What Mondomostre Srl does

MondoMostre S.r.l. is a Rome-based, privately held Italian art exhibition organizer that designs, produces and co-produces major temporary exhibitions with leading international museums and cultural institutions. Its core activity is end-to-end exhibition production, securing loans of masterworks from elite lending institutions (Whitney Museum of American Art, Detroit Institute of Arts, Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna, Nakamura Keith Haring Collection, National Archaeological Museum of Naples, Galleria d'Arte Moderna Ricci Oddi, Kunst Museum Winterthur), coordinating with host venues in Italy, China and South Korea (Palazzo Blu, Ara Pacis, Palazzo Braschi, Museo Civico Archeologico Bologna, Villa Manin, Museum of Art Pudong, Yunnan Provincial Museum, Sejong Museum of Art, My Art Museum), and managing curatorial, architectural, lighting (Studio Consuline) and logistics (Arteria) partners. The company monetizes through B2C exhibition ticket sales (€5-€20 per ticket, distributed via Vivaticket and venue box offices), group and educational bookings, sponsorship/premium partnerships (Intesa Sanpaolo, Fineco), and public/patronage support from Italian and foreign governmental bodies (Roma Capitale, Fondazione Roma, Fondazione CRC, Italian Cultural Institutes, Consulates, U.S. Embassy in Seoul).

The company's technology stack centers on two digital assets: the Database Musei platform, a structured data product aggregating 1996-2023 visitor, revenue and service data on all Italian state museums; and MoMo Studio, a content brand spanning interview series (A Conversation With), making-of documentaries, virtual museum tours and Caravaggio research content. Both serve marketing and audience-development functions around the core exhibition business. Distribution is multi-channel: direct online ticketing through Vivaticket, venue box offices, group booking desks, and partner promotion networks (coopculture.it, turismofvg.it), supported by owned website, newsletter, Instagram and earned media/press partnerships.

Name

Mondomostre Srl

Legal name

Mondo Mostre S.r.l.

Website

https://mondomostre.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

MondoMostre S.r.l. is a Rome-based, privately held Italian art exhibition organizer that produces and co-produces major temporary exhibitions with leading international museums across Italy, China and South Korea, monetizing primarily through ticket sales, group bookings and sponsorship, and supported by the Database Musei data platform and MoMo Studio content brand.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Art Exhibition Services

NAICS

Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events with Facilities (71131), Museums (712110), Museums (71211)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

akta.pro primary industry

Arts, Crafts & Maker Fairs (MPAGAFAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Art Galleries & Exhibition Spaces (Commercial & Nonprofit) (THAJADAH), Museums & Heritage Sites (History, Science, Specialty) (BPAGAHAA), Performing Arts & Cultural Event Venues (Theaters, Museums) (THAHAAAG)

Keywords

• Art exhibition organization
• Cultural event production
• Museum exhibition services
• Museum database platform
• Exhibition ticketing services

Headquarters

HQ city

Roma

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Exhibition Ticket Sales: Revenue generated from ticket sales for art exhibitions organized and co-produced by MondoMostre at partner museums and venues. Tickets are sold through the company's Vivaticket platform integration and at venue box offices.
2. Database Musei Services: The Database Musei platform offers free registration for accessing Italian museum data, potentially with premium features for detailed research and analysis.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

MondoMostre organizes and produces major international art exhibitions at partner museums and cultural venues in Italy, China, and South Korea, featuring masterpieces lent from world-renowned institutions. The company co-produces exhibitions with museums, handles curatorial coordination and logistics, and sells tickets through its Vivaticket-integrated platform and venue box offices. Complementary offerings include the MoMo Studio digital content series (documentaries, interviews, virtual tours) and the Database Musei Italiani platform aggregating nearly 30 years of visitor and revenue data from Italian state museums.

Product overview

MondoMostre is an exhibition organizer that produces major art exhibitions featuring works from prestigious international museums and collections. The company's core offering is its exhibition organization services, which include coordinating with venues, curators, and partner institutions worldwide. This core business is complemented by MoMo Studio, a content platform offering behind-the-scenes content about exhibition creation, including the 'Making of' documentary series, 'A Conversation with' interview series featuring museum directors, 'Inside Caravaggio' research content, and 'Museum Showcases' virtual tours. Additionally, the company operates the Database Musei Italiani, a separate digital platform aggregating historical visitor and revenue data for Italian state museums since 1996.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Database Musei: A digital platform collecting data on all Italian state museums from 1996 to 2023, including visitor numbers, revenues, and other key metrics for cultural tourism analysis.

