The Architect's Newspaper: Magazzino Italian Art’s Alberto Campo Baeza and Miguel Quismondo–designed addition will open in September

In New York’s Hudson Valley, museum and research center Magazzino Italian Art will be opening a Alberto Campo Baeza and Miguel Quismondo–designed Robert Olnick Pavilion on September 14. Magazzino focuses on postwar and contemporary Italian Art, making it the only museum to do so in the U.S.

Since 2017, Magazzino has been housed in a 20,000-square-foot building designed by Spanish architect Miguel Quismondo. In 2020, Magazzino announced plans for the additional 13,000-square-feet of exhibition space with the Campo Baeza expansion, which Quismondo is also working on. The institution sits on 9.5 acres in Cold Spring that includes a stable of Sardinian donkeys.

The pavilion was designed as a rectangular prism. It is set into a sloping landscape, with additional height at one end. In addition to two gallery spaces, the pavilion includes a multipurpose room that can serve as an auditorium, and a cafe and store. One gallery will be devoted to “Italian decorative arts, Murano glass, ceramics, and jewelry.”