Manifattura Tabacchi's NAM – Not A Museum: Urban Regeneration Through Art in Florence
The redevelopment of Manifattura Tabacchi in Florence, spearheaded by a major investment fund, focuses on art and culture. A key element is NAM – Not A Museum, which is overseen by 30-year-old Caterina Taurelli Salimbeni. This initiative acts as a temporary venue for artistic endeavors within the 110,000-square-meter former tobacco factory, which has been vacant since 2001. The project initiated in 2017 with MIM – Made In Manifattura. From 2019 to 2020, artist residencies curated by Sergio Risaliti took place. NAM's program for spring-summer 2022 features public interventions with artists such as Gianluca Concialdi and Gianni Pettena. Upcoming exhibitions include Michele Gabriele's 'The Vernal Age of Miry Mirrors' in April 2022 and 'God Is Green' in October 2022. The first permanent artwork, 'Arno – Imaginary Topography' by Andreco, has been installed.
Key facts
- Manifattura Tabacchi is a 110,000-square-meter former tobacco factory in Florence, abandoned since 2001.
- NAM – Not A Museum is directed by Caterina Taurelli Salimbeni.
- Artist residencies curated by Sergio Risaliti ran from 2019 to 2020.
- In spring-summer 2022, NAM focuses on public interventions in the piazzas.
- Michele Gabriele's solo show 'The Vernal Age of Miry Mirrors' opened in April 2022.
- The SUPERBLAST residency received over 700 applications for its first edition.
- The first permanent public artwork is 'Arno – Imaginary Topography' by Andreco.
- NAM collaborates with Accademia di Belle Arti, Polimoda, and University of Florence's SAGAS department.
Entities
Artists
- Caterina Taurelli Salimbeni
- Sergio Risaliti
- Gianluca Concialdi
- Gianni Pettena
- Sara Leghissa
- Filippo Tappi
- Michele Gabriele
- Andreco
- Duccio Maria Gambi
- Letizia Renzini
- Edoardo Tresoldi
- Ramona Ponzini
- Matteo Mottin
- Bruno Barsanti
- Gabriele Tosi
- Stefano Giuri
- Stefano Mancuso
- Andrea Lissoni
- Chiara Parisi
- Elena Magini
- Caterina Molteni
- Renato Nicolini
- Massimiliano Tonelli
Institutions
- Manifattura Tabacchi
- NAM – Not A Museum
- MIM – Made In Manifattura
- Museo Novecento
- Toast Project Space
- VEDA
- PNAT
- Associazione Arte Continua
- Accademia di Belle Arti
- Polimoda
- Todo Modo
- Switch
- Mòno
- Canificio
- STUDIO STUDIO STUDIO
- NERO
- Treti Galaxie
- Orizzontale
- Fondazione Stensen
- Haus Der Kunst
- Centre Pompidou Metz
- Centro Pecci
- MAMbo
- University of Florence
- DIDA/Laboratory of Design for Sustainability
- SAGAS
- Pitti Immagine
- Artribune
Locations
- Florence
- Italy
- Rome
- Munich
- Germany
- Metz
- France
- Prato
- Bologna
- Parco delle Cascine
- Piazza dell'Orologio