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
- Yes, exhibitions, workshops and guided visits
- Website
- cittadellarte.it ↗
- Contact
- fondazionepistoletto@cittadellarte.it
- 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 two sources including a primary one, or first-hand knowledge of the place
- Partial one source on record
- Unverified starting knowledge, sources pending
Sources
- La Fondazione ↗ · primary source · consulted on 1 September 2026 · Cittadellarte - Fondazione Pistoletto
- Cittadellarte-Fondazione Pistoletto ↗ · secondary source · consulted on 1 September 2026 · Touring Club Italiano