Founded in 2004, Monti&Taft is a firm that offers services in the fields of analysis, project design and management of cultural resources. It provides public administrations, private entities and cultural professionals with technical assistance in defining standards, mechanisms and tools aimed at optimising the managerial effort and the impact of culture on the economy and welfare. The underlying objective is to focus on the opportunities of growth and promotion of cultural value, with creative and innovative alternatives able to fertilise the institutional and organisational foundation, the transition from conservation to widespread participation, the attention to contemporary ideas and to the connections between culture, economy and society. Member of ENCATC – European Network of Cultural Training Centres, and EFAH – European Forum for Art and Heritage, Monti&Taft publishes the online magazine Tafter on culture and economics and the online scientific magazine Tafter Journal on culture and its various connections.