IN 2016 CARLA SOZZANI AND KRIS RUHS ESTABLISH FONDAZIONE SOZZANI, RECOGNIZED BY REGIONE LOMBARDIA BY DECREE 572 OF 29/12/2016. THE FOUNDATION TAKES OVER THE PATRONAGE OF THE CARLA SOZZANI GALLERY AND CONTINUES WITH THE IMPORTANT PUBLIC FUNCTION IT HAS PERFORMED SINCE 1990.

GALLERIA CARLA SOZZANI WAS FOUNDED IN MILAN IN 1990 ON THE INITIATIVE OF CARLA SOZZANI. LOCATED IN THE INNER COURTYARD OF AN INDUSTRIAL BUILDING AT N° 10 CORSO COMO, HAS THE OBJECTIVE OF PROMOTING AND SPREADING MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY CULTURAL AND ARTISTIC ACTIVITY, IN ALL ITS EXPRESSIVE FORMS.
NEXT TO THE GALLERY IS THE SOZZANI LIBRARY, COUNTED AMONG THE MOST IMPORTANT BOOKSTORES IN THE WORLD AS WELL AS A VENUE FOR COLLECTIVE PARTICIPATION. CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL EVENTS, BOOK PRESENTATIONS, AND CONFERENCES.
THE FOUNDATION HAS ITS OWN PUBLISHING HOUSE CARLA SOZZANI EDITORE, WITCH EDITS AND PUBLISHES BOOKS ON ART, PHOTOGRAPHY, FASHION, AND DESIGN.

ARCHIVING THE PHOTOGRAPHY AND FASHION COLLECTIONS OF CARLA SOZZANI.

IN 2016, THE FOUNDATION EXHIBITED PART OF THE PHOTOGRAPHY COLLECTION IN PARIS AT THE AZZEDINE ALAIA GALLERY, FOLLOWED BY OTHER EXHIBITIONS IN LE LOCLE, BERLIN, NAPLES, MADRID, COMO, AND ARLES.

IN 2018 THE FOUNDATION OPENS ANOTHER VENUE IN PARIS, IN AN INDUSTRIAL BUILDING AT 22 RUE MARX DORMOY.

STARTING IN 2021, UNDER THE CREATIVE DIRECTION OF SARA SOZZANI MAINO.
THE FOUNDATION EXPANDED ITS MISSION TO INCLUDE SOCIAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND SUSTAINABILITY PROJECTS, AS WELL AS SUPPORT FOR NEW GENERATIONS OF TALENT.

THE FOUNDATION OPENS A SECOND LOCATION AT VIA ENRICO TAZZOLI N.3, WITH A PERMANENT INITIATIVE DEDICATED TO PROMOTING CIRCULAR FASHION.

IN 2023, THE FOUNDATION CELEBRATES 33 YEARS OF GALLERIA CARLA SOZZANI, LEAVES ITS HISTORIC LOCATION AT CORSO COMO 10, AND MOVES TO THE NEW VENUE AT VIA BOVISASCA 87. THE NEW, SPACIOUS FACILITIES ENABLE THE FOUNDATION TO EXPAND ITS ACTIVITIES, PRESERVE THE PHOTOGRAPHY AND FASHION ARCHIVES, AND HOUSE THE BIBLIOTECA SOZZANI, ALL IN ORDER TO SUPPORT ITS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS.

IN 2025, THE FOUNDATION LAUNCHES THREE COLLECTIVE PROJECTS—SEED, THREAD, AND WAVES—TO PROVIDE VISIBILITY, SPACE, AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDEPENDENT DESIGNERS AND CREATIVES.

IN 2026, THE FOUNDATION BECAME A THIRD-SECTOR ORGANIZATION (ETS), CONSOLIDATING ITS NONPROFIT STATUS AND ITS COMMITMENT TO ACTING IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST.
THE FOUNDATION STRENGTHENS ITS COMMITMENT TO MAKING CULTURE, CREATIVITY, AND EDUCATION TOOLS FOR COLLECTIVE GROWTH AND SOCIAL IMPACT AND ESTABLISHES THE SOZZANI AWARD. THE AWARD, IN THE THREE CATEGORIES OF PHOTOGRAPHY, FASHION, AND DESIGN & CRAFT, WAS ESTABLISHED WITH THE GOAL OF SUPPORTING THE NEXT GENERATION OF TALENT AND GIVING VISIBILITY TO CREATIVE PATHWAYS THAT COMBINE INDEPENDENCE, RIGOR, AND RESPONSIBILITY.
THE FIRST AWARD IS DEDICATED TO WOMEN IN THE DESIGN & CRAFT SECTOR.

IN 2026, THE FOUNDATION JOINS THE GLOBAL EDUCATION COALITION (GEC), THE COLLABORATIVE PLATFORM PROMOTED BY THE UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENCE, AND CULTURE (UNESCO), WITH THE GOAL OF SUPPORTING THE RIGHT TO EDUCATION AND GUARANTEEING LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL.
THE FOUNDATION ADOPTS A FUR-FREE POLICY, IN LINE WITH ITS VALUES.
THIS DECISION SUPPORTS A MORE CONSCIOUS APPROACH TO FASHION AND PROMOTES CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION.

ACTIVITIES FROM 1990 TO 2026

GALLERIA CARLA SOZZANI AND FONDAZIONE SOZZANI ACTIVATE COLLABORATIONS WITH IMPORTANT INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, ENGAGING THE GENERAL PUBLIC WITH CONSTANT AND INNOVATIVE PROGRAMMING.
304 EXHIBITIONS IN MILAN (200 PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITIONS – 28 PHOTOJOURNALISM EXHIBITIONS – 35 DESIGN EXHIBITIONS – 32 CONTEMPORARY ART EXHIBITIONS – 6 FASHION EXHIBITIONS – 3 PRIMITIVE ART EXHIBITIONS)
25 ON TOUR EXHIBITIONS (6 IN SHANGHAI, 5 IN NEW YORK, 8 IN SEOUL, 3 IN PECHINO, 2 IN TOKYO, 1 IN PARIS)
8 EXHIBITIONS FROM THE FONDAZIONE SOZZANI AND CARLA SOZZANI COLLECTION 
(PARIGI, LE LOCLE, BERLINO, NAPOLI, MADRID, COMO, LA SPEZIA, ARLES)
25 EXHIBITIONS IN PARIS , 22 MARX DORMOY.
36 PUBLICATIONS
140 BOOK PRESENTATIONS AND EVENTS
2.500.000 VISITS