The Power of Culture

Canada views the world as a cultural mosaic. The country strives to promote not only its own cultural diversity, but also its ideas about this. It is not without cause that the word multi-culturalism was thought up in Canada: collectively Canadians speak more than one hundred languages.

Italian cultural policy revolves around the preservation of the 'beni culturali', the cultural heritage. This is not so surprising, as Italy is an expert in this field: it is a country that houses the legacy of its rich artistic past. The extensive involvement of private organisations in the arts is typically Italian too.