To acquire works of art and documentation of artistic and cultural interest and to operate for their valorization, making them accessible, in collaboration with museums and archives, to the general public and to scholars in particular; to aim, as a priority, in the aforementioned acquisition, at the formation of nuclei of works of art (especially by the artists Filippo Franzoni and Massimo Cavalli) and documentation of artistic and cultural interest that are particularly significant for the understanding of events related to the Canton of Ticino or artists and art scholars linked to the Canton of Ticino, operating, if necessary, exchanges, sales or purchases; to promote, through the granting of scholarships and contributions or by fully assuming the costs involved, studies and publications relevant to the knowledge of the works belonging to the Foundation; to operate to bring to the attention of the general public and scholars in particular its activity.