The Right to Play. The festival for equal opportunities in classical music

On 14–15 June 2025, the second edition of Il Diritto di Suonare [The Right to Play] takes place in Milan. The Right to Play, which is the first festival in the country dedicated to overcoming gender stereotypes in classical music, is promoted by the Classical Rights Association and supported by the Bracco Foundation.

Women on the Move: Rheumatological research for women’s health

The Bracco Foundation is supporting Donne in Movimento, a new fundraising gala being promoted by the Italian Foundation for Research in Rheumatology (FIRA). The event combines culture, science and social responsibility, and shines a spotlight on the oft-overlooked issue of rheumatological diseases that predominantly affect women.

The photographic exhibition “A life in sport. The faces and achievements of 100 female experts” [#100esperte]

Bracco Foundation presents a photographic exhibition in Milan: “A Life in Sport: The Faces and Achievements of 100 Female Experts”, sponsored by the Municipality of Milan and Fondazione Milano Cortina 2026. By showcasing the contributions of Italian women to the world of sport, the exhibition is an advertisement for gender equality and a rebuttal of the stereotypes that continue to limit female visibility.

“Women in STEM”: A project to nurture the participation of women in the sciences.

Confindustria’s Fondazione Giuseppina Mai, in collaboration with the Bracco Foundation and Assolombarda’s Steamiamoci project, is promoting female participation in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) studies by offering concrete opportunities for advancement to talented female students.
The aim is to reduce the high rate of early drop-outs among women in science subjects and encourage them to complete their studies.

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Women and science: “A week as a woman scientist “

Women make up just 34% of researchers in Italy according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD ). The percentage is very low, but it is rising. The Pathways for Transversal Skills and Orientation (PCTO) is guiding the “Week as a woman scientist ”, created in 2016 by the Bracco Foundation in collaboration with Centro Università degli Studi di Milano (CusMiBio). The initiative, which is aimed at girls in their fourth year of secondary school or technical college, revolves around the six points set out in the #Forwomeninscience manifesto.

Photographic exhibition “Colpo di scena. Dalla A di attrezzista alla S di scultrice”

From 30 January to 30 June 2024, Centro Diagnostico Italiano is hosting at its premises at No. 20 Via Saint Bon in Milan) a photographic exhibition titled “Colpo di scena. Dalla A di attrezzista alla S di scultrice” (‘Plot Twist: From A for Artisan toolmaker to S for sculptress’) (free entry) created and promoted by the Bracco Foundation in collaboration with Accademia Teatro alla Scala.

Photographic exhibition “Straordinarie. Protagoniste del presente”

The photographic exhibition “Straordinarie. Protagoniste del presente” (13 September – 6 October 2023 | MAXXI Museum, Rome) presents more than one hundred portraits and voices of Italian women testify how they assert themselves and realise their ambitions despite and beyond prejudice and discrimination.