Gallerie di Piazza Scala

Gallerie di Piazza Scala
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EstablishedNovember 3, 2011; 13 years ago (2011-11-03)
LocationPiazza della Scala 6
Milan, Italy
Coordinates45°28′06″N 9°11′28″E / 45.468269°N 9.191024°E / 45.468269; 9.191024
DirectorAndrea M. Massari
Websitewww.gallerieditalia.com/it/homepage/milano/ Edit this at Wikidata

The Gallerie d'Italia - Milano is a modern and contemporary museum in Milan, Italy. Located in Piazza della Scala in the Palazzo Brentani and the Palazzo Anguissola Antona Traversi, it hosts 195 artworks from the collections of Fondazione Cariplo with a strong representation of nineteenth century Lombard painters and sculptors, including Antonio Canova and Umberto Boccioni. A new section was opened in the Palazzo della Banca Commerciale Italiana on October 25, 2012 with 189 art works from the twentieth century.

During the 2017 Corporate Art Awards Ceremony hosted by the President of the Italian Republic Sergio Mattarella at the Quirinal Palace,[1] Gallerie d'Italia - Milano received a special award as “Patron of the XXI century”.[2]

  1. ^ "Il Presidente Mattarella ha ricevuto i partecipanti al Convegno "Mecenati del XXI secolo"". 22 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Al gruppo Intesa Sanpaolo il premio speciale per i mecenati". Corriere della Sera. 22 November 2017.