On the opposite side of Via Manzoni, Via Romagnosi which was opened after the demolition of the church of Santa Maria del Giardino, is home to the Feltrinelli Foundation. Founded in 1973, the institute has a library with large volumes, ancient books and periodicals. Its archives specialise mostly in the economic, political and social aspects of the Italian workers movement and social dissent from the eighteenth century until present times. They organise seminars and meetings with political and historic debates.