Scugnizzo Liberato of Naples, Italy is one of the bottom-up experiments in heritage re-use and community building, supported by the municipality of Naples as part of a wider strategy of heritage enhancement leveraged on commons and civic engagement. Located in an abandoned monastery building complex, the “San Francesco delle Cappuccinelle”, Scugnizzo Liberato is one of the community-led initiatives selected as an Observatory Cases in OpenHeritege. 

Source: Scugnizzo Liberato – facebook


Processing cultural heritage through innovative practices, the purpose of the investigation is to indicate room for manoeuvre to support the institutional upscaling of community-led experiments in the field, supporting the transition towards sustainable and resilient urban scenarios. 

Source: Scugnizzo Liberato – facebook