Lampoon Magazine: Collaboration across borders – Magazzino Italian Art traces the contemporary Italian identity

Magazzino Italian Art – the museum’s second building, the Robert Olnick Pavilion, designed by Spanish architects Alberto Campo Baeza and Miguel Quismondo, will open to the public on September 14, 2023

The new Robert Olnick Pavilion, Magazzino Italian Art by Alberto Campo Baeza
The Robert Olnick Pavilion will be the isotropic hall designed by Alberto Campo Baeza: a cube, perforated at each corner by square-shaped windows that generate an ever-changing flow of light and shadow and, like a sundial, capture the passage of time.

Built on a 4-hectare green space surrounding the museum, the new Magazzino Italian Art pavilion will be adjacent to but independent of the main one. The minimalist architecture of the new building highlights the industrial materials used, including concrete, creating an aesthetically neutral environment that complements post-World War II and contemporary Italian art and the design objects displayed within.

On the occasion of the opening of the Robert Olnick Pavilion to the public, Magazzino Italian Art will open two exhibitions on Mario Schifano and Carlo Scarpa and a special project dedicated to Ettore Spalletti.