Hangar Piemonte

What Hangar Piemonte does

Hangar Piemonte is a publicly-funded cultural transformation agency headquartered in Turin, Italy, operating as a project of the Assessorato alla Cultura, Turismo e Commercio della Regione Piemonte and implemented by Fondazione Piemonte dal Vivo. Founded in 2014 with 1-10 employees, the agency serves cultural organizations, enterprises, public administrations, and academic institutions primarily within the Piedmont region. It structures its work around five thematic areas — Accompagnamento (accompaniment), Ricerca (research), Sviluppo Sostenibile (sustainable development), Digitale (digital), and Visioni (visions) — that together form an integrated methodology for cultural transformation aligned with the UN Agenda 2030.

The agency's product surface comprises five core thematic areas plus specialized programs: Hangar Square (corporate cultural transformation services for enterprises including team building, training, and artistic residencies), Hangar Point (multi-year accompaniment calls for cultural organizations focused on innovation and accessibility), Hangar Plus (sustainable development calls), Art for Change and Educare alla Bellezza (cultural welfare research initiatives involving territorial healthcare companies), and the annual Bussola national event on intersectionality and transformative leadership. Deliverables include the Mediateca resource center housing outputs such as the WAP catalog and MVR vademecum, alongside a Magazine publication. No proprietary technology products are developed; the digital area provides digital transition support rather than technology build.

The business model is grant-based and non-commercial. Primary funding flows from Regione Piemonte (as institutional sponsor) and Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo (as financial supporter), with no disclosed commercial pricing or fee-for-service revenue. The go-to-market motion is event-driven and community-led, relying on calls for candidates, ecosystem recruitment, public events, and direct engagement with cultural organizations and enterprises. Distribution occurs through ecosystem direct engagement, public events, and the Square corporate program, targeting enterprise buyers within the regional footprint.

Name

Hangar Piemonte

Legal name

Fondazione Piemonte dal Vivo

Website

https://hangarpiemonte.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Hangar Piemonte is a publicly-funded cultural transformation agency in Turin, Italy, operating under Regione Piemonte and serving cultural organizations, enterprises, and public institutions through accompaniment programs, research, and events aligned with Agenda 2030.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Turin, Piedmont

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Funding and Grants: Hangar Piemonte is funded primarily through public sources. It is a project of the Regione Piemonte's Assessorato alla Cultura, Turismo e Commercio (Department of Culture, Tourism and Commerce). Activities are realized with the support of Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo. The organization appears to operate as a non-profit cultural agency without commercial revenue generation.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Hangar Piemonte is a publicly funded cultural transformation agency that delivers accompaniment, research, training, consultancy and corporate cultural welfare programs for cultural organizations, enterprises and public institutions in the Piedmont region. Its work is organized around five thematic areas — Accompagnamento, Ricerca, Sviluppo Sostenibile, Digitale and Visioni — and supported by programs such as Hangar Square (corporate offering), Hangar Point and Hangar Plus (calls/accompaniment pathways) plus research initiatives such as Art for Change and Educare alla Bellezza. Activities are aligned with the UN Agenda 2030 and focus on cultural transformation, sustainability, digital transition and intersectoral dialogue.

Product overview

Hangar Piemonte is an agency for cultural transformations operating as a multi-module platform with five core thematic areas (Accompagnamento, Ricerca, Sviluppo Sostenibile, Digitale, Visioni) that provide pathways for spaces, networks, and territories. The platform complements its core areas with specialized programs including Hangar Square (corporate program), Hangar Point and Hangar Plus (calls and accompanying pathways), research initiatives like Art for Change and Educare alla Bellezza, and the annual Bussola national event. Additional offerings include the Magazine publication section and Mediateca resource center. The ecosystem approach connects public institutions, private entities, cultural organizations, and civil society to drive sustainable cultural development aligned with Agenda 2030.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Hangar Square: Corporate program for enterprises that want to bring well-being and cultural transformation processes into their organizations.
• Hangar Point
• Hangar Plus
• Art for Change

