The Pool NYC was founded in New York in 2009 by Luigi Franchin and Viola Romoli to promote avant-garde artists through a network of international exhibitions. Since October 2017 it has had a permanent exhibition space in the heart of Milan. It aims to support emerging and more established artists working with different media, such as ceramics, dioramas, photography, painting, drawings and glass, with a special interest in contemporary ceramics and Murano glass from the 1920s to the present day. The gallery organises tours around Italy to visit beautiful private places, monuments and exhibitions, as well as accrochage (hanging) courses and art dinners at the gallery.