ITS Arcademy: Italy's First Contemporary Fashion Museum Unveiled in Trieste

ITS Arcademy - Museum of Art in Fashion, the first contemporary fashion museum in Italy, was officially inaugurated on May 4th 2023 in Trieste in the presence of government authorities and international press. In attendance, Undersecretary for Culture Sen. Lucia Borgonzoni, Mayor of Trieste Roberto Dipiazza, Friuli Venezia Giulia Councillor Alessia Rosolen, Generali Group CFO Cristiano Borean and Fondazione CRTrieste President Massimo Paniccia, hosted by Fondazione ITS President Barbara Franchin. ITS Arcademy will host international exhibitions - the first is curated by renowned historian Olivier Saillard who addressed the guests today - and is a place for exchange, experimentation, education and training at the intersection of fashion, art and culture. It offers visitors a unique experience, immersed in creativity, a journey through the projects and stories of the most exciting design talents of the last twenty years. “ITS Arcademy is the culmination of over twenty years of research and dialogue with new generations of creatives. Creatives discovered in schools all over the world, tracked and brought to Trieste to become part of a family that continues to grow. The ITS Arcademy archive is an unfolding account of the ‘times’ and of how creativity has reacted to an ever changing historical and cultural context. Systematising our heritage to make it available to the wider public is a deeply felt mission. It stems from the desire to enhance the material we have by using it as a