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.

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.

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

STARTING IN 2021 THE FOUNDATION EXPANDED ITS MISSION TO INCLUDE SOCIAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND SUSTAINABILITY PROJECTS, AS WELL AS SUPPORT FOR NEW GENERATIONS OF TALENT, UNDER THE CREATIVE DIRECTION OF SARA SOZZANI MAINO.
THE FOUNDATION OPENS A SECOND LOCATION AT VIA ENRICO TAZZOLI N.3, WITH A PERMANENT INITIATIVE DEDICATED TO PROMOTING CIRCULAR FASHION AND FASHION ARCHIVES.

IN 2023, THE FOUNDATION CELEBRATES 33 YEARS OF THE CARLA SOZZANI GALLERY AND MOVES TO THE VIA BOVISASCA 87 LOCATION. THE NEW LOCATION, IN ADDITION TO HOUSING THE CULTURAL PROGRAMS OF FONDAZIONE SOZZANI, PRESERVES THE ARCHIVES OF THE FOUNDATION’S ACTIVITY SINCE 1990 AND CREATES THE SOZZANI LIBRARY DEDICATED TO PHOTOGRAPHY AND FASHION, IN ORDER TO SUPPORT ITS EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES.

IN 2026, THE FOUNDATION ESTABLISHED THE SOZZANI AWARD. THE AWARD WAS CREATED WITH THE GOAL OF SUPPORTING THE NEXT GENERATION OF TALENT AND HIGHLIGHTING CREATIVE PATHWAYS THAT COMBINE INDEPENDENCE, DISCIPLINE, AND RESPONSIBILITY.

THE FIRST AWARD IS DEDICATED TO WOMEN IN THE ARTISAN & CRAFT SECTOR.

ALSO IN 2026, THE FOUNDATION JOINS THE UNESCO GLOBAL EDUCATION COALITION (GEC)—AN ORGANIZATION THAT ENGAGES INSTITUTIONS TO SUPPORT AND PROMOTE EDUCATION.

ACTIVITIES FROM 1990 TO 2023 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 – 29 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, 5 IN PARIS)
8 EXHIBITIONS FROM THE FONDAZIONE SOZZANI AND CARLA SOZZANI COLLECTION 
(PARIGI, LE LOCLE, BERLINO, NAPOLI, MADRID, COMO, LA SPEZIA, ARLES)
4 EXHIBITIONS IN PARIS , 22 MARX DORMOY.
36 PUBLICATIONS
130 BOOK PRESENTATIONS AND EVENTS
2.400.000 VISITS