The Giangiacomo Feltrinelli Foundation is a cultural institution that conducts research, study, and dissemination, focusing primarily on themes related to the history of ideas, social movements, and contemporary life.
The foundation is a collection and research centre, with a vast documentary heritage, and promotes discussion and debate on issues crucial to contemporary society.
We are a Research Center
We foster reflection on the significant issues of contemporaneity and investigate the transformations that concern us as citizens. By combining historical sources, research, and public dissemination, we cultivate novel ideas and perspectives to imagine possible futures and provide a space for in-depth exploration, entertainment, and interaction open to everyone.
With the same attitude of questioning and dismantling certainties that guided our founder Giangiacomo Feltrinelli, we address topics such as globalization, sustainability, politics, rights, work, and cities. We position ourselves as a platform for inclusion and dialogue among academics, local actors, and communities.
Our research center houses an archive, a library, a reading room, offices, and a bookstore.
The Multifunctional Hall is the hub of our activities, including public events, exhibitions, reviews, educational workshops, screenings, and performances.
We are an Archive
In over 70 years, we have built a unique archival heritage. With 1.5 million items, 250,000 volumes, 17,500 periodical titles, and 15,000 posters, our catalog brings together internationally significant sources, valuable for reinterpreting the social history of modern and contemporary Europe, as well as delving into themes of social justice, multiculturalism, citizenship, activism, and forms of representation.
Our documentation center is open to the public and fuels research and cultural production through collaborations, publications, and events.
We are a Library
We are an open book, rich with stories and characters. The first chapter tells the life of Giangiacomo Feltrinelli, the heart of our archive.
The volumes preserved in our library reflect his sensitivity and that of the group of young scholars who have ‘built’ this institution and have emerged as protagonists in Italian cultural life and European historiography.
Bibliographic collections, in-depth studies, and a digital library.
As the founder of the Cooperativa del libro popolare in 1949, Giangiacomo Feltrinelli believed that a country’s level of civilization depended on what people read. For this reason, through his publishing house and his Foundation, he made literature accessible to the general public and took on the challenge of ‘bringing the world home’ without sacrificing cultural identity
Headquarters and Facilities
The Foundation is located in Milan, at Viale Pasubio 5, and includes a bookstore, event spaces, and a reading room where its documentary heritage can be consulted.
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