Countless City Knowledge Center
A living archive for understanding cities and imagining their future.
Cities are the greatest collective creation of humanity.
Understanding them means understanding ourselves.
Countless City Library
An international library exploring cities, architecture, urban regeneration, human rights, culture and the environment, continually enriched through global donations and collaborations. Located inside the Museum of the Cities of the World in Palermo, the library is open to visitors, students, researchers and anyone interested in understanding urban life and transformation.
Una biblioteca internazionale dedicata alle città, all’architettura, alla rigenerazione urbana, ai diritti umani, alla cultura e all’ambiente, continuamente arricchita da donazioni e collaborazioni internazionali. Situata all'interno del Museo delle Città del Mondo a Palermo, la biblioteca è aperta a visitatori, studenti, ricercatori e a chiunque sia interessato a comprendere la vita e la trasformazione urbana.
Urban Regeneration Pills: People, Projects and Places
The Museum of the Cities of the World hosts the installation "Urban Regeneration Pills: People, Projects and Places", created using content from the PPAN Observatory and presented through the journalistic lens of thebrief. Il Museo delle Città del Mondo ospita l’installazione “Pillole di rigenerazione urbana. Protagonisti, progetti e luoghi”, realizzata con i contenuti dell’Osservatorio PPAN e attraverso la lente giornalistica di thebrief.
Countless City Archive
Since 2019, Countless Cities has explored cities, communities and urban transformations through exhibitions, installations, research and projects from around the world. Its digital archive preserves and shares this evolving geography of ideas.
Dal 2019, Countless Cities esplora città, comunità e trasformazioni urbane attraverso mostre, installazioni, ricerche e progetti provenienti da tutto il mondo. Il suo archivio digitale conserva e condivide questa geografia di idee in continua evoluzione.
KNOWLEDGE GROWS WHEN IT IS SHARED
The Countless City Knowledge Center is an open and evolving platform. Universities, cultural institutions, publishers, researchers and citizens from around the world are invited to contribute books, archives, research and ideas, helping us build a shared resource for understanding cities and imagining their future.
Il Countless City Knowledge Center è una piattaforma aperta e in continua evoluzione. Università, istituzioni culturali, editori, ricercatori e cittadini di tutto il mondo sono invitati a contribuire con libri, archivi, ricerche e idee, aiutandoci a costruire una risorsa condivisa per comprendere le città e immaginare il loro futuro.
Contribute to the Knowledge Center
The Countless City Knowledge Center is an open and evolving platform, built through contributions from people and institutions around the world. Universities, cultural institutions, publishers, researchers, architects, artists, urban practitioners and citizens are invited to share books, archives, research, projects and ideas that can help us better understand cities and imagine more just, creative and humane futures. Every contribution becomes part of a growing collective resource, accessible to visitors, students, researchers and communities.
Countless City Knowledge Center è una piattaforma aperta e in continua evoluzione, costruita attraverso i contributi di persone e istituzioni provenienti da tutto il mondo. Università, istituzioni culturali, editori, ricercatori, architetti, artisti, professionisti dell’urbano e cittadini sono invitati a condividere libri, archivi, ricerche, progetti e idee che possano aiutarci a comprendere meglio le città e a immaginare futuri più giusti, creativi e umani. Ogni contributo entra a far parte di una risorsa collettiva in crescita, accessibile a visitatori, studenti, ricercatori e comunità.
Donate a book
Help us expand the Countless City Library by donating books, magazines, catalogues, reports and independent publications dedicated to cities, architecture, urban regeneration, human rights, culture, the environment and social change. We welcome both individual publications and larger collections from publishers, universities, institutions, professionals and private libraries.
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Share research
Contribute research, photographs, maps, documents, videos, oral histories and digital archives exploring cities, communities and urban transformations. Selected materials may become part of the archive, exhibitions, educational activities or future research projects developed by the Knowledge Center.
Contribuisci con ricerche
Proponi un progettoPropose a project
Are you working on an innovative project dedicated to cities or communities? Share your experience with us. We are interested in urban practices, cultural projects, community initiatives and stories capable of generating new knowledge, encouraging public debate and connecting local experiences with global issues.
Diventa Knowledge PartnerBecome a Knowledge Partner
Universities, cultural institutions, foundations, publishers and research centres can collaborate with the Knowledge Center through publications, research programmes, exhibitions, residencies, educational activities and international exchanges.Together, we can build a shared platform for producing and disseminating knowledge about the present and future of cities.
VISIT THE KNOWLEDGE CENTER IN PALERMO
Discover the Countless City Library and Knowledge Center inside the Museum of the Cities of the World, in the historic heart of Palermo.
