Roberto Gagliardi

Roberto Gagliardi is an Italian furniture importer and art dealer.[1] He has an art gallery in London[2] and through it organised a temporary exhibition, the "London Art Biennale", in Chelsea Old Town Hall in 2013.[3][4] His art collection is housed in the Museo d'Arte di Chianciano Terme in Chianciano Terme, in Tuscany in central Italy;[5][1][6][7] which since 2009 has organised the Biennale di Chianciano in the town.[8][9][10][11]

Life

For many years Gagliardi sold imported Italian furniture in London.[3] In 1978 he started the Gagliardi Gallery on the Kings Road in Chelsea;[12][13][14] and through it organised the "London Art Biennale" in 2013.[13][14] Wanting to start an art museum, he chose Chianciano Terme in Italy;[15] he bought 10 vacant shops in the town to be used for the Chianciano Expo.[16]

In 2021 he was accused by the council of Chianciano Terme of defamation for criticisms against the mayor.[17]

In 2025, he offered to host in a suite in his art museum, a homeless Senegalese boy immigrant who was sleeping in a tree during the winter.[18]

Community engagement

In May 2025, Gagliardi launched a civic-participation blog called Chianciano idee, aimed at gathering proposals from residents and local groups to support cultural, social, and tourism initiatives in Chianciano Terme.[19] According to reporting by La Nazione, the Museo d’Arte di Chianciano offered support for ideas that could be realized as events or initiatives, including a €500 award for the proposer, advertising pages in national newspapers, 1,000 radio spots on Radio Subasio, and targeted digital promotion.[19]

References

  1. ^ a b Jessica Donati (11 September 2009). "An Art Collection Lands in Italy". New York Times.
  2. ^ "Museo d'Arte Contemporanea". Comune di Chianciano Terme, Siena. Municipality of Chianciano Terme.
  3. ^ a b Designs on Art ‹ ArtMag Blog
  4. ^ ArtSlant – Roberto Gagliardi
  5. ^ Ciao, Chianciano! ‹ ArtMag Blog
  6. ^ Francesco Amorosino (7 July 2009). "Chianciano: con Turner, Guttuso, Magritte apre il nuovo museo". Nanni Magazine (in Italian).
  7. ^ Arte e cultura con la Biennale d'Arte di Chianciano 2013 - 2013 - Comune di Chianciano Terme
  8. ^ Chianciano: i vincitori della Biennale d'Arte Contemporanea 2011
  9. ^ LA BIENNALE D'ARTE DI CHIANCIANO CHIUDE I BATTENTI, APPUNTAMENTO AL 2013
  10. ^ Snap shots of the Biennale of Chianciano 2013
  11. ^ Biennale di Chianciano 2013 | Effetto Arte, Rivista d'Arte Online
  12. ^ "Roberto Gagliardi - Founder". 6 March 2016.
  13. ^ a b "London Art Biennale – the Capital for Contemporary Art".
  14. ^ a b "Local Artist Hits London". Somerset Guardian. 22 January 2015. ProQuest 1647495667.
  15. ^ "Apre in un ex albergo il museo di arte contemporanea". La Nazione (in Italian). 25 August 2009.
  16. ^ "A Chianciano dieci negozi chiusi diventano musei". La Nazione (in Italian). 2 August 2016.
  17. ^ "Reo confesso l'autore del blog anonimo che denigrava Chianciano Terme". Gazzetta di Siena (in Italian). 26 March 2021.
  18. ^ "Atti vandalici a Chianciano Terme: "Ospiterò il migrante nel museo"". La Nazione (in Italian). 15 January 2025.
  19. ^ a b Duchini, Anna (12 May 2025). "Il blog "Chianciano idee". Cittadini anima del rilancio". La Nazione (in Italian). Retrieved 26 August 2025.
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