The Gaiani Foundation – established on 30 October 2007 and recognized by the Lombardy Region with order number 2282 – aims to support, conserve, promote, enhance and manage the cultural heritage of the Museum and Treasury of the Cathedral of Monza, the Chapel of Theodolinda, of the Cathedral and its district churches (Santa Maria in Strada, San Maurizio, San Pietro Martire, Santa Maria degli Angeli), the Capitolare Library and the Historical Archive, the Torre Longobarda, as well as to plan and implement initiatives aimed at the cultural, scientific and social development of Christian inspiration.
In this context, the Foundation pursues the intention of making known, valuing and preserving the testimonies of history, art and faith.
The Foundation also carries out study and research.
Article 3
Purposes
The Foundation, within the territorial area of the Lombardy Region, and without profit, aims to support, conserve, promote, value and manage cultural assets as well as to design and implement initiatives aimed at cultural development, scientific and social of Christian inspiration.
In this context, the Foundation pursues the intention of making known, valuing and preserving the testimonies of history, art and faith.
The Foundation shall also undertake studies, research and documentation on movable and immovable property of cultural and artistic value, including the organization of permanent and temporary exhibitions and musealisation; the purchase, maintenance, protection or restoration of assets held and not; the collection, for purposes, by public and private entities, legacies, funds, contributions and sponsorships, also participating in the allocations provided for by Italian and European regulations; the participation and financial support of public or private bodies, institutions and associations pursuing similar aims.
In pursuit of its statutory objectives, the Foundation will:
- Develop and manage:
- ‘Museum and Treasure of the Cathedral of Monza’, from now on ‘Museum’ owned by the Parish of S. Giovanni Battista composed by Chiostrino, Section Filippo Serpero, Section Carlo Gaiani, Lombard Tower and rooms above the sacristies.
- ‘Capitolare Library and ‘Historical Archive’ owned by the aforementioned Parish of San Giovanni;
- Crypt and Chapel Zavattari inside the Cathedral as well as the other four churches owned by the Parish (Santa Maria in Strada, San Maurizio, San Pietro Martire, Santa Maria degli Angeli), in order to define a path of integrated valorization between the assets located in the museum referred to in point 1. and their respective contexts of origin.
- to set up other museum structures, taking care of their design, organisation and management, also on behalf of and/or in possible collaboration with other public or private entities;
- establish and/or manage courses, meetings and conferences as well as any other educational or didactic initiative also on behalf of and/or in possible collaboration with other public or private entities;
- to promote, including through the establishment of scholarships, studies and research in the cultural, scientific, historical and artistic fields of Christian inspiration;
- organise and/or participate in events, conferences, debates, seminars, training courses and research of any kind, also on behalf of and/or in possible collaboration with public or private entities;
- publish editorial tools of any nature, as well as disseminate them through all means of communication, in compliance with Christian principles;
- promote and/or manage, also on behalf of and/or in collaboration with other public or private entities, the implementation, organisation and realisation of permanent and temporary exhibitions of sacred and non-sacred art as well as related initiatives and services, cultural, educational, tourist, cultural and recreational;
- to promote the restoration of cultural goods of all kinds, and to encourage research in this direction by setting up schools or courses for restoration, also on behalf of and/or in possible collaboration with other public or private entities;
- provide advice and organisational and/or technical support to public or private entities pursuing the same objectives;
- promote and implement the cataloguing and inventory of cultural goods, the care and preservation of libraries, photo-libraries, archives and any similar structures;
- to ensure the development, coordination and cultural and scientific assistance of other cultural assets and museums;
- promote the donation, loan and storage of works of art in order to increase as much as possible their usability.
