Bologna to Open Museum of Public Housing in Bolognina
In Bologna's Bolognina district, a new museum focused on public housing, named MUCAP (Museo della Casa Popolare), is set to open. This initiative, led by architects Renato Righi and Valerio Poltrini from Studio Nebbia, aims to transform the old firemen's warehouse of the Istituto Autonomo Case Popolari into a museum and archive. The redevelopment will also enhance residential courtyards and establish a multifunctional public area. Visitors will enter from Via Di Vincenzo, which will feature a spacious exhibition zone and an underground archive. The project, backed by around 1.6 million euros from the National Recovery and Resilience Plan, is required to be completed by June 2023, with construction expected to wrap up by spring 2026. Deputy Mayor Emily Clancy is in favor of the project.
Key facts
- MUCAP (Museo della Casa Popolare) will open in Bologna's Bolognina district.
- The design competition was won by Renato Righi and Valerio Poltrini of Studio Nebbia, Milan.
- The project converts the former IACP firemen's warehouse into a museum and archive.
- Two residential courtyards of public housing will be redeveloped.
- Funding of approximately 1.6 million euros comes from the PNRR.
- The final project must be delivered by June 2023; construction ends by spring 2026.
- MUCAP is part of the Polo della Memoria Democratica at Stazione 2 Agosto 1980.
- Deputy Mayor Emily Clancy highlighted the return of forgotten spaces to the city.
Entities
Artists
- Renato Righi
- Valerio Poltrini
Institutions
- MUCAP
- Istituto Autonomo Case Popolari (IACP)
- Comune di Bologna
- Azienda Casa Emilia Romagna (ACER)
- Ordine degli Architetti di Bologna
- Studio Nebbia
- Polo della Memoria Democratica
- Memoriale della Shoah
- Museo della Memoria di Ustica
Locations
- Bologna
- Italy
- Bolognina
- Via Fioravanti
- Via Zampieri
- Via Albani
- Via Di Vincenzo
- Stazione 2 Agosto 1980
- Piazza Lucio Dalla
- Liber Paradisus