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BASE Milano

Milán · Lombardia · Italy

Reuse of vacancyCivic labs and participationArt and territory2016

BASE Milano occupies 12,000 square metres of the former Ansaldo factory, in the Tortona district, following a public competition run by the city council and won by a consortium of cultural organisations. Since 2016 it has operated as a centre for culture, coworking and artistic experimentation with programming open to the city. It is one of the reference projects for converting industrial heritage in Milan.

Led by
Consorcio de entidades culturales (Avanzi, Fondazione Cariplo, Esterni y otras)
Status
Active
Participation
Institution led, participatory
Visitable
Sí, centro cultural abierto con programación pública
Website
base.milano.it ↗
Contact
No public contact on record
Last reviewed
1 September 2026

Verification

Verified

This place is backed by at least one primary and one secondary source, reviewed within the last twelve months. The sources appear below with their consultation dates.

  • Verified primary and secondary source, reviewed within the last twelve months
  • Partial one source on record
  • Unverified starting knowledge, sources pending

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