Monday, January 26 (3:00-4:00 PM) https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83222042276
Thursday, February 5 6:00-7:00 PM https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85268909069
Any information about internships can be requested by writing to [email protected].