Since 2017, the CRRI – Castello di Rivoli Research Institute has been the first Italian institution to conceive and organize free annual workshops aimed at advanced training in professions related to museums and the promotion and historicisation of contemporary art. The workshops promote the training of researchers, archivists, registrars, catalogue curators, provenance scholars, social media editors and educators. This commitment by the CRRI, implemented in collaboration with Italian and foreign professionals from various sectors, contributes to youth employment by helping young people make the transition from academic studies to the world of work. The workshops are free, held annually and aimed at a select number of participants. To date, the following workshops have been organized:
- Contemporary Art Archivists Workshop, led by Pietro Rigolo (Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles), 4-6 July, 10-12 October 2017;
- Registrar Workshop, led by Clarenza Catullo (MART Museo di arte moderna e contemporanea di Trento e Rovereto), 18-22 June, 24-28 September 2018;
- Provenance Research Workshop, led by Lynn Rother (Museum of Modern Art, New York), 15-19 July, 23-27 September 2019;
- Workshop for Literary Social Media Content Creators for Contemporary Art Museums, led by Gianluigi Ricuperati, 9-13 December 2019;
- Catalogues raisonnés / Reasoning on catalogs. Workshop for the Editing of Catalogues Raisonnés and Publications of Art, led by Andrea Viliani (CRRI), 27-31 July, 28 September – 2 October 2020;
- Contemporary Art Archivists Workshop, led by Pietro Rigolo, 26-30 October, 2-4 November 2021;
- Decolonizing art education? Working within complexities, towards complicities. Workshop for the training of experts of education in cultural institutions, led by Carmen Mörsch (Kunsthochschule Mainz), 5-9 September, 3-7 October 2022;
- Collection management and registration methods. Techniques and working practices. Registrar Workshop, led by Clarenza Catullo, 27-29 September, 2-3 November 2023;
- Hackathon – Castello di Rivoli Museo d’Arte Contemporanea @ Scuola Holden,a project in collaboration with Scuola Holden, Torino, 28 March – December 2025;
- Telling about exhibitions. A history of curating at the Castello di Rivoli Museo d’Arte Contemporanea. Testimonials and comparisons, led by Antonella Soldaini, a CRRI project, as part of Aperto, Fondazione Arte Moderna e Contemporanea CRT, in collaboration with the Department of Historical Studies, Università di Torino, 24-25 July, 25-26 September 2025.
In 2024, the CRRI expanded and renewed its academic vocation by inaugurating UNA SCUOLA AL CASTELLO DI RIVOLI (A SCHOOL AT THE CASTELLO DI RIVOLI). Conceived and curated by artist Cally Spooner and curator Lilou Vidal, UNA SCUOLA is a new annual postgraduate art training workshop. To date, the following editions have been organized:
- Una scuola al Castello di Rivoli,curated by Cally Spooner and Lilou Vidal, as part of Aperto, Fondazione Arte Moderna e Contemporanea CRT, 23-26 September, 30 September – 3 October 2024;
- Una scuola al Castello di Rivoli, curated by Cally Spooner and Lilou Vidal, 30 September – 3 October, 6-9 October 2025.
