The Small Cooperative Society “Cuccureddus”

Even if it was born very recently, the cooperative is composed of very experienced members in the Arts field. Not only the members have a humanistic cultural background, but they are also specialised in this sector: cultural tour operators, exhibition rooms staff, network operators, teachers. Besides, the cooperative makes use of the help of experts: historians, archaeologists, documentalists, graphic designers, experts in communication.

The cooperative also makes use of an external scientific manager, very experienced in the Arts field. The President of the cooperative is Mr Giuseppe di Caro.

For two years before the setting up of the cooperative, the members worked for the Commune of Villasimius in the culture sector: they ran the Public Library, the Municipal Archives, the Tourist Office, the temporary exhibitions, the season of shows. The experience and professionalism of those years has given to the cooperative the ability to run the above activities and structures starting from January 1, 2001.

Moreover the cooperative carries out side initiatives such as, for example, professional training courses, cultural itineraries, archaeological journeys, educational projects, production of promotional material and web sites. At the moment the cooperative runs the cultural services in Villasimius.

As it is important to update ones own training, the members of the cooperative are attending a second-level course of English and one of German. They also make a periodical training in museums, archaeological settlements, exhibitions, cultural structures. Apart from the members and the science manager, the cooperative also employs about four or five groups of people: guardians, maintenance men, tourist collaborators, exhibition room staff, computer scientists.