BAM! Strategie Culturali is a Bologna-based cultural consultancy that works at the intersection of strategy, participation, communication, and impact. Since 2009, BAM! has been empowering cultural institutions, public bodies, museums, festivals, and networks across Europe to reimagine their role through audience-centered design, co-creation, and evidence-based planning.
With a strong belief in culture as a transformative force, BAM! helps organisations evolve through public engagement, territorial listening, and digital innovation. Their interdisciplinary team blends research, design, and facilitation to activate processes that are inclusive, strategic, and rooted in place.
Core areas of expertise include:
Audience research & segmentation, including surveys, mapping, and behavioural insight
Co-design and participatory planning with communities, cultural professionals, and institutions
Communication and branding strategies tailored for cultural ecosystems
Digital tools for cultural engagement, including interactive platforms and storytelling formats
Impact assessment and monitoring, with a focus on cultural and social value
BAM! works across scales – from local to European – helping cultural actors navigate change and build relevance, resilience, and long-term value. Whether it's reshaping a museum’s visitor strategy or designing an international cultural cooperation project, BAM! brings clarity, creativity, and care to every process.
Areas of activity
Connecting the green transformation, social inclusion and local democracy
NEB-2026-01-PARTICIPATION-01: Addressing homelessness through housing-led approaches aligned with the NEBNEB-2026-01-PARTICIPATION-03: Understanding inhabitant’s experiences of neighbourhoods to support their health and well-being
Circular and regenerative approaches for the built environment
NEB-2026-01-REGEN-01: Sustainable, inclusive, affordable and beautiful solutions for thermal comfort in buildings
Innovative funding and new business models for the transformation of neighbourhoods
NEB-2026-01-BUSINESS-01: Structurally addressing homelessness through coordinated social infrastructure and services in neighbourhoodsNEB-2026-01-BUSINESS-02: Understanding capital market dynamics for increased investment in NEB projects in neighbourhoodsNEB-2026-01-BUSINESS-03: Approaches to reuse vacant, obsolete or underutilised spaces
Joint call
HORIZON-MISS-2026-04-CIT-NEB-B4P-CCRI-03: Introducing circular economy models in the construction sector, from buildings to city scale
BAM! Strategie Culturali seeks NEB consortiums and partners to co-develop proposals. We bring expertise in cultural participation, community engagement, co-design, communication and impact assessment, connecting culture, places and people.
Design - setting the project scope
Ideation - identifying the project idea
NEB-2026-01-BUSINESS-03: Approaches to reuse vacant, obsolete or underutilised spaces
NEB-2026-01-PARTICIPATION-02: Innovative approaches for the spatial design of neighbourhoods
NEB-2026-01-REGEN-02: Advancing sustainable maintenance and repair measures for existing buildings
NEB-2026-01-REGEN-03: Innovative solutions for the sustainable and beautiful use of vertical space
NEB-2026-01-PARTICIPATION-01: Addressing homelessness through housing-led approaches aligned with the NEB
NEB-2026-01-REGEN-01: Sustainable, inclusive, affordable and beautiful solutions for thermal comfort in buildings
NEB-2026-01-BUSINESS-02: Understanding capital market dynamics for increased investment in NEB projects in neighbourhoods
NEB-2026-01-PARTICIPATION-03: Understanding inhabitant’s experiences of neighbourhoods to support their health and well-being
Author
EU Project Manager & Impact Strategist at BAM! Strategie Culturali