EXHIBITION


CULTURAL EVENTS

WELCOME ANDREW DAVIS WELCOME ANDREW DAVIS
Thursday 17 July 2025
6.30 PM
MAST.AUDITORIUM
SCREENING AND TALK

WELCOME ANDREW DAVIS

Fondazione MAST is pleased to welcome Andrew Davis, the renowned American director of The Fugitive.
Following the screening of his documentary Mentors – Tony and Santi, an intimate portrait of the long-standing friendship and professional bond between legendary photographers Tony Vaccaro and Santi Visalli, Davis will conclude the evening by retracing the key milestones of his career in conversation with Gian Luca Farinelli, Director of the Cineteca di Bologna.

 

MENTORS – TONY & SANTI Andrew Davis, USA, 2020, 51’, o.v. with subtitles

Mentors tells the story of the long friendship and professional bond between two legendary photographers, Tony Vaccaro and Santi Visalli, who captured some of the most iconic photographs of the last century. Starting with Tony’s shots as a war photographer under General Patton during World War II, and Santi’s 1957 jeep expedition around the world, the film also features portraits of famous figures and covers for major magazines and newspapers such as Look, Life, The New York Times, Time, Newsweek, and Forbes.
The documentary retraces the life journey of two friends and photographers through thousands of images and faces: Enzo Ferrari, Pablo Picasso, JFK, and Sophia Loren, captured by Tony; and five U.S. presidents, Federico Fellini, Muhammad Ali, Louis Armstrong, and Andy Warhol, photographed by Santi.
A long career for both, who never forgot the importance of family, friends, and love.

In collaboration with the Cineteca di Bologna.

 

FREE ADMISSION BY RESERVATION

 

Andrew Davis, coming from a family of actors, graduated in journalism and began his film career as an assistant to Haskell Wexler, from whom he inherited a realistic approach. After establishing himself as a director of photography, he made his directorial debut with Stony Island (1978). He went on to direct various action films, including Code of Silence (1985) with Chuck Norris, Above the Law (1988) with Steven Seagal, and Under Siege (1992), a major box office success. His best-known film is The Fugitive (1993), starring Harrison Ford, which received seven Academy Award nominations. He continued with thrillers such as A Perfect Murder (1998) and Collateral Damage (2002). With Holes (2003), based on a young adult novel, he reached a broader audience. In 2006, he directed The Guardian, inspired by the U.S. Coast Guard Rescue Swimmers. In 2024, he published his first novel, Disturbing the Bones, a geopolitical thriller.

BOOK YOUR ENTRANCE

Every Sunday Fondazione MAST will organize Family Tour Days, free activities for the whole family that include a guided tour of the exhibition Mohamed Bourouissa. Communautés, an educational workshop inspired by Horse Day, one of the series on display, and a snack in the Cafeteria.

PROGRAM
3:45 PM Meet at the Gallery desk, level 1
4:00 - 4:30 PM Snack in MAST.Cafeteria 
4:30 - 5:00 PM Tour of the exhibition in MAST.Galleries
5:00 - 6:00 PM Educational workshop in MAST.Academy

Maximum number of participants: 15 children from 6 to 11 years old - Parents can participate in the exhibition visit, workshop and be guests in the Cafeteria during the snack.

 

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FROM THE ARCHIVE


FONDAZIONE MAST 2013 – 2023
Making work a culture and culture a work

ANTEPRIMA, 2013
RA DI MARTINO
MAST.

An itinerary of images and sounds through the interior and exterior spaces of the MAST, this site specific video was realized by the artist Ra di Martino on the occasion of the opening.

director: Ra di Martino
performer viola da gamba: Rosa Helena Ippolito
cinematography: Alessandro Chiodo, Marco Martelli
sound: Enrico Ascoli
assistant director: Marcella Libonati

WHERE NEW INTERACTIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND INDUSTRIAL PHOTOGRAPHY OFFER A CONTEXT FOR EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING ON INNOVATION AND THE WORLD OF WORK

Gallery

The Gallery is a space where industry and the world of work are described along a journey punctuated by technological exhibits, videoart installations and photographic images.

The MAST Innovation Gallery is an area for​ experiential learning focused on technology and innovation. Starting from some of Coesia Group’s technical solutions, the hands-on, multimedia itinerary offers visitors the opportunity to experiment and develop new knowledge.

