The Foundation

through an agreement reached between the Boschi heirs and the City of Milan to ensure fulfilment of the wishes of Antonio Boschi in his last will and testament to have a selection of the works the couple had collected displayed in the home where he had lived with his wife Marieda Di Stefano.

In co-operation with Philippe Daverio, then City Councillor for Arts and Culture, it was agreed to establish a Fondazione administered on an equal basis by representatives of the City and representatives of the family – assisted by the then Director of the Civiche Raccolte d’Arte, Maria Teresa Fiorio, curator of the collection’s current selection and display arrangement.

From its establishment in 1998 until April 2023, the Fondazione was preised over by Avv. Ezio Antonini, an energetic and indefatigable defender of the Boschi Di Stefano family’s and heirs’ determination to see the most important 20th century art collection owned by the city of Milan on public display in the house that saw it born and grew up.

The Fondazione arranged for the installation of security systems, for the premises to be restored, under the direction of architect Cristiana Vannini; and for furnishings to be purchased (with the expert advice of Marco Arosio), in harmony with the style of the building and with the different artistic periods of the collection.

Our objectives include: promoting cultural initiatives for the study and propagation of art collection, the recovery of historical archives, organising and publicising events, the provision of an advisory service to university students and researchers.