Social and Sustainability Inclusion: The Case Study of MAAM in Rome

The aim of the paper is to analyze the state of the art of bottom-up actions that lead to cultural and social regeneration using an in-depth case study in the city of Rome: the MAAM (Museum of the Other and the Elsewhere), a converted factory that has been occupied and it has a twofold use: it is a social housing and a contemporary art museum. The objectives of this paper are: a) a literature review of bottom up organizations that are able to transforms from illegal to institutional (still remaining illegal from a juridical point of view) b) a qualitative descriptive analysis of the case study MAAM enriched by interviews ad hoc to the “pioneers” on cultural processes and experiences in the studied areas c) a documental analysis of the case study. In particular, the authors have organized the parameters into eight specific categories through the information analyzed in the documents, that help to have a mapping of the practices, their similarities and distinctions. The scheme is useful to replicate the study in other Urban areas and compare the results.