The CITEMA
European city for arts and crafts
European meeting and exchange center for artcrafts and design
Created in 2006,the european city of artcrafts(CITEMA) Is a cultural association for patrimony,non profit making, Based in the Borgo Dolciano,situated at chuisi in tuscany.
The vocation of Citema is to make easier the cultural and the economic Development of the sector of international and european artcrafts.this platform is consecrating to increase the value of artcraft,to work on its promotion,citema is in the same time a place of practice to transmit ,to share th expertises and a (...)
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Borgo dolciano: A symbolic place
Cultural development of a heritage site
As a place of synergy between territory, patrimony and population Borgo Dolciano is embodying in his bosom the calling of Citema.
The agricultural estate with its principal XVI century buildings, belonging to the bologna family since the end of the XIX century, has recently been the object of various programs of restoration with respect of traditions and history.
The different activities de Citema dedicated to the promotion of artcrafts are reusing, in an original way, this (...)
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Objectives
A new conception of artcrafts
Artcrafts and technological innovations: How to use new technologies, serving the development of artcrafts.
Artcrafts and economy/employment: Professionalization, new paths.
Artcrafts and design: Modern vision of artcrafts and new economic outlets.
The vocation of Citema is expressing the wish to get back to the values left out by the industrial culture, to pick up the broken thread between cultural experience and transmission of manual professions in order to base modernity on the (...)
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