SIAD Sestini Foundation has been supporting science, art and history since 1987. By promoting scholarships for young doctors and students, supporting the realization of events and initiatives to enhance and safeguard the cultural heritage, and activating synergies with the territory, it contributes to scientific progress and social welfare.
Since 1987, SIAD Sestini Foundation has sponsored cultural initiatives, including the creation of a photography museum.
The Sestini Museum of Photography, inaugurated in 2018, enhances its photographic heritage with an interdisciplinary exhibition itinerary, dedicated to the world of historical photography, and divided into two sections: one scientific and one historical.
The SIAD Group and SIAD Fondazione Sestini are partners of the Fondazione Teatro Donizetti, Bergamo's illustrious internationally renowned Teatro di Tradizione, named after the famous local composer Gaetano Donizetti.
The Foundation is dedicated to supporting the theater's activities, including taking care of the necessary structural upgrades.
Cattaneo, 1985
The sculpture Opus Pro Dino Sestini, created in copper by artist Piero Cattaneo, is a tribute to the figure of Roberto Sestini, president of the SIAD Group. The work encompasses in a harmonious composition his great passions: the sea and sailing, evoked by fluid and undulating forms; technology, represented by gears reminiscent of the industrial world; and a love of art and history, reflected in the care and symbolic depth of the entire structure.
From this sculpture comes the logo of the SIAD Sestini Foundation, which takes up its contours as a sign of continuity between personal vision and cultural commitment of the SIAD Group. The work is not only a tribute to Sestini's memory, but also a tangible symbol of the values the foundation aims to promote.
The work is currently located at the SIAD Group headquarters in Bergamo.