Description
The Triennale di Milano is a cultural center for design, architecture, art, photography and fashion, in the Palazzo dell'Arte, at the edge of Parco Sempione. Inside are exhibitions, a design museum, a theater and a library.
At first it was a biennale, and it was in Monza. The first international exhibition of decorative arts was held there in 1923. Then it became a triennale, moved to Milan, and the name stuck to it.
The new home, the Palazzo dell'Arte, was designed by Giovanni Muzio and opened in 1933. It was paid for by a bequest of five million lire from Senator Antonio Bernocchi.
Since then Le Corbusier, Gio Ponti, Lucio Fontana, Renzo Piano, Ettore Sottsass and Bruno Munari have passed through. And some editions saw the future before everyone else: in 1964 the theme was leisure time, in 1968 "the big number."
Today the palace is open all year round, with a continuous program of exhibitions. Every three years the institution organizes the International Exhibition, which the Bureau International des Expositions has recognized on a permanent basis since 1928.
The museum is the Museo del Design Italiano, founded in 2007: it tells the story of Italian design in all its variety, with two permanent spaces, the Teatro Agorà, entirely of wood, and the CreativeSet.
On the basement floor is the Teatro dell'Arte, dedicated to dance, music and performance. In the 1950s it was used by RAI to record shows, and Miles Davis, John Coltrane and Jimi Hendrix have all been on its stage.
Outside, in the park next to the palace, remain the marks left by the Triennali: the Torre al Parco, Alberto Burri's Teatro Continuo and Giorgio de Chirico's Bagni Misteriosi fountain.
Inside, the Biblioteca del Progetto and the historical archive keep the documents of all the editions, from the flyers to the posters that made up their image. Among the guests of the exhibitions were also Franco Albini, Gae Aulenti and the Castiglioni brothers.
At first it was a biennale, and it was in Monza. The first international exhibition of decorative arts was held there in 1923. Then it became a triennale, moved to Milan, and the name stuck to it.
The new home, the Palazzo dell'Arte, was designed by Giovanni Muzio and opened in 1933. It was paid for by a bequest of five million lire from Senator Antonio Bernocchi.
Since then Le Corbusier, Gio Ponti, Lucio Fontana, Renzo Piano, Ettore Sottsass and Bruno Munari have passed through. And some editions saw the future before everyone else: in 1964 the theme was leisure time, in 1968 "the big number."
Today the palace is open all year round, with a continuous program of exhibitions. Every three years the institution organizes the International Exhibition, which the Bureau International des Expositions has recognized on a permanent basis since 1928.
The museum is the Museo del Design Italiano, founded in 2007: it tells the story of Italian design in all its variety, with two permanent spaces, the Teatro Agorà, entirely of wood, and the CreativeSet.
On the basement floor is the Teatro dell'Arte, dedicated to dance, music and performance. In the 1950s it was used by RAI to record shows, and Miles Davis, John Coltrane and Jimi Hendrix have all been on its stage.
Outside, in the park next to the palace, remain the marks left by the Triennali: the Torre al Parco, Alberto Burri's Teatro Continuo and Giorgio de Chirico's Bagni Misteriosi fountain.
Inside, the Biblioteca del Progetto and the historical archive keep the documents of all the editions, from the flyers to the posters that made up their image. Among the guests of the exhibitions were also Franco Albini, Gae Aulenti and the Castiglioni brothers.