Modena is located between Secchia and Panaro rivers, in the Emilia-Romagna Region and Po Valley, in the North of Italy.
The city dates back to the Bronze Age with the “Civilization of Terramare”. Around 200 B.C., it became an important Roman colony called “Mutina”.
The Cathedral, Ghirlandina Tower and Piazza Grande, masterpieces of Italian Romanesque, were declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1997.
Modena has a famous car industry, counting brands, in the provincial area, as Ferrari, Maserati, Pagani and Lamborghini.
The famous cuisine respects traditions and the conservation of genuine flavor, because of this Modena is the Italian province richer in products with PDO and PGI denomination of origin.
Nowadays Modena counts more than 185.000 inhabitants and the 15,8% are migrants coming from 133 countries.
The City Administration of Modena is member of several EU and international Networks, as the Intercultural Cities Network (ICC), and wants to enhance diversity fighting against racism and discriminations. The City participates also to several EU projects related to different issues and sectors. Among these, the project ITA.C.A (ITAlian Cities Against discrimination), ending at beginning of 2023, has worked to:
• strengthen the role of Cities of the Italian ICC Network in effectively implementing non-discrimination legislation, policies and practices;
• promote structured public-private cooperation in order to increase, among citizens, rights-awareness and knowledge on protection of victims of discrimination;
• promote equal opportunities.
In line with ITA.C.A and ICC values, thanks to MUST-a-Lab, Modena has the aim to involve the young population with a migratory background and the local stakeholders in order to improve the participatory and integration strategies.
Latest News

Together again before summer holidays!
On the 28th of June, MUST-a-Lab participants met at Parco Ferrari in Modena in order to update about the micro-experiments in front of an aperitif!

Second Policy Lab in Modena
MUST-a-Lab participants met again on the 25th March 2023 in the second Policy Lab. This meeting was the most important so far because the aim

First Policy Lab in Modena
The First Policy Lab in the City of Modena got into action on the 21st of January 2023! The group gathered at Galleria Europa and

Preparatory training for Policy Labs
The preparatory training for Policy Labs in Modena was held on the 3rd of December 2022 at Sala del Leccio. About 20 people met to

Introduction of MUST-a-Lab to the City of Modena
On the 22nd of October 2022 the European project MUST-a-Lab was introduced to the City of Modena. Several associations of migrants, host communities and local