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Cittadellarte - Fondazione Pistoletto

Biella · Piemonte · Italy

Art and territoryCivic design collectivesReuse of vacancy1998

The artist Michelangelo Pistoletto founded Cittadellarte in 1998 in the former Lanificio Trombetta in Biella, a refurbished textile factory, to position art as an engine of social transformation through his Terzo Paradiso theory. It houses exhibitions, workshops, coworking space, a secular meditation space and social responsibility programmes with businesses and schools. It is a European reference for industrial regeneration through art and territory.

Led by
Michelangelo Pistoletto
Status
Active
Participation
Institution led, participatory
Visitable
Sí, exposiciones, talleres y visitas guiadas
Website
cittadellarte.it ↗
Contact
fondazionepistoletto@cittadellarte.it
Last reviewed
1 September 2026

Verification

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