Invito a Palazzo: 102 historic bank buildings open to the public on October 7
On October 7, 2017, from 10:00 to 19:00, ABI's annual Invito a Palazzo event invites the public to explore 102 historic bank buildings across 52 Italian cities through free guided tours. This initiative offers both locals and tourists the chance to admire palazzi adorned with exquisite art collections. Recent iterations have also featured modern banks of architectural importance. A graphic symbol competition was held for Fine Arts and Design students, with Ambra Aschieri and Silvia Cattazzo from the Academy of Fine Arts of Verona emerging as winners, chosen by a jury led by artist Nunzio. Among the highlighted sites are Palazzo Doria in Genoa, Palazzo Perrone in Turin, Deutsche Bank Italia in Milan, and Palazzo Koch in Rome.
Key facts
- Event: Invito a Palazzo on October 7, 2017, 10:00-19:00
- Organized by ABI (Associazione Bancaria Italiana)
- 102 historic bank buildings open in 52 Italian cities
- Free guided tours of art collections and architecture
- Winners of graphic competition: Ambra Aschieri and Silvia Cattazzo from Verona Academy of Fine Arts
- Jury chaired by artist Nunzio
- Notable venues: Palazzo Doria (Genoa), Palazzo Perrone (Turin), Deutsche Bank (Milan), Palazzo Koch (Rome), Palazzo Zevallos Stigliano (Naples), Villa Zito (Palermo)
- Deutsche Bank collection includes Damien Hirst, Lucio Fontana, Cy Twombly, Georg Baselitz
Entities
Artists
- Nunzio
- Ambra Aschieri
- Silvia Cattazzo
- Damien Hirst
- Lucio Fontana
- Cy Twombly
- Georg Baselitz
- Piero Dorazio
- Caravaggio
- Artemisia Gentileschi
- Luca Giordano
- Francesco Solimena
- Anton Sminck Pitloo
- Vincenzo Gemito
- Jean-Michel Basquiat
- Francesco Clemente
- Keith Haring
- Julian Schnabel
- Andy Warhol
- Giovanni Michelucci
- Galileo Chini
- Tito Chini
- Giotto
- Filippino Lippi
- Giovanni Fattori
- Niccolò Cannicci
- Primo Conti
- Felice Casorati
- Augusto Sezanne
- Mario Botta
- Michele De Lucchi
- Amedeo di Castellamonte
- Gaetano Koch
- Ermenegildo Soncini
- Eugenio Soncini
- Giovanni Chevalley
- Fiasella
- Carlone
- Merano
- Umberto Ciotti
- Antonio Saraceni
- Francesco Zito
- Claudia Giraud
- Angela Madesani
Institutions
- ABI (Associazione Bancaria Italiana)
- Fondazione Carige
- Fondazione CRT
- Deutsche Bank Italia
- CorsiArte
- Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze
- Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Trento e Rovereto
- Accademia Roveretana degli Agiati
- UniCredit
- Fondazione Cariverona
- Michele De Lucchi e Re Value
- Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio in Bologna
- Fondazione Carit
- Banca d'Italia
- Intesa Sanpaolo
- Gallerie d'Italia
- Banca (Turin)
- Fondazione Sicilia
- Banca di Sassari
- Gruppo BPER
- Accademia di Belle Arti di Verona
- Artribune
Locations
- Italy
- Genoa
- Turin
- Milan
- Florence
- Rovereto
- Verona
- Bologna
- Terni
- Rome
- Naples
- Palermo
- Sassari
- Palazzo Doria, Via Chiossone 10, Genoa
- Palazzo Perrone, Via XX Settembre 31, Turin
- Deutsche Bank, Via Turati 27, Milan
- Fondazione CRF, Via Bufalini 6, Florence
- Palazzo del Bene, Piazza Rosmini 5, Rovereto
- UniCredit, Viale dell'Agricoltura 1, Verona
- Palazzo Saraceni, Via Farini 15, Bologna
- Palazzo Montani Leoni, Corso C. Tacito 49, Terni
- Palazzo Koch, Via Nazionale 91, Rome
- Palazzo Zevallos Stigliano, Via Toledo 185, Naples
- Palazzo Levaldigi, Via Alfieri 5, Turin
- Villa Zito, Viale della Libertà 52, Palermo
- Palazzo Consumer Finance, Viale Italia 1, Sassari
- Milan-Bicocca
- Piemonte
- Valle d'Aosta
- Toscana
- Switzerland