The M-Cube Foundation was established in Turin in May 2022, at the end of the pandemic and in the midst of the new conflict affecting Europe.
The Foundation aims to preserve and enhance the now vast heritage of objects related to Modern Mythology, starting with the valorisation and public accessibility of the Modina Collection. At the same time, it positions itself as a space for the creation of innovative enterprises capable of grasping, with a broad and forward-looking vision, the transformative power of culture and emerging languages, including technological ones.
The Foundation works on the imaginary worlds and cultural references shared by five generations, with the goal of rekindling curiosity for knowledge, encouraging identification with the positive values embodied by contemporary heroes, and highlighting the energy and potential for change that can emerge “from below.” It also seeks to foster the growth that can be generated through the large and passionate communities that spontaneously gather around these cultural universes.
The M-Cube Foundation brings together professionals from across Italy and from a wide range of sectors, including education and culture, European project development, technology and innovation, events and entertainment, managerial services, entrepreneurship, and management. This diverse combination of expertise forms a mosaic of complementary perspectives, all working together to support the Foundation’s mission and the effectiveness of its initiatives.
The Fabrizio Modina Collection
The Modina Collection represents the heart of the M-Cube Foundation, which was established to safeguard its historical and artistic value while promoting its accessibility through exhibitions, publications, and research initiatives.
Among the most significant European collections dedicated to Modern Mythology, the Modina Collection was the first of its kind in Italy to be presented in major institutional museums and art galleries, beginning in 2005. These exhibitions contributed to opening a new perspective on Pop Culture, recognizing it as a meaningful cultural language capable of supporting and enriching traditional cultural narratives.
Over more than forty years of research and collecting, Fabrizio Modina has gathered and preserved more than 16,000 items, including comics, books, posters, toys, props, and other extremely rare materials from around the world. These works are closely connected to cinematic productions, animation, comics, literature, video games, fashion, music, and other narrative and visual disciplines from which Modern Mythology has spontaneously emerged.
Fabrizio Modina
Fabrizio Modina is a teacher of fashion design and the history of Modern Mythology. His three-volume encyclopedia Super Robot Files is considered the only Western-language work to analytically explore the iconic steel giants of Japanese anime.
As a collector and curator, he has contributed to the development of exhibitions for major Italian and European museums, helping to bring the cultural significance of Modern Mythology to wider audiences.
Superheroes, NRW Forum, Düsseldorf, Historisches Museum der Pfalz, Speyer (DE)
The Myth of Superheroes, Comic-Con Museum, San Diego (USA), Museokeskus Vapriikki, Tampere (FI), Archaeologisches Museum, Hamburg (DE) Chogokin 50th Year / Shoji Kawamori, Ingegnere degli Anime, Lucca Comics & Games,Lucca (IT)
Manga Heroes – Fabbrica del Vapore, Milan/National Archaeological Museum of Naples
Robot – The Human Project – MUDEC, Milan
Wonder Woman – The Myth – Museum of Fashion and Costume, Milan
Female Warriors from the Rising Sun – Museum of Oriental Art, Turin
Bushi, part 1 – Museum of Oriental Art, Turin
Lady Diana, a free spirit – Venaria Reale Royal Palace
Watch Me Move – Barbican Art Gallery, London
Kyoto/Tokyo – Grimaldi Forum, Principality of Monaco
Things from Another World – National Museum of Cinema, Turin
Manga Impact – National Museum of Cinema, Turin
Des Samouraïs aux Kawaii – Musée Dauphinois, Grenoble
Guerre Stellari Play – Complesso del Vittoriano, Rome
Godzil-Land – Altinate San Gaetano, Padua
Japan: From Samurais to Mazinger – Casa dei Carraresi, Treviso