About Pirelli HangarBicocca
Our mission is to make art accessible and open to everyone.
Pirelli HangarBicocca is a non-profit foundation dedicated to producing and promoting contemporary art. It was conceived and is supported by Pirelli.
Established in 2004, Pirelli HangarBicocca has become a benchmark institution for the international art community, local public and region. It is a museum that is free of charge, accessible and open, and a place for experimentation, research and dissemination, where art is a point of reflection on the most topical themes of contemporary culture and society.
It caters to a broad and diverse public with a programme of major solo exhibitions by both Italian and international artists, a multi-disciplinary program of accompanying events and in-depth discussions, theoretical and informational publications, and educational courses. A team of museum facilitators is on hand at all times to help the public connect with the art.
Vicente Todolí has been the foundation’s artistic director since 2012.
Situated in a former industrial building, once a locomotive manufacturing facility, Pirelli HangarBicocca occupies 15,000 square metres, making it one of the largest single-level exhibition spaces in Europe. This vast area comprises the Shed and Navate spaces, which are used for temporary exhibitions, and the permanent display of Anselm Kiefer’s The Seven Heavenly Palaces 2004-2015. This monumental installation with seven reinforced concrete towers has become one of the most iconic works in Milan. While since 2010 La Sequenza (1971-1981), a work by sculptor Fausto Melotti, has been located in the outdoor garden at the entrance of Pirelli HangarBicocca.
The building also houses a number of services for the public: a spacious entrance with reception area, facilities for educational activities, space for conferences and meetings, bookshop and bistro with a charming outdoor area.
Chairman
Marco Tronchetti Provera
Board of Directors
Maurizio Abet, Gustavo Bracco, Ernesto Paolillo, Ilaria Tronchetti Provera
General Manager
Alessandro Bianchi
Artistic Director
Vicente Todolí
Chief Curator
Roberta Tenconi
Curator
Lucia Aspesi
Curator
Fiammetta Griccioli
Assistant Curator
Tatiana Palenzona
Research and Editorial Coordinator
Teodora di Robilant
Head of Public and Educational Programs
Giovanna Amadasi
Educational Projects
Laura Zocco
Public Programs Production
Arianna Bertolo
Head of Communication and Press Office
Angiola Maria Gili
Communication
Giorgia Giulia Campi
Press Office and Social Media
Sandra Cane
Partnership Development
Fabienne Binoche
Event Organization and Bookshop
Valentina Piccioni
Services Marketing & Operations
Erminia De Angelis
Head of Production and Budgeting
Valentina Fossati
Installation
Matteo De Vittor
Installation
Cesare Rossi
Security and Facility
Renato Bianconi
Manager Assistant
Alessandra Abbate
Registrar
Dario Leone