Ovidio Jacorossi Opens 1,000 sqm Art Space Musia in Rome's Campo de' Fiori

Ovidio Jacorossi, 83-year-old Italian entrepreneur and collector, is opening Musia, a 1,000 sqm private art center at Via dei Chiavari in Rome's Campo de' Fiori district. The space occupies the historic site where his grandfather Agostino started a coal business in 1922. Designed by architect Carlo Iacoponi, Musia will span three levels with courtyards, spiral staircases, and three street-level entrances. It will house part of the Jacorossi collection of about 2,500 works, including pieces by de Chirico, Burri, Balla, Schifano, and others. The multifunctional venue will also feature a gallery for commercial exhibitions, a restaurant led by British chef Ben Hirst, a café, a wine bar, and two artist residencies. Jacorossi, who built the Jacorossi Group into Italy's tenth-largest company by revenue in the late 1980s, aims to create a 'cenacle' blending art, design, food, fashion, and debate. The project involves an investment of €1.5 million and is expected to complete in autumn. Jacorossi's collection began in 1960 with a work by Riccardo Francalancia, sparked by critic Giuseppe Gatt, his high school classmate. The Jacorossi Group pioneered museum global services in the late 1980s, notably at Palazzo delle Esposizioni in Rome and Palazzo Ducale in Genoa, influencing the Ronchey Law (1993/1995). After the group's decline in the 1990s, Jacorossi continues his philanthropic and entrepreneurial vision through Musia.