01 / Identity
Show what makes it distinctive.
A sequence of prototypes and documents shows the path that made a product possible, not only the product itself.
Project visualisationAmalart's contributionCorporate
Corporate
MuseumsMaking the heritage a company has already built accessible.
Regione Lombardiacorporate museums public funding call
20251 project submitted, 1 awarded funding
20267 projects submitted, 7 awarded funding
ExperienceSeven manufacturing sectors
01The starting point
What is already there.
Every company holds evidence of the choices that shaped its growth.
Products, prototypes, tools, technical drawings, samples, photographs and personal accounts are often dispersed across departments, offices and stores. A corporate museum begins with this tangible heritage: selecting it, preserving it and making it understandable.
The showroom presents the products,
the archive preserves the sources,
the museum develops knowledge.
the archive preserves the sources,
the museum develops knowledge.
02
What it can do for a company.
The museum does not add an artificial story. It makes visible the expertise, decisions and relationships a company has built over time.
02 / Continuity
Pass on practical knowledge.
Techniques and decisions shared by word of mouth become part of the organisation's heritage, supporting generational transitions and training.
03 / Relationships
Welcome clients and partners.
A visit makes expertise understandable in ways that commercial communication can struggle to achieve.
04 / Place
Become part of a wider history.
The company's history becomes part of Lombardy's industrial history and a resource for schools and communities.
03The methodOne point of contact.
One point of contact.
Six phases.
From the initial heritage survey to the payment of the grant, content, space, requirements and delivery form a single process.
Heritage survey
Identify materials, personal accounts and the main themes of the company's history.
Concept and curation
Define the narrative, collections and visitor experience.
Design
Space, exhibition design and digital content developed as one project.
Application
Develop an application that meets the requirements of the public funding call.
Delivery
Coordinate content, expertise and suppliers.
Grant reporting
Document the work and support the company through to payment of the grant.
04Documentation as protection
Understand what you hold.
Reconstructing a company's history also means identifying and describing what it preserves: inventories, provenance, dates of use and original documents. This documentation supports the protection of its heritage and distinctive signs, from trade marks to designs.
Ongoing collaboration
BMLEX — Studio Legale Associato Bacchini Mazzitelli
On legal matters, Amalart works with BMLEX, a Milan law firm specialising in industrial and intellectual property. The collaboration supports projects from the heritage survey to the application.
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05A principle
Technology serves the narrative.
Every element of the exhibition design must help visitors understand. Technologies are selected for their practical purpose: showing a process, hearing a personal account or connecting an object to documents that tell its story.
06Experience
Seven forms of manufacturing heritage.
The method remains the same. Each narrative grows from the company's own materials.
Architectural metalwork
Textiles, knitwear and fashion
Art glass and craft
Home comfort systems
Materials for architecture and design
Automotive components
Designer costume jewellery
07For companies in Lombardy
Prepare the project before the public funding call.
Regione Lombardia supports the creation and development of corporate museums through a dedicated public funding call. The heritage survey, concept and budget can be prepared before applications open. They provide the basis for a well-founded application.
Figures updated for the 2026 call2026 fundingIn 2026, funding covered up to 100% of eligible expenditure, with a maximum of €50,000 per company.
Main requirementAn operating site active in Lombardy for at least 25 years.
PreparationProject development can begin before the funding scheme opens.
Requirements, conditions and the availability of funding must be checked for each new call. The grant enables the project; the value of the heritage exists independently of it.
The first step is a heritage survey.
You do not need a fully defined museum project. Our first conversation explores what exists, the story it can reveal and the form it could take.