Products and services

• Area Accompagnamento Accompaniment service offering pathways for cultural spaces, networks and territories, providing training, events and expert consultations in both in-person and online formats to strengthen competencies of involved organizations.
• Area Ricerca The most experimental area of Hangar, creating a research community with cultural operators, universities, research centers, policy makers and second-level entities to experiment with new methods and tools for cultural transformation.
• Area Sviluppo Sostenibile Sustainable development service area aligned with Agenda 2030 objectives, developing sustainability themes in ecological, digital, economic and social domains for cultural spaces, networks and territories.
• Area Digitale A dialogue and training service on new technologies and strategies for the digital transition of the socio-cultural sector, supporting cultural organizations in the Piedmont region.
• Area Visioni A reflection and dialogue service on the cultural, social and geopolitical scenario, providing stimuli and opportunities for organizations to engage with contemporary issues and Agenda 2030 connections.
• Hangar Square (Corporate Program) Corporate cultural welfare program for businesses seeking to bring cultural transformation and well-being processes into their organizations, offering team building, training, extra-work activities, artistic residencies and artistic production.
• Hangar Point Call and accompanying pathway for cultural organizations, involving partnerships with foundations and research centers for organizational innovation and accessibility.
• Hangar Plus Call for sustainable development projects; winners are selected to participate in accompanying pathways focused on sustainability of spaces, networks and territories.
• Art for Change Research and experimentation initiative exploring cultural welfare methodologies, involving territorial healthcare companies and demonstrating robust methodological approaches to cultural well-being programs.
• Educare alla Bellezza Research initiative on cultural welfare focused on education through beauty, working with territorial healthcare companies.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Fondazione Time2coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic collaboration with Fondazione Time2 focused on cultural transformation, accessibility, and participation. The partnership emerged from the 'Cambiamenti' call and has evolved into ongoing collaboration within Hangar Point program. Fondazione Time2 contributes expertise on self-determination, accessibility, and participation themes. The collaboration has generated autonomous relationships and new projects between participating organizations.
• Fondazione Piemonte dal VivocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerImplementing organization for Hangar project. Fondazione Piemonte dal Vivo serves as the legal entity responsible for executing the Hangar initiative on behalf of Regione Piemonte.
• Centro NexaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization within Hangar Point program for 2026/2027, bringing expertise in digital transformation and technology studies.
• Forum per lo Sviluppo SostenibileminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization within Hangar Point program for 2026/2027, contributing sustainable development expertise.
• Letture Lente/AgCultminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMedia partnership for publishing expert contributions and theoretical articles on cultural transformation topics, extending reach to broader professional audiences.
• CIRSDe - Centro Interdisciplinare di Ricerche e Studi delle Donne e di Genere (Università di Torino)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner contributing expertise on gender equality, intersectionality, and feminist research perspectives for Agenda 2030 and megatrend analysis.
• Regione Piemonte - Direzione Cultura, Turismo, Sport e CommerciocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional government department collaborating on cultural policy development, intersectoral coordination, and territorial transformation initiatives aligned with Agenda 2030.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Fondazione Fitzcarraldo: Italian research foundation focused on cultural policies, cultural management, and audience development. Direct peer: an Italian non-profit providing research, training, and accompaniment to cultural organizations, mirroring Hangar's Ricerca and Accompagnamento areas.
• Julie's Bicycle: UK-based charity supporting the cultural sector on environmental sustainability and climate action. Direct peer: comparable scope (cultural organizations), comparable mission (sustainability transformation of cultural entities, including Agenda-aligned frameworks), and similar small-team research-driven model.
• Trans Europe Halles: Network of cultural centers housed in repurposed buildings across Europe. Direct peer: comparable transformation-of-cultural-spaces mission, comparable small-team network model, and similar accompaniment programs for cultural venues and territories.
• ECCOM: Italian cultural management consultancy working on EU projects for cultural policy, audience development, and creative economy. Direct peer: same Italian market, similar organizational audience (museums, theaters, cultural networks), and overlapping methodologies (research, training, accompaniment).
• Fondazione Santagata: Turin-based foundation for cultural and creative economy research and policy. Direct peer: same city and region (Piedmont), operates research programs, policy advisory, and training for cultural institutions, overlapping closely with Hangar's ecosystem.

Broad incumbents

• British Council: UK's international organization for cultural relations and educational opportunities. Broad incumbent: comparable cultural transformation and societal engagement mission, but operates globally with much larger institutional footprint and budget envelope.
• Goethe-Institut: Germany's globally operating cultural institute delivering cultural programs, training, and dialogue. Broad incumbent: shared cultural diplomacy and program delivery model, but vastly larger scale, geographic footprint, and budget than Hangar's regional agency.
• IETM: International network for contemporary performing arts, providing research, advocacy, and peer learning. Broad incumbent: comparable audience (cultural organizations, public institutions), comparable research/community function, but broader sectoral scope (performing arts only).
• Culture Action Europe: Europe-wide network representing cultural organizations on EU cultural policy. Broad incumbent: operates at a larger supranational scale but pursues a similar mission of cultural transformation, intersectoral dialogue, and Agenda 2030 alignment.

Emerging players

• Creative Carbon Scotland: Scottish charity helping the cultural sector respond to climate change and reduce environmental impact. Emerging player: similar scope (cultural sector + sustainability), similar small organization profile, and overlapping methodology around cultural transformation, though narrower focus on carbon/climate.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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