Mendrisiotto's Museum Network: Fall Exhibitions Across Five Institutions
Established in 2020, the MAM – Musei d'arte Mendrisiotto network oversees five museums located in Mendrisiotto, Canton Ticino, Switzerland, close to the Italian border. The museums include Museo Vincenzo Vela, Pinacoteca Giovanni Züst, m.a.x. museo, Museo d'arte Mendrisio, and Teatro dell'architettura Mendrisio. Ongoing exhibitions feature: 'Spartaco Vela. Impressioni dal vero' at Museo Vincenzo Vela until April 27, 2025; 'Carlo Bossoli. Pittore giramondo' at Pinacoteca Giovanni Züst until February 23, 2025; 'Giovanni Pintori. Pubblicità come arte' at m.a.x. museo until February 16, 2025; 'Ingeborg Lüscher. Il cielo ancorato alla terra' at Museo d'arte Mendrisio until January 19, 2025; and 'Arrhov Frick Ursprung Origine/Origin' at Teatro dell'architettura until March 2, 2025.
Key facts
- MAM network coordinates five museums in Mendrisiotto, established 2020
- Museo Vincenzo Vela shows 'Spartaco Vela. Impressioni dal vero' until April 27, 2025
- Pinacoteca Giovanni Züst exhibits 'Carlo Bossoli. Pittore giramondo' until February 23, 2025 with over 100 works
- Carlo Bossoli was born in Lugano in 1815, worked for House of Savoy, Queen Victoria, Empress Eugénie
- m.a.x. museo presents 'Giovanni Pintori. Pubblicità come arte' until February 16, 2025
- m.a.x. museo also shows 'Bicicletta e motocicletta tra grafica e design' until July 20, 2025
- Museo d'arte Mendrisio hosts first Ticino retrospective of Ingeborg Lüscher until January 19, 2025
- Teatro dell'architettura Mendrisio presents 'Arrhov Frick Ursprung' with Mikael Olsson until March 2, 2025
Entities
Artists
- Spartaco Vela
- Vincenzo Vela
- Carlo Bossoli
- Giovanni Pintori
- Marcello Dudovich
- Alberto Martini
- Plinio Codognato
- Ingeborg Lüscher
- Mikael Olsson
- Max Huber
- Enrico Castellani
- Mario Botta
- Giovanni da Milano
Institutions
- MAM – Musei d'arte Mendrisiotto
- Museo Vincenzo Vela
- Pinacoteca cantonale Giovanni Züst
- m.a.x. museo
- Museo d'arte Mendrisio
- Teatro dell'architettura Mendrisio
- Accademia di architettura dell'Università della Svizzera italiana
- Casa Savoia
- Arrhov Frick
Locations
- Mendrisio
- Canton Ticino
- Switzerland
- Ligornetto
- Rancate
- Chiasso
- Mendrisiotto
- Lugano
- Odessa
- Milan
- Turin
- Venice
- Basel