Museum Networks: A Tool for Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development of the Years Coming.

The recent global pandemic, due to the spread of Covid-19, has highlighted the fragility of our planet and the need to increase the collective effort towards dynamics of sustainable development. A new scenario has emerged in which it is necessary to accelerate environmental protection actions and the use of more rational production and consumption models. In this framework, therefore, not only the governments leading the individual countries are called to act, but also all the other players in society (local institutions, companies, associations, individual citizens). A significant role can be played by museum networks. Organizations which, through adequate integrated management of cultural heritage, can contribute to the achievement of some of the 17 objectives defined by the Agenda 2030 which must be achieved in the coming years. In the last decade, important scientific studies have highlighted the strategic role of museum networks both for a more efficient management of cultural heritage and for the cultural, social and economic growth of the territories. The following work fits into this line of research and, through the analysis of a case study, intends to investigate the economic and social benefits that can be generated by the aforementioned systemic organizations. The aim is to strengthen the thesis according to which museum networks can favor both a better management of cultural resources, promoting economies of scale, and the local development of the communities in which they are located. Tools capable of stimulating sustainable growth in the coming years.