Rome, December 16 — The Valentino Garavani and Giancarlo Giammetti Foundation has been awarded the Ambassador Foundation Prize for Women’s Rights at the Differenza Donna Awards 2025. The accolade was presented by Differenza Donna APS during its annual ceremony held on December 15 at the Auditorium of the National Lincean Academy. The awards celebrate both women and men who, through their exemplary actions, inspire a more just society free from violence and discrimination.
The Foundation’s broad cultural and social program over recent years is underpinned by a clear vision: to bring creativity into spaces where it can foster care, dialogue, and new possibilities. This is evident in Rebibbia, where workshops organized in partnership with the Severino Foundation transform a crafts activity like crochet into a space of relationship-building. At Gemelli Medical Center, weekly activities create moments of relief and sharing for patients, families, and staff. The Torre Spaccata multifunctional center run by INTERSOS has become a creative hub for single-parent households in vulnerable situations. At the Bambino Gesù Pediatric Hospital, art helps guide children and adolescents facing serious illnesses and their families, strengthening a holistic care journey that embraces every member of the family unit.
In parallel, support for young talent through Accademia di Costume e Moda, NABA – Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti of Rome, and MAM – Maiani Accademia di Moda contributes to shaping new generations of professionals and creatives, merging tradition, design, and experimentation.
The Foundation’s dialogue between communities and urban heritage also lives in the VENUS project, an exhibit opening at PM23 on January 18, 2026, realized in collaboration with the City of Rome, the Culture Department of Roma Capitale, the Capitoline Superintendence for Cultural Heritage, and the Special Superintendency for Archaeology, Fine Arts and Landscape of Rome. In recent months, this journey has guided the city through installations that weave into daily life. Following I’ll Be Your Mirror in Piazza Mignanelli and Solitario on the Pincio Terrace, the itinerary continues with Drag Race, the forthcoming work to be hosted inside the Ara Pacis. Here Joana Vasconcelos’s sculpture — an iconic sports car transformed into a ritual object adorned with feathers, stucco, and materials coded as “feminine” — invites reflection on identity, power, and representation, illustrating how the symbols we wield are often more potent than we imagine.
This milestone is possible thanks to ongoing collaboration with public institutions, superintendencies, and municipalities, together with partners who daily operate in health, childhood, education, women’s rights protection, and social inclusion.
For the Valentino Garavani and Giancarlo Giammetti Foundation, the Differenza Donna Awards 2025 holds special significance: it is not only a recognition of past efforts but a reaffirmation of a shared path where art becomes a vehicle for dignity, participation, and transformation.
Photo credits: The Valentino Garavani and Giancarlo Giammetti Foundation
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