The Merz Foundation , in Turin , is named after Mario Merz and was founded as a contemporary art center in 2005, with the aim of hosting exhibitions, events, educational activities and carrying forward research and in-depth analysis of art.

The Merz Foundation building, a former Officine Lancia thermal power plant, is a fascinating example of industrial architecture from the 1930s owned by the city of Turin , given in concession to the Merz Foundation and located in Borgo San Paolo, a neighborhood interested in urban redevelopment interventions and cultural events of Turin in recent years.

The Merz Foundation alternates exhibitions dedicated to Mario and Marisa Merz as moments of reflection and study with large site-specific projects by national and international artists invited to engage with the Foundation's space and its content, without neglecting research on new generations for which exhibition events are regularly organised.