THE INSTITUTION
AND ITS HISTORY

The Fondazione Antonio Mazzotta of Milan is a private institution with the objective of promoting knowledge of the plastic and figurative arts through the organization of temporary exhibitions, conferences, seminars and cultural events. The Foundation owns a collection of artworks that are shown and enjoyed by many people thanks to collaboration with prestigious museums, galleries, pri­vate collectors, cultural institutions and publishing houses all over the world.
The Foundation, created in 1988 by Gabriele Mazzotta over twenty years after the founding of the publishing house of the same name, is a tribute to his father Antonio, a well known businessman and refined art collector. Since 1994 the Foundation has had its own exhibition space, created by transforming an old textile factory. The relationship with Edizioni Gabriele Mazzotta, whose offices are located next to those of the Foundation, contributes to make this a unique institution capable of producing specialized publications in full autonomy. Beginning in the second half of the 1960s, the publishing house has developed series of publications on history, current events, psychology, architecture, cinema, and then photography, graphics and illustration, as well as books for children.