Cultural Institutions
Carlo Maria Martini Diocesan Museum
The Diocesan Museum of Milan was founded in 2001 on the initiative of the Archdiocese of Milan with the aim of preserving, promoting, and raising awareness of the diocese’s artistic treasures within the spiritual context that inspired them
Cinecittà S.p.A.
Cinecittà S.p.A. is the leading hub of the national audiovisual industry, a unique ecosystem in Italy that combines its industrial mission—which involves managing studios and services for the audiovisual and creative industries—with an institutional and cultural role.
E.ART.H. Foundation
Eataly Art House (E.ART.H.) was founded with the goal of making art accessible to the general public and celebrating inclusivity, beauty, and sustainability. E.ART.H.’s mission is to create new ways for the public to experience art and to foster a new form of collecting. The founding philosophy of E.ART.H. is based on the idea that art can lead to a broader and deeper understanding of our reality, viewing artworks as fertile ground through which to analyze the present and gain new perspectives on the future. We believe that engaging with art should be accessible and aimed at the widest possible audience.
ADI Foundation, Compasso d'Oro Collection
It was established in Milan in November 2001, on the initiative of ADI, under the name "ADI Foundation for Italian Design." In 2002, it obtained national legal recognition.
Bagatti Valsecchi Foundation (Non-Profit Organization)
Established in 1975, the Bagatti Valsecchi Onlus Foundation is a private-law entity and was designated by the heirs of Fausto and Giuseppe as the vehicle through which to ensure the unified preservation of the complex comprising the art collections and the historic apartments on the main floor of the palace bearing the same name. In 1998, it was recognized as an Onlus (non-profit organization of social utility). Today, the Bagatti Valsecchi Onlus Foundation’s mission is to manage the Bagatti Valsecchi Museum, which preserves and exhibits to the public—in its original setting, from which it is inseparable—the art collection of brothers Fausto and Giuseppe Bagatti Valsecchi, a collection that can never be disbanded. The Foundation operates in the spirit of protecting, promoting, and enhancing items of historical and artistic interest, as provided for by Law No. 1089 of June 1, 1939.
Brescia Museums Foundation
The Brescia Museums Foundation manages a unique museum system consisting of the Santa Giulia Museum and Brixia. The Roman Brescia Archaeological Park—a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2011—the Tosio Martinengo Art Gallery, Brescia Castle with the “Luigi Marzoli” Arms Museum and the “Leonessa d’Italia” Museum of the Risorgimento, as well as the Nuovo Eden movie theater. The Brescia Museums Foundation designs and produces original temporary exhibitions and innovative cultural activities to highlight and promote the treasures under its stewardship, contributing to artistic and cultural production in the fields of cultural heritage and cinema.
Leonardo da Vinci National Museum of Science and Technology Foundation
The "Leonardo da Vinci" National Museum of Science and Technology (then known as the Museum of Technology) was founded on February 15, 1953. After becoming a private foundation in 1999, the museum is now one of the leading science and technology museums in Europe.
The Vittoriale degli Italiani Foundation
The Vittoriale degli Italiani is a complex of buildings, streets, squares, an open-air theater, gardens, and waterways built beginning in 1921, in Gardone Riviera on the shores of Lake Garda by Gabriele d’Annunzio with the help of architect Gian Carlo Maroni, in memory of the “incomparable life” of the poet-soldier and the exploits of Italians during World War I. Today, the Vittoriale is a foundation open to the public and visited by approximately 180,000 people each year.
Meet Digital Communication, LLC—Social Enterprise
MEET is the first International Center for Digital Art and Culture, founded in Milan in February 2018 through the coming together of two extraordinary stories: that of a prestigious and well-established institution like Fondazione Cariplo—which for 26 years has supported the growth of the Lombardy region and the well-being of its residents—and that of Meet the Media Guru, a platform for networking and knowledge exchange led by Maria Grazia Mattei, who, since 2005, has been inviting leading figures and experts in international digital culture to Milan.
MUDEC
Mudec preserves and displays the ethno-anthropological heritage of the City of Milan’s collections, hosts international exhibitions and displays that explore various artistic expressions, and offers a program of events and initiatives that engage with the local community. The museum is a center dedicated to interdisciplinary research on the cultures of the world. Drawing on its ethnographic collections and in collaboration with diaspora and international communities, it serves as a space for reflection on contemporary issues through the visual, performing, and sound arts, as well as design and costume.
Museum of Contemporary Photography
The Museum of Contemporary Photography has been in operation since 2004, the year it opened, at Villa Ghirlanda, a 17th-century architectural complex with a large English-style park located in the historic center of Cinisello Balsamo, a few kilometers from Milan.
The Venerable Ambrosian Library
The Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana was founded on September 7, 1607, by Cardinal Federico Borromeo, who conceived the original idea: to promote human and Christian values through science and culture in the service of the Catholic Church.