BFF Gallery: New Corporate Museum Opens in Milan During Art Week
On April 3, 2025, BFF Bank will unveil BFF Gallery, a new museum located at its headquarters in Milan's Portello district, coinciding with Art Week and the miart fair. The 15,000 sqm building, crafted by OBR (Paolo Brescia and Tommaso Principi), features a glass facade and includes 2,300 sqm of photovoltaic panels, designed to create a public square with a garden. The museum showcases over 250 contemporary art pieces, including works by Valerio Adami, Enrico Baj, and Lucio Fontana, collected over the past thirty years. Admission is free with online registration, and the inaugural exhibition, "Baj + Milton 'Paradiso Perduto' i paradossi della libertà," featuring Baj's 1987 etchings, will be on display until October 17, 2025. CEO Massimiliano Belingheri emphasizes the gallery's mission to enhance connections and share knowledge.
Key facts
- BFF Gallery opens April 3, 2025 in Milan's Portello district.
- The museum is located in BFF Bank's new headquarters designed by OBR (Paolo Brescia and Tommaso Principi).
- The building is 15,000 sqm with 2,300 sqm of photovoltaic panels and a public square.
- The collection includes over 250 works from the post-war period to the 2000s.
- Artists include Valerio Adami, Enrico Baj, Alberto Burri, Mario Schifano, Emilio Tadini, Lucio Fontana, and Giò Pomodoro.
- The collection started over thirty years ago and was initially for office decoration.
- ArtFactor project in 2021 involved traveling exhibitions in Europe and the US.
- Inaugural exhibition features Enrico Baj's 1987 etchings inspired by John Milton's 'Paradise Lost'.
Entities
Artists
- Valerio Adami
- Enrico Baj
- Alberto Burri
- Mario Schifano
- Emilio Tadini
- Lucio Fontana
- Giò Pomodoro
- John Milton
Institutions
- BFF Bank
- BFF Gallery
- OBR
- miart
- ArtFactor
Locations
- Milan
- Italy
- Portello
- Viale Scarampo
- FieraMilanoCity