{"id":892,"date":"2025-07-09T10:58:56","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T08:58:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wowfoundation.lattecreative.com\/?page_id=892"},"modified":"2026-02-17T16:58:45","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T14:58:45","slug":"who-we-are","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wow.foundation\/en\/who-we-are\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section id=\"acf-block-block_daf44848065f336150ed6c443d956587\" class=\"wow-section  container full-width     p-y-60\" \n\t>\n\t\t<div class=\"section-inner container-lg \">    \n\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading text-h2\">About us<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div id=\"acf-block-block_09e3ea70d112d98eb71ca520c56f10e6\" class=\"wow-text wow-text--padding-p-0\">\n\t<p><em>Culture shapes reality.<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"157\" data-end=\"439\">From this belief was born <strong data-start=\"183\" data-end=\"226\">The World of Wom:en Foundation Rome ETS<\/strong>, based at <strong data-start=\"237\" data-end=\"256\">Palazzo Nardini<\/strong> in the heart of Rome.<br data-start=\"278\" data-end=\"281\" \/>We operate across a diverse range of media of human experience such as visual and performing arts, culture and philosophy, in order to foster social evolution.<\/p>\n    \n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"acf-block-block_79c57835b7ffd1a5cce6410bfd56f4e0\" class=\"wow-section  container full-width no-gutter border-0 align_top m-y-0 p-y-0\" \n\t\tstyle=\"background-color: transparent;\"\n\t>\n\t\t<div class=\"section-inner full-width \">    \n\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n<section id=\"acf-block-block_cb6b8e14261bc75c8f2d3bd67502e91c\" class=\"slider-gallery\">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"slider-gallery-container\">            \n\t\t\t<div class=\"slider-gallery-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slider-gallery-image wow-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wow-image-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"wow-image-caption-link\" title=\"Mostra didascalia immagine\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-image-line\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wow-image-caption-text\">Occupazione della ex Prefettura MLD<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wow.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/264.71076.3.9A-1.jpg-\u00a9Paola-Agosti-1-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slider-gallery-image wow-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wow.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Untitled-design-39.png\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slider-gallery-image wow-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wow-image-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"wow-image-caption-link\" title=\"Mostra didascalia immagine\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-image-line\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wow-image-caption-text\">Convegno Internazionale sulla violenza nella Casa delle Donne.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wow.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Roma-1978_346.26378.6.35-\u00a9Paola-Agosti-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slider-gallery-image wow-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wow.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Untitled-design-23.png\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slider-gallery-image wow-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wow-image-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"wow-image-caption-link\" title=\"Mostra didascalia immagine\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-image-line\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wow-image-caption-text\">1978. Roma, Casa delle Donne. EN\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wow.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Untitled-design-37.png\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slider-gallery-image wow-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wow.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Untitled-design-38.png\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gallery-slider-nav\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"slider-arrow slider-arrow-prev\"><span class=\"gallery-arrow-text\"><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wow.foundation\/wp-content\/themes\/wow-theme\/assets\/img\/slider-arrow-left.svg\" alt=\"Prev\" class=\"gallery-arrow-mobile\" \/><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gallery-slide-number\"><span class=\"js-current-slide\">1<\/span><span>of<\/span><span>6<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"slider-arrow slider-arrow-next\"><span class=\"gallery-arrow-text\"><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wow.foundation\/wp-content\/themes\/wow-theme\/assets\/img\/slider-arrow-right.svg\" alt=\"Next\" class=\"gallery-arrow-mobile\" \/><\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"acf-block-block_a6671a9ccf0545b57eca56596c6aec4e\" class=\"wow-section  container full-width gutter-16 border-1 align_center m-y-0 p-y-0\" \n\t\tstyle=\"background-color: transparent;\"\n\t>\n\t\t<div class=\"section-inner container-lg \">    \n\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div id=\"acf-block-block_bc71ef187b3f1a6cea743b934f2fe664\" class=\"wow-text wow-text--padding-default\">\n\t<p class=\"font-large\"><em>WHY WOW<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"125\" data-end=\"316\"><strong data-start=\"125\" data-end=\"161\">WoW <\/strong>is founded on a core belief: every work of art, cultural narrative and educational act is key in shaping our view of the world and of ourselves.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"318\" data-end=\"433\">When entire perspectives are excluded, what remains is a partial and distorted understanding of the human experience.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"435\" data-end=\"703\">Based at <strong data-start=\"444\" data-end=\"463\">Palazzo Nardini<\/strong> \u2014 a place steeped in centuries of history and transformation \u2014 the Foundation inherits the legacy of those who, in the 1970s, occupied the building to create the <strong data-start=\"626\" data-end=\"661\">Casa Internazionale delle Donne<\/strong>, the beating heart of Italian feminism.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"705\" data-end=\"831\">Today, <strong data-start=\"712\" data-end=\"739\">WoW <\/strong>reopens those rooms, restoring their energy and transforming them into a laboratory of wonder and change.<\/p>\n    \n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div id=\"acf-block-block_2af4b9faeceb536b40661c5012115d29\" class=\"wow-image  rounded\">\n\t<div class=\"wow-content-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wow.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Untitled-design-30-1.png\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t        \n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div id=\"acf-block-block_ba032bdcda347906790dd872496533c7\" class=\"wow-image  full\">\n\t<div class=\"wow-content-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wow.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Untitled-design-23.png\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t        \n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div id=\"acf-block-block_288918a210502a329ab2e58b8ec7e741\" class=\"wow-text wow-text--padding-default\">\n\t<p class=\"font-large\"><em>OUR MISSION<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"148\" data-end=\"360\">We are a <strong data-start=\"157\" data-end=\"183\">generative institution<\/strong>: we create the conditions for new cultural forms to emerge through exhibitions, workshops, events, and encounters that transform both the participants and the cultural landscape they&#8217;re embedded in.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"362\" data-end=\"588\">We envision culture as a <strong data-start=\"387\" data-end=\"444\">fertile ground for freedom, equality, and participation<\/strong>, where the perspectives of wom:en and marginalized identities are finally recognized as essential to building a fairer and more shared future.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"503\" data-end=\"652\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">\n    \n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div id=\"acf-block-block_282090c06ca9ce4536fb4c8c63052a50\" class=\"wow-text wow-text--padding-default\">\n\t<p class=\"font-large\" data-start=\"347\" data-end=\"757\"><em>DIMENSION OF OUR PRACTICE<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"164\" data-end=\"242\">Our guiding principles: <strong data-start=\"188\" data-end=\"240\">care, participation, visibility, and complexity.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"244\" data-end=\"395\">We believe that culture is a shared heritage \u2014 capable of bridging past and present, local and global \u2014 to build more inclusive and free communities.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"397\" data-end=\"554\">We operate through:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"397\" data-end=\"554\"><strong>art exhibitions and programs<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"397\" data-end=\"554\"><strong>archives and research<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"397\" data-end=\"554\"><strong>educational workshops<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"397\" data-end=\"554\"><strong>publications and public events<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"556\" data-end=\"651\"><strong data-start=\"556\" data-end=\"581\">WoW is a living space<\/strong>, able to regenerate the present and imagine more inclusive futures.<\/p>\n    \n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div id=\"acf-block-block_2a090d26a7f4825592e676fa0cb5d838\" class=\"wow-image  rounded\">\n\t<div class=\"wow-content-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wow.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Untitled-design-22.png\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t        \n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section 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