Istituto Svizzero

Istituto Svizzero supports and promotes Swiss research, art and creation in Italy through an original and stimulating programme of events as well as residencies in Italy. It makes an active contribution to scientific and artistic exchange between Switzerland and Italy.

Its mission consists in:

• offering young artists and scientists the opportunity to continue and develop their research and activities in Italy
• creating and developing networks of artistic and scientific relations and collaboration between Switzerland and Italy
• promoting Swiss education, research, innovation and artistic creation in Italy

In the field of science, the Istituto Svizzero offers young researchers from universities and institutes of higher education the opportunity to develop their research projects and to create contacts and networks of relations with the academic and scientific world in Italy. It fosters exchange between Swiss and Italian institutions, organizes and hosts scientific conferences and seminars, and provides an independent research centre of excellence in the Roman and Italian context.

In the field of the arts, the Istituto Svizzero provides a platform for young Swiss artists and develops a resolutely contemporary, multidisciplinary and forward-looking programme of events.
It fosters collaboration between Swiss and Italian cultural institutions, and supports its resident artists and researchers in the dissemination of their work and the development of their networks of contacts.

Istituto Svizzero is part of the Pro Helvetia international network together with the Swiss cultural centres in Paris and New York, and the branches in Johannesburg, Cairo, New Delhi and Moscow. It also belongs to the Swissnex network, which plays an active part in the fields of innovation, education and culture, especially through the premises in Shanghai and San Francisco.