Research, training and major exhibitions: private sector players are key to the new Triennale
The strategic priorities for the next four years have been presented, under the leadership of the new president, Vincenzo Trione
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Key points
Research and training, above all, but also major exhibitions, the expansion of the institution’s collection, and the strengthening of international partnerships. The strategic priorities of the Triennale di Milano for the next four years, presented by the new president, Vincenzo Trione (who took office on 4 June), and the reappointed director-general, Carla Morogallo, outline an ambitious plan to consolidate the path of growth and international positioning embarked upon by the Milanese cultural institution in recent years, during Stefano Boeri’s tenure.
Between continuity and evolution
A plan characterised by continuity in some respects – particularly in terms of management, which led to the Triennale’s recovery and subsequent growth – and by evolution in others. Because ‘institutions are always underpinned by a very delicate balance between continuity and discontinuity’, observes Trione. ‘The model that has been tried and tested over the last eight years has yielded excellent results,’ he adds. ‘Today, the Triennale is a solid organisation, with a healthy balance sheet and, I believe, a virtuous model of public-private partnership.’
Between 2022 and 2025, assets increased by over 6 million euros, whilst the 2025 financial statements showed revenue of 20 million euros, 57 per cent of which came from private sources (45 per cent from sponsorship, 22 per cent from ticket sales, and the remainder from additional services, international partnerships and special projects) and 43 per cent from public funding (the Ministry of Culture, Municipality of Milan, Lombardy Region and Milan, Monza and Brianza Chamber of Commerce), as explained by Morogallo, who has been confirmed as Director-General of the Triennale Foundation. She emphasised the ability to diversify funding sources, which must continue and indeed be strengthened and developed in the coming years to support the new development plan. ‘We are finalising the revised budget for 2026, which we will present to the board of directors at the end of July,’ says Morogallo. ‘The estimates for November stand at 18 million euros. It will break even and will take into account not only the projects already underway, but also some of the new initiatives presented by the president.”
These include the expansion of the research centre and educational activities; a programme comprising thematic and monographic exhibitions on leading figures in art, architecture, design and fashion, which will be outlined in detail this autumn, alongside the project to expand the Museum of Italian Design. Other new developments concern the ‘Public Programme’, which will include the ‘Lezioni milanesi’, a series of lectures featuring a key figure in the cultural debate each year.
De Lucchi, Creative Director
A creative director has also been appointed for the first time, a role entrusted to Michele De Lucchi, who will also take on the role of director of the Museum of Italian Design.
