The Cultural Olympiad Celebrates Women in Sport

The Fabbrica del Vapore in Milan hosting the event "Donne e Sport" (Women and Sport) L’emancipazione femminile attraverso la pratica sportiva" (Female emancipation through the practice of sport) as part of the Straordinarie exhibition.

The events of the Milano Cortina 2026 Cultural Olympics are back, a multidisciplinary and widespread program to promote Olympic and Paralympic Values ​​through the union of culture, heritage and sport.

The Women and Sport event lands on Monday 26 February, at 18:30, at the Fabbrica del Vapore in Milan. Female emancipation through sports is part of the program of initiatives in the STRAORDINARIE exhibition. 

Many female sporting protagonists

The event, which aims to celebrate the fundamental role of sport in building a culture of respect and inclusion, the valorisation of differences, against all prejudice and gender discrimination, will involve several prominent women in the Italian sporting industry. Among these, Evelina Christillin, a sports and public manager who has held important roles in various fields related to sport and culture, will speak at the event, together with Diana Bianchedi, Chief Strategy Planning and Legacy Officer of Milano Cortina 2026 and Claudia Giordani, Vice President of CONI, in a conversation moderated by Manuela Croci, journalist. Their interventions will focus on the value of sport and sporting practice as a tool for emancipation, growth and social cohesion.

The Straordinarie (Extraordinary) exhibition

To participate in this initiative included in the Milano Cortina 2026 Cultural Olympics program, booking is required by registering at the following link: Women and Sports. Female emancipation through sports -Straordinarie (Extraordinary). The event will be in Italian and there will be an LIS/ITA interpreting service.

Finally, the event is part of the STRAORDINARIE exhibition, a project promoted by Terre des Hommes and curated by Renata Ferri with photographs by Ilaria Magliocchetti Lombi, and collects 110 portraits and voices of Italian women from multiple areas of contemporary society. The exhibition is part of the #indifesa campaign that Terre des Hommes has been carrying out since 2012 to promote the rights of girls in Italy and around the world.

The STRAORDINARIE exhibition will also be open to the public free of charge until Sunday 17 March from 10:00 to 19:00.