Location: Palazzo della Banca Commerciale Italiana
Address: Piazza della Scala
A bank vault typically holds riches, keepsakes and wonders. However, the vault of the former Banca Commerciale Italiana, which once held immensely valuable items, is particularly special. In the place of the old deposit boxes are 500 paintings belonging to the Gallerie d’Italia Collection. A large exhibition hall, designed in the early years of the last century by Milanese architect Luca Beltrami and then revisited by Michele De Lucchi, also holds two hefty doric columns. The stairway, the balustrade of the walkway and the wrought iron features recall the motifs of the balustrade of the grand stairwell on the upper floor, making the design particularly harmonious. The works of art - from Balla to Carrà, from Severini to Picasso - for which there was simply no space on the upper floor, have been hung on an intricate and highly-secure system of rolling panels which allow for these works to be seen while offering their absolute protection, creating a unique viewing experience as well.
Piero della Francesca's masterpiece reunited again
In a unique and unrepeatable exhibition, a masterpiece by Piero della Francesca is presented for the first time in history, 555 years after its creation: the Augustinian Polyptych.
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The first European retrospective in over twenty years dedicated to Adrian Piper, conceptual artist, minimalist and performer in the New York art scene of the late Sixties.
The retrospective of Nari Ward presents, for the first time, a combination of works that interweaves his exploration of performativity and collaborative projects: over thirty years of practice, presenting early seminal and historical works as well as new productions.
Nicolas Party's wonderful creatures under the threat of extinction
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