Since 1988 it has been legally recognized and run by the City of Bergamo and is oriented toward contemporary languages.
Each year it promotes seminars with international artists and meetings with leading art critics.
It has an agreement with the University of Bergamo.
The collaboration between theAcademy of Fine Arts, the Pinacoteca d’Arte Antica and the Galleria d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea gives rise to a national hub of artistic culture.