This is the ethos that underpins the BPER Group’s Cultural Centres and Corporate Collection. The BPER Gallery organises exhibitions, research projects, educational initiatives and collaborations with cultural institutions, fostering an ongoing dialogue between artworks, local areas and communities. Since 2017, it has been developing a comprehensive programme that combines corporate identity with social responsibility, recognising culture as a driver of growth, knowledge and participation.
Culture is social commitment.
We actively participate in cultural, literary and musical initiatives throughout the country. We support associations that promote reading, art, history and general culture with the aim of fostering social cohesion and promoting the active participation of citizenship.
The BPER Gallery
The BPER Cultural Centres
BPER Cultural Centres is a cultural project that brings the Group’s historic premises together, transforming them into venues dedicated to promoting the bank’s artistic and archival heritage.
The initiative stems from a process launched in 2017 with La Galleria BPER and has now developed into an integrated cultural model, capable of combining corporate collections, architectural restoration, public access and a strong local presence.
Alongside the main centres – Modena, L’Aquila and Ferrara – La Galleria BPER is developing a network of satellite venues – Genoa, Brescia, Milan, Sondrio and Sassari – which contribute to building a national cultural system.
Each centre develops its own identity, deeply rooted in the local area that hosts it, whilst contributing to a unified project aimed at promoting the Bank’s heritage. A cultural model that interprets the museum as an open space, capable of generating new opportunities for interaction, learning and shared growth.
Progetti Correlati
Modena - Palazzo San Carlo
Modena is the birthplace of BPER’s cultural project. The art gallery at Palazzo San Carlo is where the BPER Gallery took shape and established itself as a centre for curation and project development. Modena is the hub from which the system is envisioned and coordinated.
L'Aquila - Palazzo Farinosi Branconi
Palazzo Farinosi-Branconi is one of the landmark venues of the BPER Cultural Hubs project. The building, which was severely damaged by the 2009 earthquake and has undergone major restoration work, is now being returned to the city with a new public function.
Ferrara - Palazzo Barbantini-Koch
Palazzo Barbantini-Koch houses the section dedicated to painting from Ferrara and Emilia from the 15th to the 20th century. Formerly the historic headquarters of the Ferrara Savings Bank, the building is now open to the public as a cultural venue dedicated to showcasing one of the most significant parts of the Corporate Collection.
Cultural initiatives and events
Strega Prize
BPER supports the Strega Prize, one of the most important literary events in Italy promoted by the Maria and Goffredo Bellonci Foundation and Liquore Strega, with the contribution of the Rome Chamber of Commerce.
Big stories, big screens
We support cinema as a form of art, culture and sharing. Through festivals, exhibitions and projects in the region, we accompany stories that inspire and enhance creativity, promoting an open dialogue with audiences of all ages.
Cultural initiatives and events
Premio Strega
BPER supports the Strega Prize, one of the most important literary events in Italy promoted by the Maria and Goffredo Bellonci Foundation and Liquore Strega, with the contribution of the Rome Chamber of Commerce.
Arte Fiera 2025
BPER is Main Partner of Arte Fiera Bologna, one of the most eagerly awaited national trade fair events.
Also this year the event is enriched by the BPER Prize, dedicated to the promotion of women's issues.
Also this year the event is enriched by the BPER Prize, dedicated to the promotion of women's issues.
Venice Biennale 2024
On the occasion of the 60th Venice Biennale, BPER was sponsor of the Venice Pavilion presenting a high-profile artistic exhibition project dedicated to the social and emotional dimension of the search for identity.
BPER Forum
It is a multifunctional architectural complex located in Modena, capable of hosting a wide range of events, from congresses and meetings to exhibitions and displays to theatrical performances. A true "knowledge space," designed by architects Ferdinando Forlay and Silvio Cassarà in collaboration with Maria Claudia Brighenti, and inspired by ideals of simplicity, elegance and functionality.
Goal Zero Area at MUSE di Trento
A project in partnership with MUSE - Museum of Science in Trento, with the aim of letting visitors know how much shared value can be created by using their savings, selecting different investment strategies related to sustainable finance, and the initiatives proposed by the BPER Group that generate a positive and long-term impact on the environment and society.
Projects for school
Born to read
Together with Associazione Culturale Pediatri, Associazione Italiana Biblioteche and Centro per la Salute del Bambino Onlus, we promote the value of reading: more than 20,000 newborns will receive a book, and new parents an informational leaflet on the importance of reading from an early age.
Forum 4 School:
the project, created in collaboration with the Historical Institute of Modena, offers schools an approach to contemporary history through testimonies of scholars and direct and indirect protagonists of the most recent historical events.
#LaBancaCheSaLeggere
activities related to the realization of cultural, artistic and musical events to promote the dissemination of culture.
Support for Prizes of national importance
the Strega Prize, the Estense Prize, the Laudomia Bonanni Poetry Prize, the Flaiano Prize, the National Prize and the Giancarlo Dosi Scientific Disclosure Junior Video Contest.
Events
Ravenna Festival, Modena Philosophy Festival, IMAGinACTION, Giffoni Film Festival, Ischia Film Festival, Time in Jazz, Mantua Literature Festival
"Forum Events" review
at the BPER Forum in Modena, meetings with contemporary authors.
Events promoted by ABI:
"Invitation to the Palace," which opens the most beautiful buildings of Italian banks to the public, and the "Festival of Creative Culture" dedicated to children and teenagers.
Sognalib(e)ro:
literary prize reserved for inmates of Italian prisons, to promote reading and writing in penitentiary institutions.