Fondazione Civiltà Bresciana

Fondazione Civiltà Bresciana (formally Fondazione Civiltà Bresciana ETS) is a non-profit cultural foundation based in Brescia, Italy. It was established in October 1984 on the initiative of Mons. Antonio Fappani and a group of representatives of Brescian culture and institutions who were concerned with the historical and civil heritage of the city and its territory. Its registered office is at vicolo S. Giuseppe 5 in Brescia. As an ente senza fini di lucro (non-profit entity) pursuing exclusively social-solidarity purposes, its stated aims centre on research and the promotion of Brescian history and civilisation. The foundation operates as a cultural institution rather than a commercial enterprise. Its activities include a library (Biblioteca), a media library (Mediateca), publications, and a journal (Rivista). It maintains several long-running research and documentation projects, among them the Atlante Demologico, the Atlante Lessicale, the Atlante Toponomastico, the Codice Diplomatico, and the Centro San Martino, as well as the Centro Aleni and Civiltà del Ferro programmes. It also awards the Premio SS. Faustino e Giovita and runs the Associazione Amici and Amici della Bassa e Parco Oglio groups, alongside a historical archive and a press review (Rassegna Stampa). Governance is provided by a Consiglio di amministrazione (board of directors) and a Comitato scientifico (scientific committee). The board has included Avv. Mario Gorlani as President and Avv. Laura Cottarelli as Vicepresidente, with members such as Dott. Federico Troletti, Ing. Ezio Cerquaglia, Dott. Enrico Frosio and Dott. Matteo Taesi, together with representatives of the Provincia di Brescia, the Comune di Brescia, Regione Lombardia and the Diocesi di Brescia. Mons. Antonio Fappani is recorded as Presidente Onorario (honorary president). The scientific committee has been chaired by Prof.ssa Carla Boroni, with Prof. Alfredo Bonomi as honorary member and Dott.ssa Marida Brignani as vice-president. The foundation publishes and disseminates material on Brescian history, dialect, demology and toponymy, and it maintains transparency disclosures under Italian legislation (D.Lgs 14 March 2013 N.33 and Legge 124/2017), including public contributions for 2018–2023. It remains an active cultural body in the province of Brescia.

Fondazione Civiltà Bresciana was constituted in October 1984, inspired by Mons. Antonio Fappani and a group of representatives of Brescian culture and institutions who cared about the heritage of history and civilisation of the city and territory of Brescia. It was established as a non-profit entity (ente senza fini di lucro) with the exclusive pursuit of social-solidarity purposes, and it set its headquarters in Brescia at vicolo S. Giuseppe 5. From its foundation, the institution's mission has been research and the promotion of Brescian history and civilisation. Over the decades it built a portfolio of long-term projects and services: a library and a media library; a journal (Rivista); publications; and research atlases and documentary programmes such as the Atlante Demologico, the Atlante Lessicale, the Atlante Toponomastico, the Codice Diplomatico, the Centro San Martino, the Centro Aleni and Civiltà del Ferro. It also created the Premio SS. Faustino e Giovita, the Associazione Amici and the Amici della Bassa e Parco Oglio, and it maintains a historical archive and a press review (Rassegna Stampa). Mons. Antonio Fappani, the founding inspiration, is recorded as Presidente Onorario (honorary president). Governance is shared between a board of directors and a scientific committee. The board has included Avv. Mario Gorlani as President and Avv. Laura Cottarelli as Vice-President, with members drawn both from civil society and from institutions: the Provincia di Brescia, the Comune di Brescia, Regione Lombardia and the Diocesi di Brescia. The scientific committee has been led by Prof.ssa Carla Boroni as President, with Prof. Alfredo Bonomi as honorary member and Dott.ssa Marida Brignani as Vice-President. In the 2020s the foundation continued its cultural programming and public documentation, including transparency disclosures under Italian law (D.Lgs 14 March 2013 N.33 and Legge 124/2017) covering public contributions for 2018–2023. It remains active in Brescia and its province.

• 1984

  Foundation constituted in October 1984 in Brescia on the initiative of Mons. Antonio Fappani and representatives of Brescian culture and institutions.

A non-profit cultural foundation dedicated to the research, preservation and promotion of the history and civilisation of Brescia and its territory.

• Biblioteca

  Library service of the foundation.

• Mediateca

  Media library of the foundation.

• Rivista

  Journal published by the foundation.

• Atlante Demologico

  Demological atlas project.

• Atlante Lessicale

  Lexical atlas project.

• Atlante Toponomastico

  Toponymic atlas project.

• Codice Diplomatico

  Diplomatic code documentary project.

• Centro San Martino

  Centro San Martino programme.

• Centro Aleni

  Centro Aleni programme.

• Civiltà del Ferro

  Civiltà del Ferro programme.

• Premio SS. Faustino e Giovita

  Award conferred by the foundation.

• Archivio Storico

  Historical archive of the foundation.

• Rassegna Stampa

  Press review service.

1. 1Fondazione Civiltà Brescianaciviltabresciana.it
2. 2Fondazione Civiltà Brescianawikidata.org