BPER Banca continues on the path it has embarked upon to transform its artistic heritage into a widespread cultural network that connects collections, regions, and communities. The La Galleria BPER project is expanding with new venues dedicated to raising awareness of and showcasing the bank’s artworks through exhibitions, educational activities, and public initiatives.
With just a few days to go before the opening of the new Cultural Center in L’Aquila, scheduled for September 3, 2026, the program is already looking ahead to future events. On October 6, 2026, the Cultural Center in Ferrara will be inaugurated, housed in the historic Barbantini-Koch Palace. Currently, the BPER Gallery comprises the historic locations in Modena, Genoa, Brescia, and Milan, to which the new Cultural Hubs in L’Aquila and Ferrara will be added. This project interprets the collection not as a static heritage but as a tool for research, knowledge, and participation, capable of forging new connections with local communities.
The historic Palazzo Farinosi Branconi will house the new Cultural Center in L’Aquila, which will open to the public on Thursday, September 3, 2026, following the official inauguration scheduled for the previous day. The new venue was created with the goal of showcasing the permanent collection of La Galleria BPER through an exhibition experience designed to foster a dialogue between the bank’s artworks and the history and identity of the Abruzzo region. The museum aims to become not only an exhibition space but also a place for gathering, learning, and engagement. Alongside the permanent collection, a comprehensive program of educational activities, initiatives for schools, projects dedicated to inclusion, meetings, and in-depth discussions will be offered. The opening of the Cultural Center in L’Aquila thus represents another step forward in BPER Banca’s project, which views its artistic heritage as a shared resource and a tool for fostering new relationships between institutions, citizens, and local communities.
The second event is scheduled for Tuesday, October 6, 2026, when the new Ferrara Cultural Center will be inaugurated inside the historic Barbantini-Koch Palace. The venue will then open to the public starting Thursday, October 8. The new space will feature an exhibition dedicated to BPER Banca’s permanent collection and will open with the exhibition *VANITAS: Flowers and Symbols, from Hayez to Casorati*, organized in collaboration with *Il Sole 24 ORE Cultura*. The exhibition will explore the themes of still life and symbolism in Italian painting from the 19th to the 20th century, juxtaposing works from the BPER Collection with a selection of important loans. The exhibition will thus mark the launch of Ferrara’s new Cultural Hub, helping to define its identity from the very beginning as a place for research and the promotion of artistic heritage.
At the same time, the BPER Gallery in Modena is launching a new exhibition project dedicated to post-World War II art. From September 18, 2026, to February 7, 2027, visitors can view *CAOS χάος: Spaces and Poetics of Informal Art*, curated by Daniela Ferrari. The exhibition is part of the program for the 26th edition of festivalfilosofia, dedicated precisely to the theme of chaos, and offers a reflectionon Informal Art, one of the most radical movements in post-World War II Italian artistic exploration. In a period marked by a crisis of certainties and the questioning of traditional artistic codes, Informal Art became a fertile ground for experimentation and the development of new artistic languages. The exhibition traces this transition through a curated selection of works from the BPER Corporate Collection, complemented by a significant group of loans from museums, foundations, and public and private collections. Among the featured artists are Carla Accardi, Afro, Renato Birolli, Alberto Burri, Giuseppe Capogrossi, Lucio Fontana, Gastone Novelli, Antonio Sanfilippo, Giuseppe Santomaso, Emilio Scanavino, Tancredi, Giulio Turcato, and Emilio Vedova.
This project in Modena thus completes the program to highlight the BPER Gallery, reaffirming the bank’s commitment to using its artistic heritage as a starting point for new avenues of learning and engagement with the public.
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| BPER Banca will open its new Cultural Center in L'Aquila on September 3 and the one in Ferrara in October |
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