Products and services

• MondoMostre Exhibition Organization Services MondoMostre's core service of organizing and producing major art exhibitions featuring works from prestigious international museums and collections, coordinating with venues, curators, lending institutions, and partner organizations. Exhibitions are held at host museums in Italy, China, and South Korea.
• MoMo Studio A digital content platform by MondoMostre featuring behind-the-scenes content about exhibition creation, including the 'Making of' documentary series, 'A Conversation with' interview series with museum directors, 'Inside Caravaggio' research content, 'Museum Showcases' virtual tours, and 'Enchanted Worlds' and 'Frida on my mind' series.
• Database Musei Italiani A digital database platform that aggregates historical visitor data, revenue, and key service metrics for all Italian state museums from 1996 to 2023, with free registration enabling analysis of Italian museum tourism trends and cultural research.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 55,000 visitors to Graphic Japan exhibition in Bologna
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

45 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Korea Economic DailycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 May 2026Co-organizer of Beyond Impressionism exhibition at Sejong Museum of Art in Seoul, bringing 52 masterpieces from Detroit Institute of Arts to South Korea for the first time.
• Detroit Institute of ArtscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLending institution for the Beyond Impressionism exhibition featuring masterpieces including works by Renoir, Degas, Van Gogh, Matisse, and Picasso from their prestigious collection.
• U.S. Embassy in SeoulminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPatronage partner for the Beyond Impressionism exhibition in South Korea.
• Whitney Museum of American ArtcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organizer of Edward Hopper exhibition at Palazzo Blu in Pisa, with curators Barbara Haskell and Caroline Webb from the Whitney Museum.
• Fondazione Palazzo BlucoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPromoter and host foundation for Edward Hopper exhibition at Palazzo Blu in Pisa.
• Fondazione PisaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupporting foundation for the Edward Hopper exhibition at Palazzo Blu.
• Nakamura Keith Haring CollectioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorld's largest collection dedicated to Keith Haring, providing over 140 works and materials for the exhibition at Palazzo Braschi.
• Sovrintendenza Capitolina ai Beni CulturalicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-producer and organizer of Keith Haring exhibition at Palazzo Braschi, with curators Kaoru Yanase, Ilaria Miarelli Mariani, and Claudio Zambianchi.
• FinecominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPremium Partner for the Keith Haring exhibition at Palazzo Braschi.
• Zètema Progetto CulturaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupporting partner for Keith Haring exhibition at Palazzo Braschi.
• Roma CapitaleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPromoter of the Keith Haring exhibition with Assessorato alla Cultura.
• Museum of Art Pudong (MAP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost venue for Giorgio Morandi. Solo exhibition in Shanghai - the largest solo exhibition dedicated to Morandi in China featuring over 140 works.
• MAMbo and Museo MorandicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCuratorial partner with director Lorenzo Balbi co-curating the Morandi exhibition. Also provided access to the Morandi Museum collections.
• Italian Cultural Institute in ShanghaiminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-curatorial partner for Giorgio Morandi. Solo exhibition in Shanghai.
• Kunsthistorisches Museum ViennacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary lending institution for From Vienna to Rome exhibition, providing over 50 masterpieces from their collections including works by Rubens, Velázquez, Titian, and Tintoretto.
• Fondazione RomacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPromoter and producer of From Vienna to Rome exhibition at Palazzo Cipolla.
• ERPAC FVGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organizer of Klimt exhibition at Villa Manin featuring Nuda Veritas.
• TheatermuseumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner lending institution for the Nuda Veritas. Klimt exhibition.
• National Archaeological Museum of NaplescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLending institution for Epic Beneath the Ashes exhibition, providing over 100 artifacts showcasing Pompeii archaeological treasures.
• Italian Cultural Institute in BeijingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupporting partner for Epic Beneath the Ashes exhibition at Yunnan Provincial Museum in Kunming.
• Consulate General of Italy in ChongqingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupporting partner for Epic Beneath the Ashes exhibition in Kunming.
• Kunst Museum WinterthurcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLending institution for Impressionism and Modernity exhibition featuring 84 works including Monet, Van Gogh, Picasso, Kandinsky, and Magritte masterpieces.
• ARTEVENTI Cooperative SocietyminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGuided tours and educational activities manager for Impressionism and Modernity exhibition at Casa Cavazzini.
• Fondazione Cineteca di BolognaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborating partner for Graphic Japan exhibition, providing film festival component alongside the exhibition.
• Centro Studi d'Arte Estremo-OrientaleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborating partner for Graphic Japan exhibition at Museo Civico Archeologico Bologna.
• University of BolognaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner for Graphic Japan exhibition, contributing to research and educational components.
• Emilia-Romagna RegionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPatronage sponsor for Graphic Japan exhibition at Museo Civico Archeologico Bologna.
• Dai Nippon Foundation for Cultural PromotionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLending partner providing Japanese graphic art works for Graphic Japan exhibition.
