Culture · Heritage · Community
Fondazione Gagliardi · since 2026

Culture, heritage and community, from Italy to Europe.

We promote and support cultural, social and educational projects, produce creative works and build partnerships with institutions, universities and businesses to enhance heritage and the people who care for it.

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Hall of a historic library with a classical colonnade and tall windows overlooking the Italian hills

Our mission

Tolleranza, solidarietà e rispetto della dignità umana: values we turn into works, meeting places and real opportunities for communities.
The Foundation

Italian roots, European horizons.

Fondazione Gagliardi was founded in 2026 to promote culture, heritage and community at national and European level. It works with institutions, universities, businesses and partners in Italy and abroad; its registered office is in Sant’Arsenio, in the province of Salerno.

Its purposes are cultural, social, charitable, educational, scientific, touristic, theatrical, artistic, editorial and audiovisual, for the development of the region. It carries out its projects directly or through companies, professionals and public and private bodies, working with public authorities, universities, research institutes and businesses.

  • IToleranceOpenness to dialogue between people, cultures and generations.
  • IISolidarityReal opportunities for the community and for those most in need.
  • IIIHuman dignityRespect for the person at the heart of every project.
  • IVAll forms of lifeOur respect extends to the environment and to every living thing.

Areas of work

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I

Culture

Film, television, documentary, publishing and theatre productions. Festivals, conferences, exhibitions and events open to the public.

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Historic steam locomotive
II

Heritage

Enhancing historical, artistic, religious, landscape and railway heritage; cultural, religious and experiential tourism.

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Hands joined in a circle
III

Community

Education, training and solidarity; scholarships and support for technology and digital innovation start-ups.

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What we do

  1. Projects and grantsWe promote and fund cultural, social, charitable and educational projects and initiatives that enhance the region.
  2. ProductionsWe develop, produce, co-produce and support film, television, documentary, audiovisual, publishing, digital and theatre works.
  3. Events and trainingWe organise performances, festivals, conferences, exhibitions, cultural initiatives and training activities.
  4. HeritageWe enhance Italy’s historical, artistic, cultural, religious, landscape, tourism and railway heritage.
  5. TourismWe design journeys, itineraries and experiences in cultural, social, religious, experiential and railway tourism.
  6. InnovationWe support technology and digital innovation start-ups and organisations with grants, prizes and scholarships.
  7. PartnershipsWe enter into agreements with public authorities, local bodies, universities, research institutes, foundations and businesses.
  8. DonationsWe accept donations, bequests, contributions and sponsorships, used exclusively for our institutional purposes.
Projects and events

What we have done, what lies ahead.

Productions, gatherings and publications that tell the story of Italian and European heritage and bring it to life.

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A train travelling to the shrine of Lourdes at the foot of the Pyrenees
Supported project · Audiovisual

The Train to Lourdes

A special episode of “Signori si parte”

The Foundation provided financial support to the film production company Diramare S.r.l. for a special episode of the programme “Signori si parte”, entitled “Il treno per Lourdes” (The Train to Lourdes).

The episode retraces the journey that, for generations, carried pilgrims, the sick, the devout, volunteers and carers from Rome to the shrine of Lourdes: forty-six hours by train across Italy and France to the foothills of the Pyrenees. It is a story of faces, prayers, hardship and hope, aboard the trains that made the pilgrimage possible even for those who could never have made it alone.

The project brings together three of the Foundation’s purposes: audiovisual production, the enhancement of religious heritage and the story of railway travel.

Broadcast date to be announced.

Event · Launch

Introducing Fondazione Gagliardi

The official launch of the Foundation to the community, institutions and local partners.

17 October 2026Saturday, 6 pm
Sant’ArsenioSalerno · Free entry
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Book series

Foundation Notebooks

Landscapes, memories, community

The Foundation’s book series, devoted to Italian and European historical, artistic and human heritage. First volume in preparation.

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Calls and notices

Opportunities for the region.

Through calls and grants, the Foundation supports cultural, social and educational projects, initiatives that enhance the region, and innovative new businesses.

No open calls at the moment

The first calls will be published on this page. Write to us to be notified when they open.

We work with public bodies, universities and businesses.

Agreements and partnerships for research, training, tourism and digital innovation projects.

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Contact

Write to us.

For partnership proposals, information about our projects or to attend the Foundation’s events.

Office
Fondazione Gagliardi
Via Annunziata 115, scala A
84037 Sant’Arsenio (SA)
Italy