Ifis art is the project desired and conceived by the Chairman, Ernesto Fürstenberg Fassio, which brings together all the initiatives carried out by the Bank to promote art, culture, contemporary creativity and their values. An articulated and unprecedented project that focuses on digital, to make art accessible also through innovative and alternative methods, the development of public-private partnerships, to support territories and communities, and support for young people to foster development and social inclusion through art, as well as the enhancement of biodiversity, for a harmonious dialogue between man and nature.
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.
Gorilla
Davide Rivalta
The King
Philip Colbert
Wings of dreams
Pablo Atchugarry
For the 2025 season, the International Sculpture Park is closing!
Thank you to everyone who visited the park and took part in our events. We look forward to seeing you again in spring 2026!
Palace San Pantalon Project
Banca Ifis is involved in the redevelopment of Palazzo San Pantalon and the restoration of “Migrant Child”, one of only two works recognised by Banksy in Italy.
Migrant Child, created on the front of Palazzo San Pantalon in the night of 8-9 May 2019, represents the mysterious British street artist’s denunciation of the theme of migration.
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.
Exhibitions, fairs and events that Banca Ifis chooses to support in the field of art and culture.
Forum Italics 2026
The round tables of Forum Italics 2026 were held at MACRO in Rome, bringing together the consortium’s galleries for an in‑depth discussion on the key issues shaping the sector. Banca Ifis’ participation as main partner reaffirms the role of Ifis art in promoting awareness around the technological evolution within the art system.
Geometry, harmony and life. The architecture of Palladio from Antiquity to Classicism
The exhibition “Geometry, Harmony and Life”, hosted at the National Museum of China in Beijing, presents models, drawings and historical materials that recount the legacy of Andrea Palladio to the Asian public for the first time. Banca Ifis, with Ifis art, supports the initiative as a sponsor, helping promote Italian culture worldwide.
Conservation work of the First Book of Ceremonies begins
The Art Bonus fundraising campaign has enabled the start of the restoration of the First and Second Books of Ceremonies held at the State Archives of Genoa. Banca Ifis, through Ifis art, plays a leading role in supporting the restoration of the First Book, reaffirming its concrete commitment to safeguarding cultural heritage promoting local historical identity.
«The Women Alchemists» by Anselm Kiefer
Banca Ifis, through Ifis art, supports the exhibition “The Women Alchemists” by Anselm Kiefer at Palazzo Reale in Milan. The exhibition presents a cycle of thirty-eight large canvases, designed to dialogue with the memory of the Sala delle Cariatidi, giving voice to the female figures of alchemy: women long confined to the margins of history, now restored to presence and centrality by the artist.
Restoration of Paliotto of the Basilica of Sant’Ambrogio in Milan begins
The restoration of the 15th-century Paliottodei Santi for the Golden Altar of the Basilica of Sant’Ambrogio in Milan has begun. Banca Ifis, through Ifis art, supports the project in collaboration with Valore Italia and the Botticino School of Restoration, working to preserve this masterpiece and safeguard its beauty for generations to come.
Ceroli Totale
Banca Ifis, in collaboration with the National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art, presents Ceroli Totale, a monographic exhibition dedicated to Mario Ceroli. The exhibition retraces seventy years of the sculptor’s artistic research through a selection of twenty works, including sculptures and installations, drawn from the GNAMC collection, the Banca Ifis collection, and the artist himself.
Arte in Nuvola 2025: Saving art is art
For the third consecutive year, Banca Ifis is the main sponsor of Roma Arte in Nuvola. This year, the Bank presented a booth entirely dedicated to the recovery and restoration project of Migrant Child, the artwork by street artist Banksy.
Beauty and the ideal. The Canova collection of Banca Ifis and the Travelling Art Gallery
Banca Ifis and the Pinacoteca di Brera inaugurate ‘Beauty and the Ideal. The Canova Collection of Banca Ifis and the Travelling Art Gallery’, an exhibition entirely dedicated to Antonio Canova and the 12 busts by the neoclassical sculptor that were recoveredand restored in 2023 by the Bank.
Italian Pavilion - Biennale 2025
For the second consecutive year, Banca Ifis is the official sponsor of the Italian Pavilion at the 19th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia.
The partnership is strengthened with the presence, inside the Banca Ifis International Sculpture Park, of a section of the work Draco Piscis by Agnes Questionmark. A second section of the work is hosted at the Padiglione Italia and the two parts interact through videos and images that deepen its meaning.
Pascale Marthine Tayou in Venice
Banca Ifis and Associazione Genesi are joining forces in a three-year partnership for the development and promotion of specific art-related projects aimed at offering food for thought on the major issues of inclusion of our time. The first initiative of the partnership is the exhibition of the artist Pascale Marthine Tayou.
ugo rondinone. terrone
Banca Ifis is the main sponsor of Ugo Rondinone‘s solo exhibition.
A narrative that recounts the artist’s personal history and his Matera origins, touching on existential reflections and themes of social redemption.
Pastorale by Nico Vascellari
Banca Ifis is the main sponsor of Pastorale, a solo exhibition by Nico Vascellari: a site-specific project for the Sala delle Cariatidi of the Palazzo Reale in Milan, in which Vascellari invites us to reflect on the relationship between man and nature, which today seems lost.
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
Artist residencies
in contemporary artistic practices
13 November 2025
An opportunity to narrate, analyse and closely understand the distinctive features of the phenomenon, with a particular focus on the Italian context: from its different forms and characteristics to the future prospects of experimental education projects and active community participation, moving toward increasingly broad and informed engagement.
Beauty, Creativity and Artificial Intelligence
Italy envisioning the future
18 September 2025
Presentation of the sixth edition of Economia della Bellezza, marking the beginning of a new chapter aimed at exploring the relationships and impacts among creativity, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and the products of Beauty-driven companies operating in the most iconic sectors of Made in Italy.
On this occasion, the exhibition “Space of the Possible” was also inaugurated, in collaboration with the Order of Architects of Rome and its province.
Sculpture Parks
The role and importance of sculpture parks
22 May 2025
Discovering sculpture parks: the different cultural and tourist typologies, the trait d’union between architecture and landscape, nature and monumental heritage, slow tourism and the regeneration of territories, productive vocations and activism, through the testimony of experts in the field.
Art and culture
Assets for Made in Italy innovation
29 April 2025
On the occasion of the Made in Italy days, the collaboration between Banca Ifis and Confindustria Veneto was launched during the event, dedicated to the synergies between art and business and how art and culture can become strategic assets for business competitiveness.
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
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
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.
Youth Support
Youth empowerment activities through art projects.
Postcards from the Future
One year later
Final event of the ‘Postcards from the Future’ project.
After a year of work, the students of the Treviso Liceo artistico present the sculptures inspired by their thoughts on the future.
Postcards from the Future
Workshop with Philip Colbert
Treviso Liceo artistico students meet Philip Colbert!
A meeting with the artist to understand what young people see and expect from society in the near future.
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.
