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Our Headquarters

The historic and symbolic building in Castagnola, where Carlo Cattaneo lived in the twenty years following 1849, is now our headquarters and laboratory for research and thought. 

Casa Carlo Cattaneo historical photo

Casa Carlo Cattaneo

Casa Carlo Cattaneo Castagnola
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Carlo Cattaneo House

Carlo Cattaneo House tells a story that spans centuries, intertwining people, politics, culture, and hospitality.

Casa Carlo Cattaneo IBSA Foundation headquarters
Today

IBSA Foundation headquarters

Carlo Cattaneo House tells a story that spans centuries, intertwining people, politics, culture, and hospitality.

The story of Carlo Cattaneo House
The life of Carlo Cattaneo

Activities at Carlo Cattaneo House

The Casa Carlo Cattaneo has become the main venue for events open to the public, schools, and spaces for the activities of researchers and students.

There are also temporary and permanent exhibitions: among these is an in-depth study dedicated to Carlo Cattaneo, the great philosopher-politician-theorist of federalism and proponent of the synthesis between technical and humanistic thought.