Galleria Continua opened in San Gimignano in 1990, on the initiative of three friends: Mario Cristiani, Lorenzo Fiaschi and Maurizio Rigillo. Occupying a former cinema, Galleria Continua established itself in an unexpected location, away from the big cities and the ultramodern urban centers, in the historic village of San Gimignano. This location provided scope for the development of new forms of dialogue between unexpected geographies: rural and industrial, local and global, art from the past and the art of today, famous artists and emerging ones. Remaining faithful to a spirit of perpetual evolution, in the course of thirty years Galleria Continua has created a strong identity grounded in two values – generosity and altruism – which lie at the heart of its relationship with artists and the general public.

Galleria Continua was the first foreign gallery with an international program to open in China in 2004 and then, in 2007, at Les Moulins in the Parisian countryside. In 2015, it opened a space in Havana, Cuba, dedicated to cultural projects aimed at overcoming all barriers. In 2020, during its 30th year of activity, it inaugurated a new space in Rome with a calendar of educational activities and artists’ residencies. In 2015, it opened a space in Havana, Cuba, dedicated to cultural projects aimed at overcoming all barriers. In 2020, during its 30th year of activity, it inaugurated a new space in Rome with a calendar of educational activities and artists’ residencies.
