The city of Milan is committed to organising major exhibitions—devoted to art, history and culture—within the many museums and exhibition spaces located throughout the city.
With close collaborative ties between public and private entities, and an effective planning of the Bank’s projects aimed at fostering the country’s cultural growth and civic development, Intesa Sanpaolo helps to safeguard and promote Italy’s historic and artistic heritage with the “Progetto Cultura” initiative.
To protect Italian heritage and promote an awareness of its beauty, we support museums and institutions across the country, whose initiatives—which involve theatre, music, photography, film, publications, books and reading—contribute to the cultural growth and civic development of Italy.
PINACOTECA BRERA
Located in the heart of Milan, this museum is dedicated to promoting its own collection and safeguarding its magnificent masterpieces that captivate Italian and foreign visitors alike.
PALAZZO STROZZI FOUNDATION
Formerly a stately residence during the Renaissance, Palazzo Strozzi is now a museum where visitors can experience new ways to immerse themselves in art and culture with a packed calendar of exhibitions, events and activities.
CASTELLO DI RIVOLI
A hub for creativity, experimentation, education and cultural development (with a particular focus on contemporary art), this museum helps visitors to understand our era through a rich variety of art forms.
LA QUADRIENNALE DI ROMA FOUNDATION
La Quadriennale di Roma is a national institution supporting Italian contemporary art with an exhibition held every four years, training initiatives, and by preserving sources of visual art from the 20th and 21st centuries.
CAMERA
A 2000-m2 space devoted to photography: the Italian Centre for Photography is both an exhibition space for Italian and international photography and a hub for exchanging ideas and experimentation.
CORTONA ON THE MOVE
Every summer, in the small Tuscan town of Cortona in the province of Arezzo, this international festival takes place. In constant pursuit of fresh new visions and original forms of visual communication, the festival is held to share and promote contemporary photography.
HERMITAGE MUSEUM
This museum’s history dates back to 1764 with Empress Catherine the Great and, since then, its collection of art has continued to grow, with over 3 million works and artefacts in its possession. it is therefore no coincidence that the Hermitage museum in Saint Petersburg is considered one of the most important in the world.
PUSHKIN MUSEUM
This Moscow-based museum is home to more than 700,000 works of art—dating back to Ancient Egypt and Ancient Greece, all the way to the present day—but the true pièce de resistance is its astonishing collection of impressionist and post-impressionist paintings.
ESTORICK COLLECTION
Modern Italian art in London: this small museum showcases some of the key works by renowned Italian artists, including Giacomo Balla, Carlo Carrà, Umberto Boccioni, Giorgio de Chirico and Amedeo Modigliani.
ITALIAN CULTURAL INSTITUTE OF NEW YORK
An official office of the Italian Government, this Institute was founded to promote Italian culture, from the arts to sciences, in the United States by organising events and providing cultural services.