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Ifis art is the Banca Ifis brand dedicated to the enhancement and promotion of artistic and cultural heritage.
A set of initiatives in synergy, in continuous dialogue with public institutions, to bring people and communities closer together. A project, strongly desired by the Chairman of Banca Ifis, Ernesto Fürstenberg Fassio, which is part of Kaleidos, the Bank’s Social Impact Lab.

International Sculpture Park

One of the great art parks in Europe, within its 22 hectares of gardens you can admire the often monumental works of great masters of contemporary sculpture, both Italian and international.

Horse Power

The International Sculpture Park hosts Nico Vascellari’s permanent exhibition Horse Power, which has already been presented at the Lyon Biennale in 2019.

The King

Philip Colbert

Wings of dreams

Pablo Atchugarry

The Banca Ifis International Sculpture Park reopens!

Book your free walk in Beauty now and come every Sunday to the Villa Fürstenberg Park from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

We are located in Via Gatta 11, Mestre 30174 (Banca Ifis Head Office)

Palace San Pantalon Project

Renovation of Palazzo San Pantalon and restoration of ‘The Migrant Child‘, one of only two works recognised by Banksy in Italy.

Credits: Massimo Listri

Economy of Beauty

Created in 2021 as a platform for business culture dedicated to stakeholders interested in enhancing the value of beauty as a distinctive factor, Economy of Beauty is a Banca Ifis project that, year after year, measures the contribution of beauty to the overall development of the Italian economy and the varied, distinctive sectors in which it most excels.

Exhibition Projects

Exhibitions, fairs and events that Banca Ifis chooses to support in the field of art and culture.

Italian Pavilion - Biennale 2024

Banca Ifis is the official sponsor of the Italian Pavilion at the 60th Venice Biennale International Art Exhibition. An itinerary in all Pavilion spaces, entitled Due qui / To Hear, leads to unexpected encounters with works and installations with a focus on the auditory and performance components.

The Banca Ifis Canova collection

Banca Ifis is the main sponsor of the 4th edition of Roma Arte in Nuvola where it exhibited, in a unique display, the 12 unpublished busts by Antonio Canova purchased and restored in 2023.

Banksy. Painting Walls

Banca Ifis is main sponsor of the event “Banksy: Painting Walls”, an exhibition dedicated to the world’s most famous street artist, which will be hosted by M9 – the Twentieth-Century Museum in Mestre.

Antonio Canova and Neoclassicism in Lucca

For the exhibition dedicated to Antonio Canova, Banca Ifis provided twelve works by the famous sculptor, part of the Bank’s corporate collection.

Manolo Valdés - Las Meninas at San Marco

Banca Ifis is a sponsor of the exhibition ‘Manolo Valdés, Las Meninas a San Marco’ organised by the Contini Art Gallery, in collaboration with the City of Venice.

Roma Arte in Nuvola

Banca Ifis is the main sponsor of the 3rd edition of Roma Arte in Nuvola, at which the “Infinite Room” was presented: a full digital exhibition designed as an immersive, virtual tour of the works of the Villa Fürstenberg International Sculpture Park.

Seminars in partnership with the Ministry of Culture

Seminars dedicated to research and debate, in partnership with the Ministry of Culture, to explore topics related to art and culture with the testimony of authoritative voices in the field

Made in Italy: strength and value of the country

Markets, innovation, sustainability and supply chains

24 June 2024

Starting from the Banca Ifis platform, “Economy of Beauty, The Soft Power of Beauty. The Italian model that transforms tradition into value”, we put companies and institutions around a table to discuss luxury design, product design and strategies to strengthen the presence of Made in Italy on global markets.

The craftsmanship of Italian restoration

A motion picture

16 september 2024

For the first time, leading Italian experts in the field addressed crucial issues in the restoration field: from markets to research, from training to sustainability and cultural diplomacy

Economy of Beauty

Art and Culture strategic assets of competitiveness

30 October 2024

Presentation of the Economy of Beauty’s fifth edition, entitled Art and Culture Strategic Assets of Competitiveness, in which the corporate culture platform of Banca Ifis’ Social Impact Lab, Kaleidos, explored how investments in art and culture support companies in their growth

Youth Support

Youth empowerment activities through art projects.

Your Future You

A creative school workshop, in collaboration with 21 galleries, for young men and women in the fourth and fifth years of secondary school, created to nurture young people’s confidence in their own creative and self-fulfilment ability, with a focus on a future course of study.

Donation of the work 'Untitled 2021

Donation of the piece “Untitled 2021”  by Cristiano Pintaldi to the Treviso Art High School.