Juan Ignacio Vidarte
Director General, Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
You will follow a focused training path, providing you with a specifically tailored managerial approach for the arts and the cultural industry.
The Art of Managing the Arts.
Leveraging Italy’s excellence in cultural heritage and artistic production, the Specialized Master in Arts Management and Administration (MAMA) is a full-time 1-year program in English, offering 70 ECTS/CFU credits, designed for talented students from all over the world, with international vocation profiles and a passion for the arts.
MAMA aims to support artistic innovation and cultural development worldwide, by strengthening the leadership and management skills required for arts organizations to thrive, and for your career to flourish in a wide range of organizations operating in the arts sector.
Discover MAMA's specific qualifying goals.
Who is it for?
MAMA is the Master for you if:
- You are passionate about arts and culture and are looking for a well-rounded managerial preparation, with a specialized focus on the art world and on the cultural industries
- You want a career as a professional, manager, consultant, or entrepreneur in artistic and cultural fields
- You want to improve your managerial expertise in one of Europe’s leading schools of management
- You want to get in touch with top Italian and international arts organizations and their leaders
Art is an ally not an enemy
Alumni Stories: Trevor Pichanick
Performance footage courtesy and copyright of the Komische Oper Berlin.
MAMA Partnerships
Marco Balich
President, Balich Worldwide Shows
Muriel Mayette-Holtz
Past Director, French Academy in Rome - Villa Medici
Many institutions in the fields of Heritage and Performing Arts are participating in the MAMA program with lectures, company visits, research projects, and internships for students. The strong relationship between MAMA and its partners started with ten founding partners, and the network has increased month after month with new connections and agreements.
Italian Excellence
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Inspired by Italy’s cultural heritage, SDA Bocconi School of Management shows its expertise in three of the highlights of Italian Excellence, namely the arts, fashion and design and food and beverage. |
Why choose us?
Highlights
Scholarships and Tuition Waivers
The MAMA Class
Inside My MAMA
SDA Bocconi programs offer a unique and personalized learning experience. Enter the world of MAMA to discover its unique contents.
"Arts and culture are critical for the development of individuals and communities. This is why the MAMA program challenges students to find innovative and effective solutions to complex problems in the arts sector. Plus, it all happens in a multicultural and stimulating environment under the guidance of skilled professors and stimulating classmates."
Piergiacomo Mion Dalle Carbonare
Director
What they say about MAMA
I am very happy for the opportunity to collaborate with the SDA Bocconi MAMA program, which is innovative and important. The excellence of the culture and that of the faculty are joined together.
Barbara Jatta
Director, Vatican Museums
Looking around at various masters in Cultural Management I was sure MAMA was the best choice for me. After my time at SDA Bocconi, I can say that I was right. Through the study of international cases, meetings with major institutions and professionals in the field and courses with top level professors, the MAMA program prepares its students to overcome the apparent contradiction between management and culture and to ensure the long-term sustainability of cultural institutions to maximize impact. MAMA alumni are critical thinkers with a full set of tools to develop the cultural institutions of the future.
Learning these tools, working in teams with amazing people from all over the world and applying theory constantly to real cases made the experience worthwhile. Combining this with private visits to the most spectacular Italian heritage and cultural sites made it unique.
Damasia Patino Mayer
- French/Argentinian
MAMA 2017
Meet MAMA
Upcoming face-to-face meetings
Upcoming online sessions
11
Dec 2025
17:00
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18:00
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Group Chat with the MAMA Director and graduating students
Language
ENGLISH
22
Jan 2026
13:00
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14:00
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Your Compass: Explore SDA Bocconi's Master in Arts Management and Administration
Language
ENGLISH
Next Steps
16 Dec 2025
1st Tuition Waiver Deadline
11 Jun 2026
Final Application Deadline
23 Sept 2026
Program Start
Dec 2027
Program End