{"id":29646,"date":"2026-03-20T15:41:05","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T22:41:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/?p=29646"},"modified":"2026-03-20T15:41:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T22:41:05","slug":"the-museum-of-our-dreams-salesian-museums-strengthen-global-network-at-international-virtual-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/2026\/03\/20\/the-museum-of-our-dreams-salesian-museums-strengthen-global-network-at-international-virtual-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cThe Museum of Our Dreams\u201d: Salesian Museums Strengthen Global Network at International Virtual Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>(Rome \u2014 March 18, 2026)<\/strong> \u2014 In a world that demands new forms of connection, 20 representatives from Salesian museums across different continents gathered for a virtual meeting on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, to reaffirm a shared mission: to be living spaces of culture, education, and spirituality that bring Don Bosco\u2019s legacy to life in the 21st century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The meeting, convened by the Advisory Team for the Museums of the Salesian Missions and led by <strong>Fr. Reginaldo Cordeiro, SDB,<\/strong> a member of the Missions Sector, brought together professionals from diverse museum contexts. What began as a welcome session for institutions recently incorporated into the network quickly became a space of communion and mutual recognition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the virtual activities, participants reflected on the following question: \u201cIf Don Bosco were to visit our museum, which object or room would make him smile?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur heritage comes to life when young people inhabit it,\u201d said Cintia Navas from Argentina, summarizing the sentiment of a network that sees the museum not merely as a repository of objects, but as an educational meeting place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Experiences That Weave the Global Network<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Participants highlighted examples from their museums that illustrate how Don Bosco\u2019s legacy is made tangible today:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Argentina:<\/strong>\u00a0Bel\u00e9n Boetto (Buenos Aires) emphasized work with photographic and documentary heritage as a bridge between the museum and the parish community, while Carlos Martinic (Misi\u00f3n de la Candelaria) shared how the museum\u2019s heritage brings the dreams of the Saint of Youth to life.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Italy:<\/strong>\u00a0Diego Occhiena presented the work of the \u201cMamma Margherita\u201d Museum in Capriglio, which preserves the memory of the mother of St. John Bosco.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Brazil:<\/strong>\u00a0Marcos Lima provided an overview of the richness and diversity of museum practices in the Brazilian context.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Shared Vision: Educating Through Memory<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beyond geographical diversity, the dialogue revealed that all the centers share a single vision: to educate, evangelize, and accompany younger generations through beauty and history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The day concluded with a symbolic gesture in which each participant displayed an object from their desk, representing their daily commitment to building the network\u2019s future together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The final message was clear: the network of Salesian museums not only preserves the past but moves confidently toward the future.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Rome \u2014 March 18, 2026) \u2014 In a world that demands new forms of connection, 20 representatives from Salesian museums across different continents gathered for a virtual meeting on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, to reaffirm a shared mission: to be living spaces of culture, education, and spirituality that bring Don Bosco\u2019s legacy to life in the 21st century. The meeting, convened by the Advisory Team &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/2026\/03\/20\/the-museum-of-our-dreams-salesian-museums-strengthen-global-network-at-international-virtual-meeting\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continuar leyendo <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">\u201cThe Museum of Our Dreams\u201d: Salesian Museums Strengthen Global Network at International Virtual Meeting<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":10336596,"featured_media":29649,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[516714022,3030561],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29646","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-salesian-world-news","category-social-communications"],"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p59ePG-7Ia","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/salesianbulletin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-20-Salesian-Museum-feature.jpg?fit=1600%2C875&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29646","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10336596"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29646"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29646\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29650,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29646\/revisions\/29650"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29649"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29646"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29646"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29646"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}