Benemeriti della Scuola, della Cultura, dell'Arte

Italian Medal of Merit for Culture and Art
Awarded by the President of Italy
Type	Medal
Awarded for	Contributions to Italian art, literature or culture
Status	Currently constituted
Grades	Three classes
Precedence
Next (lower)	Medals of Honor

The Medal of Merit for Culture and Art (Italian: Medaglia ai Benemeriti della cultura e dell'arte) is an Italian medal established on November 16, 1950. The order has three classes, gold, silver and bronze, and may be awarded to men and women for contributions to Italian art, literature or culture.

The medal is personally conferred by the President of Italy on the Festa della Repubblica, Italy's National Day celebrated each June 2.

The medal is awarded by presidential decree based on the advice of an evaluation committee made up of representatives of Italian academies and chaired by the head of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities.

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