ALT Museum in Bergamo Province Closes Permanently

ALT. Arte Lavoro Territorio, a contemporary art museum in Alzano Lombardo near Bergamo, Italy, permanently closed on November 15, 2017. The museum housed the Leggeri Collection, featuring over 300 works spanning the 20th century from historical avant-gardes to contemporary art. Founded in 2009 by entrepreneur Fausto Radici and architect-collector Tullio Leggeri, ALT was located in a restored 1883 Italcementi factory. The closure was announced via Facebook and later detailed in a newsletter on November 21, stating the decision was not due to Leggeri or his staff, who had fought to keep the space open. The museum hosted works by artists including Marcel Duchamp, Maurizio Cattelan, Paul McCarthy, Gianluca Codeghini, and Andrea Mastrovito. A press conference was promised to explain the reasons. The newsletter expressed hope that ALT's mission of unconditional love for art and culture would persist.