CIVIBADemocracy and Civic Practices

Space

Mare Culturale Urbano

Milán (San Siro) · Lombardia · Italy

Art and territoryReuse of vacancyParticipatory urbanism2013

Three cultural promoters won a municipal competition to regenerate an abandoned farmhouse in San Siro, a peripheral district of Milan, and since 2016 have turned it into a cultural centre with a restaurant, a covered square, coworking space and artistic programming that involves the neighbourhood. The model has already been replicated in other peripheral Milanese districts, inspired by European hybrid centres such as Matadero in Madrid.

Led by
Andrea Capaldi, Benedetto Sicca and Paolo Aniello
Status
Active
Participation
Institution led, participatory
Visitable
Yes, cultural centre with restaurant, covered square and coworking
Website
maremilano.org ↗
Contact
No public contact on record
Last reviewed
1 September 2026

Verification

Verified

This place is backed by at least one primary and one secondary source, reviewed within the last twelve months. The sources appear below with their consultation dates.

  • Verified two sources including a primary one, or first-hand knowledge of the place
  • Partial one source on record
  • Unverified starting knowledge, sources pending

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