When does a place dedicated to music stop being just a commercial space and become a social infrastructure for the community?
This question gives shape to the story of Città della Musica, a historic musical instrument store founded in 1871 and developed for generations by the family, together with collaborators who have shared the same vision: to make music an experience capable of generating culture, education, relationships, and wellbeing.
The story has its roots in the choice of a child who, 155 years ago, decided to follow his passion for music, going against family expectations and against an environment that probably pointed him in a different direction. From that choice, an organization was born that today is not only a store, but a living, cultural, and social place.
Every day, Città della Musica connects students, teachers, families, musicians, and schools. Through events, performances, educational collaborations, and an internal stage dedicated to live music, this space seeks to communicate the beauty of music and the wellbeing it can generate in people’s lives.
This cultural dimension is connected to Solidarity Couriers APS, the association through which Città della Musica gives shape to its solidarity dimension. Through missions, educational projects, deliveries of school materials, and initiatives supporting schools and communities in different countries around the world, music becomes part of a broader vision of relationship, care, and social responsibility.
The project also encourages people to take part directly, by traveling with us, seeing the impact with their own eyes, and becoming Solidarity Couriers themselves.The future perspective is to transform this network of musicians, teachers, and relationships into a model of cultural cooperation: small music schools abroad, training for local teachers, in-person programs, and remote support.
The audience will be invited to look at music not only as art, commerce, or entertainment, but as a tool for education, identity, community, wellbeing, and social impact.
Comic about the history of Città della MusicaIt tells the origin of our story, born from the musical passion of a child and carried forward for generations until becoming today’s Città della Musica.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tPkEKxH0sIH0X_1Pqz3WRpolLaFpJ_bi/view?usp=sharingRai 2 - TG2 feature on "TakeMeBack - Solidarity Couriers"A national television feature about the solidarity project through which we give shape to the social dimension connected to Città della Musica.
https://youtu.be/NHRjyI3t3FUOfficial website of "Città della Musica"To learn more about the store, its history, and its evolution as a musical, cultural, and educational place.
https://www.cittadellamusica.storeOfficial "TakeMeBack - Solidarity Couriers" websiteTo learn more about the solidarity missions, educational projects, and initiatives supporting schools and communities in different countries.
https://www.takemeback.eu/Serendip trailerA documentary film born from the experience of Solidarity Couriers in Sri Lanka, dedicated to travel, human encounter, and solidarity. Available on Netflix.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvY23UZJz-YSafara trailerA second documentary film born from the human and solidarity journey developed in Tanzania, connected to the themes of travel, encounter, community, and social impact.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZR_V19wUNI
