The STORY

 ENZO PAGANI - 1960

Museum Pagani of Modern Art was founded by ENZO PAGANI, born in Legnano (Milano, Italy) in 1920. The son of a church decorator, as a child he followed the father at work. That was the origin of his vocation for painting.

He graduated at Academy of Brera in Milano and took part to important artistic and cultural movements. He was sculptor, mosaicist, and also art merchant.

In the Forties and Fifties he opened Galleries Pagani del Grattacielo, first at Legnano and after in Milano, Via Brera. During all his life he was committed to all movements dealing with resarch on culture and art, domestic as well international. He also was a talent scout and a pioneer.

In 1957 Enzo Pagani started the great endeavour to found his park - museum, an utopian dream that became reality thanks to his love for art and restless tenacity.

Enzo Pagani also took part intensively to political and social life and was awarded with many prestigious certificates for artistic and cultural merits.