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The ASTRI Mini–Array is currently being installed in Tenerife at the Observatorio del Teide to explore the gamma-ray sky in the 1-100 TeV energy range with unmatched angular resolution (a few arcminutes) across a wide field of view (10.5 deg). The array consists of nine IACTs (Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes), each equipped with a 4-meter diameter dual-mirror system featuring a Schwarzschild-Couder-like optical configuration, functioning as an aplanatic system, and an innovative compact camera that utilizes SiPM (Silicon PhotoMultipliers) sensors. This contribution briefly overviews the ASTRI Mini–Array project’s layout, capabilities, and scientific objectives. The ASTRI Mini-Array can play an important role in multi-messenger astronomy to better understand galactic and extragalactic astrophysical aspects, combining the information inferred by other observational facilities. In this respect, a parallel observation program with ASTRI Mini-Array and Swift already started.
