Cataloging and digitization have become indispensable in the cultural sphere, enabling not only preservation but also creative uses that help recover traditions and project their memory into the future.

The Connessioni 4.0 platform houses the digitized music and performance archive of the Settima Diminuita association, offering important materials—many of them previously unpublished—related to the folk traditions and musical culture of Emilia Romagna for consultation and free use. A significant portion of the archive contains scores from Emilia Romagna composers considered “minor,” whose rediscovery in recent years is thanks to the dedicated efforts of scholars and performers. One section is dedicated to Bertoldo, a key figure in the region’s popular culture, whose adventures were immortalized by Giulio Cesare Croce, a writer and storyteller from San Matteo della Decima. Another page celebrates the Gandolfi brothers, important 18th-century Bolognese painters, born in Villa Fontana, also in San Matteo della Decima. The photo and video archive documents the association’s extensive activities, from concert organization and opera productions to art workshops for children and youth as part of the “Un Paese all’Opera” project. This initiative was honored in 2012 with a medal from the President of the Italian Republic.