Relying on a dense, fruitful network of relationships and strategic alliances with national and international cultural institutions, the Politecnico di Milano organizes various series of cultural events open to the city, enhancing the University’s role as a catalyst for free culture available for everyone. Shows, concerts, meetings, book presentations, conferences, workshops, exhibitions, guided tours, and film clubs ranging from science to technology, architecture, design, art, and publishing feed into a rich schedule of events that unfolds throughout the year. These free initiatives are open to the city, turning classrooms and the renovated square in front of the historic University headquarters into places that are ever more lively and frequented by local people of all ages.