Stati Generali della Salute, Siena, 2025
‘Art that heals’
On March 22, 2025, Santa Maria della Scala hosted the first day of work of the 2025 edition of the exhibition dedicated to healthcare promoted by the Municipality of Siena. The day was dedicated to the analysis and story of how Art is and can be a valid support for Treatment. Through music, painting, theater and other disciplines, in fact, it offers a channel to express emotions and experiences that are difficult to verbalize, helping to process trauma or stress. The dances opened at 9:30 with institutional greetings from Nicoletta Fabio, Mayor of the Municipality of Siena; Giuseppe Giordano, Councilor for Health of the Municipality of Siena and Cristiano Leone, President of the Santa Maria della Scala Museum Complex. The debate, moderated by the journalist of La Nazione Cristina Belvedere, proposed interventions with professionals from all over Italy and Europe: the artistic director of the Teatri di Siena Vincenzo Bocciarelli, the artist Cesare Pietroiusti, Irene Sanesi, co-founder of the Cultural Welfare Center of Turin, Enzo Grossi, coordinator of the Art and Health course at the University of Italian Switzerland in Lugano, Rebecca Russo, Founder and President of the Videoinsight® Foundation, Agnese Pieracci, head of the University Hospital of Siena, Cinzia Leone, famous actress and special guest who brought to the stage the testimony of how important art can be for health and its therapeutic power. Vincenza Ferrara and Paolo Zamboni held an immersive in-depth laboratory at Visual Thinking Strategies, an innovative method that uses cultural heritage as a tool for learning, promotion and social inclusion, improvement of interpersonal relationships, cultural mediation and well-being.
Siena Health General States 2025
The city of Siena confirms its position as a point of reference in the national and international debate on healthcare with the second edition of the Stati Generali della Salute, an initiative promoted by the municipal administration to address the new challenges of the healthcare sector. Three days of meetings, insights and interactive activities led experts, institutions and citizens to reflect on key issues for the well-being of the community. The morning of each day was occupied by conferences and debates, with professionals of national and international calibre, while in the afternoon dedicated activities and initiatives took place. “With this second edition of the Siena Health General States, Siena confirms its role as a protagonist in the debate on healthcare and well-being”, declared the Mayor of Siena, Nicoletta Fabio. “We have chosen three symbolic places in the city to underline the link between history, culture and health, with the aim of building the future of healthcare and services for citizens together”. The Councilor for Health of the Municipality of Siena, Giuseppe Giordano, reiterated the importance of the initiative: “With the States General of Health 2025 we want to renew our commitment to the promotion and protection of health, involving the entire community. Siena has always been a center of research and innovation in the medical and biomedical field, and we intend to enhance this identity through the comparison and sharing of ideas”.
Sala Italo Calvino, Antico Ospedale Santa Maria della Scala, Siena
Can Art be a form of Care? A journey between science and creativity to rediscover Art as Care.
Speakers: Vincenzo Bocciarelli – Actor, Producer, Artistic Director of the Siena Theaters, Cesare Pietroiusti – Visual artist, founder and coordinator of many research centers, projects and art conferences, Irene Sanesi – Co-Founder of CCW-Cultural Welfare Center, Enzo Grossi – Scientific Advisor Bracco Foundation, Founding Member Cultural Welfare Center of Turin, Coordinator of the Culture and Health Course at the University of Italian Switzerland, Rebecca Russo – Founder and President Videoinsight® Foundation, Philanthropist, Collector of Contemporary Art, Agnese Pieracci – Director of the AOU Senese, Cinzia Leone – Actress, Vincenza Ferrara and Paolo Zamboni – Visual Thinking Strategies
