Palermo - ULL
Madonie Living Lab
Palermo ULL - Madonie
The Living Lab of Palermo focused on the ecosystem of Madonie Living Lab. It took place in the municipality of Petralia Sottana, in the province of Palermo, in the heart of the Madonie.
The living lab involved students from the University of Palermo, in particular from the Faculty of Architecture and Design.
Students had the opportunity to explore the local context, identify challenges together with local administrations and prototype solutions to test and/or implement.
21- 23 MARCH 2025 PetraliaWEEK 1 - INSPIRATION AND IDEATION
Discover the toolbox that accompanied the entire process. Meet the group of participants and explore the Madonie Living Lab Space. Learn inclusive co-design techniques and start developing the idea together with your group.24 MARCH- 4 april 2025 online INSPIRATION AND IDEATION
Explore the details of the idea as a group, prepare the logistics of development, identify which economic and human resources outside the team to deploy for its realization.4 - 6 APRIL 2025 PetraliaWEEK 2 - IMPLEMENTING AND PROTOTYPING
Use the Madonie Living Lab tools to shape your idea, with the support of mentors and the Madonie community. Test the first results and collect feedback to improve.6 APRIL- 9 MAY 2025 online IMPLEMENTING AND PROTOTYPING
Time to refine the prototype based on feedback. Prepare to present your event/product to the community.9 - 11 may 2025 PetraliaWEEK 3 REFINING AND SHOWCASE
Present the products to the community inside the Madonie Living Lab. Involve a wider audience, together with institutions and stakeholders of the territory.
The outputs
Metamadonie
Metadamonie is a journey into collective memory: a photography and micro-publishing workshop to tell community stories, by the community. A participatory exhibition of photographs and a physical and digital archive of audio, video, and images that preserves emotions and memories.
Civico museo
Civico museo transformed the Civic Museum of Petralia Sottana into a creative lab for children. After discovering the story of the famous warrior figurine, the young participants imagined their own original adventure. Their ideas came to life thanks to the team, who produced a 3D print of the warrior and used artificial intelligence to create a narrative video inspired by the children's drawings and stories.
Madonie maker week
An immersive weekend for artisans, makers, and designers: hands-on workshops to rediscover traditional crafts, access to a fab lab with 3D printers, laser cutters, and CNC machines, plus courses in digital design. A unique opportunity for skill-sharing and professional networking.
Mad chef
Mad Chef is a journey into the culinary traditions of the Madonie region: on-site interviews to collect ancient local recipes, direct sourcing of traditional ingredients, and cooking masterclasses to learn and pass on these authentic flavors.
All the recipes are collected in a digital archive accessible to everyone.