• Adachi FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLending partner providing ukiyo-e prints for Graphic Japan exhibition.
• Fondazione CRCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPromoter of Borghese Gallery exhibition at Complesso Monumentale di San Francesco in Cuneo.
• Intesa SanpaolocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organizer with Fondazione CRC for Borghese Gallery exhibition, under their Progetto Cultura initiative.
• Borghese GallerycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLending institution providing masterpieces by Titian, Jacopo Bassano, and Guido Reni for exhibition in Cuneo.
• Galleria d'Arte Moderna Ricci OddicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLending institution for The Miracle of Klimt exhibition at My Art Museum in Seoul, featuring 70 artworks including Klimt's Portrait of a Lady.
• Italian Cultural Institute in SeoulminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupporting partner for The Miracle of Klimt exhibition in Seoul.
• Embassy of Italy in SeoulminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupporting partner for The Miracle of Klimt exhibition in Seoul.
• Sovrintendenza CapitolinacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-producer and organizer of Impressionism and Beyond exhibition at Ara Pacis in Rome, featuring 52 paintings from Detroit Institute of Arts.
• ArteriaminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLeading art handling and transport company providing logistics for exhibitions. Operates for over 20 years with six facilities across Italy, handling artwork transportation including specialized crates.
• Studio ConsulineminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerExhibition lighting design partner that developed the famous Monza method. Known for innovative lighting solutions including dynamic light that 'moves' in terms of color, spectrum, and intensity.
• PANSTUDIO architectsminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerArchitecture firm led by Cesare Mari providing exhibition design services including spatial planning for museums and exhibition installations.
• MiBACT (Italian Ministry of Culture)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment partner for Caravaggio research initiative, conducting diagnostic investigations on the twenty-two autograph works in Rome starting in 2009.
• Istituto Superiore per la Conservazione e il RestaurocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner institution for Caravaggio technique studies, collaborating on diagnostic investigation campaigns.
• Kunsthistorisches MuseumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for A sphinx lures him exhibition, providing over 100 Egyptian artifacts from their Egyptian and Near Eastern Collection.
• Museo storico di MiramarecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organizer of A sphinx lures him exhibition, hosting at Scuderie del Castello di Miramare.
• Civico Museo d'Antichità J. J. WinckelmannminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner lending institution for A sphinx lures him exhibition featuring Egyptian collections.
• Italian State MuseumscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner institutions for Database Musei platform aggregating visitor data from all Italian state museums from 1996 to 2023.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Imagine Exhibitions: US-based designer and producer of touring museum exhibitions, with a portfolio of repeatable show IP traveling across North America, Europe, and Asia. Comparable in producing internationally touring, ticket-revenue-driven exhibitions with similar museum-venue partnerships.
• Arthemisia Srl: Italy's leading private art exhibition organizer, producing blockbuster touring shows featuring Impressionist, modernist, and contemporary artists across major Italian venues. Most directly comparable to MondoMostre in business model, target venues, and reliance on prestige museum loans.
• Skira Editore: Milan-based art publisher and exhibition organizer with international reach, producing major catalogued art exhibitions in Italy and abroad. Closely comparable as an integrated publisher–exhibition producer with similar museum partnerships and touring exhibition strategy.
• 24 ORE Cultura: Italian cultural exhibition organizer and publisher, part of the Il Sole 24 Ore group, producing large-scale themed art exhibitions across Italian museums and cultural venues. Comparable in production approach, audience targeting, and venue-partnership model.
• Crossing Lines: International art exhibition tour organizer facilitating multi-venue collaborations between museums across Europe, Asia, and the Americas. Comparable for cross-border touring of major loan exhibitions from prestigious collections.
• Exhibits Development Group: US-based exhibition development and tour operator specializing in blockbuster touring art and cultural exhibitions. Comparable as a competing tour organizer pitching to the same set of lending institutions and host venues.

Broad incumbents

• Royal Academy of Arts: London institution that both operates its venue and curates major ticketed temporary exhibitions (e.g., Monet, Michelangelo). Comparable as an established, venue-owning exhibition producer competing for similar prestige collections and international audiences.
• Centre Pompidou: Major French national museum producing large-scale ticketed temporary exhibitions with international tour extensions. Comparable as a high-prestige venue producing comparable exhibition economics and competing for major loan collections.
• Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi: Florence-based cultural foundation that both operates its venue and produces internationally significant temporary art exhibitions (e.g., Ai Weiwei, Marina Abramović). Comparable as a major Italian exhibition producer and venue operator, though broader in mission as a foundation.

Others

• Vivaticket: Italy's leading cultural ticketing platform integrated with MondoMostre for online ticket sales across partner venues. Comparable as the enabling ticketing-infrastructure provider serving the same Italian exhibition ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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