The MAST Photo Gallery is an exhibition space that hosts temporary shows of photography on industry and work. The exhibition programme presents thematic and monographic projects taken from the MAST Collection, which includes over 5000 works, or on loan from other archives, international institutions and private collections. Each exhibition is accompanied by a programme of talks, encounters with authors and other public figures of the world of photography, films and videos, workshops for children.

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WHERE ONGOING TECHNICAL TRAINING PROGRAMMES OFFER COESIA EMPLOYEES AND STUDENTS OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONTINUOUS GROWTH

academy

At the Academy, the MAST Foundation proposes a variety of educational activities on the themes of technology and innovation, addressed to young people, local community - schools and companies – and to the collaborators of Coesia Group, in partnership with public institutions and other organisations.

The Academy occupies an entire wing of the MAST building comprising 8 classrooms of various dimensions, equipped with advanced technological systems.

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Progetto Expeditions Progetto ENTER/PRISE Summer School Smart Camp

WHERE CONFERENCES, SCREENINGS AND ENCOUNTERS WITH PROMINENT FIGURES OF THE WORLD OF CULTURE CREATE THE CONDITIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF CREATIVITY

Auditorium

The Auditorium seats 400 guests and hosts programmes of cultural events promoted by the Foundation or in collaboration with other institutions, conferences, meetings, Talks, lectures, screenings and concerts, generally related to the themes of the shows. 

The acoustics was specifically designed so as to be adjustable according to the type of event. State of the art technological solutions are available for the most diverse occasions.

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WHERE A WARM ATMOSPHERE AND CULINARY EXPERIMENTATION CREATE A MEETING POINT FOR CULTURE, ART AND TECHNOLOGY

Caffetteria

The Cafeteria is a convivial space available for guests of the Coesia Group, participants in Academy programs and visitors of the Gallery attending the various events.

This space, with a light and warm atmosphere, allows for social interaction. Three big bookcases dedicated to photography books are available for consultation.

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WHERE CHILDREN TAKE THEIR FIRST STEPS IN SOCIAL LEARNING AND BEGIN TO EXPRESS THEIR IMAGINATION

NIdo

The MAST Nursery School is an educational centre offering an innovative, high quality cultural experience. Its pedagogical project is focused on experiential learning in relationship-driven environments.

The Nursery, which is open both to the children of COESIA employees and the local community, accepts children aged 3 to 36 months, divided into three classrooms. The School hosts two classrooms: 3/4-year-olds and 5-year-olds. 3/4-year-olds and 5-year-olds.

The MAST Nursery School works in partnership with Reggio Children, Cadiai Cooperative and Giannino Stoppani Cooperative.

 

INNOVATION AT THE NURSERY SCHOOL

The MAST Nursery School puts research and experimentation with innovative content and processes at the centre of its educational programme, by focusing on a multiplicity of cultural languages offered to the children:

The sense of beauty
The architecture and furnishings of the Nursery School, as well as the materials used in the children’s activities, are inspired by beauty as a cultural and relational element.

Books
Picture books are a crucial educational tool for fostering children’s imagination.

Play
Toys enrich children’s perceptive experiences. These objects can change their function and identity and convey new possibilities, ideas and emotions, turning into learning tools.

English Language
A bridge for creative ways of communicating, English language allows children to connect and play together by learning new words and sounds.

Ateliers
Ateliers are places where children explore, discover and experiment. The MAST Nursery School offers different ateliers such as: atelier of colour, of sound, of nature and vegetable garden.

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WHERE THE PRINCIPLES OF MODERN NUTRITION BECOME AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ACTIVE AWARENESS

Ristorante aziendale

The Company Restaurant and the MAST.Wellness were designed as part of a unified project that integrates correct nutrition and physical activity. One of the driving values that inspire the project is the promotion of an idea of health connected to awareness, information and food culture in order to improve the quality of life.

 

The Company Restaurant for Coesia collaborators doesn’t simply offer meals, but it provides a place where the ingredients and their transformation into recipes respect the most recent dietary guidelines and are consistent with quality assurance indicators established by the Gruber Centre nutritionists who collaborate with MAST. 

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WHERE INNOVATIVE FITNESS TECHNOLOGY MESHES WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF SUSTAINABLE LIFESTYLES

Wellness

The Wellness Center is dedicated to Coesia Group employees and is supplied and managed by Technogym, world leader in fitness equipment. It offers a variety of services based on a model of integrated and holistic well-being.

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