Torino's Polo delle Arti: €25.5M Hub for Performing and Visual Arts
A new executive plan for the Polo delle Arti has been unveiled in Turin, set to occupy 7,000 square meters within the UNESCO-listed Cavallerizza Reale. This educational center will emphasize musical theater, prose, electroacoustic music, and visual arts, collaborating with Accademia Albertina di Belle Arti, Conservatorio Giuseppe Verdi, and Fondazione Collegio Universitario Einaudi. The project, crafted by Picco Architetti, Baietto Battiato Bianco, and De Ferrari Architetti, with artistic guidance from Matteo Robiglio, represents a €25.5 million investment, which includes €7 million allocated for the restoration of historic seating. The facility will house study rooms, a theater, and a Jazz and Electronic Music Department, aiming to provide professional master’s degrees in new technologies and AI in the arts. Francesco Profumo highlighted the foundation's contribution of €1 million to the initiative.
Key facts
- Polo delle Arti hub in Cavallerizza Reale, Turin, covers over 7,000 sqm.
- Cavallerizza Reale is a UNESCO World Heritage site and formerly hosted Paratissima.
- Involves Accademia Albertina di Belle Arti, Conservatorio Giuseppe Verdi, Fondazione Collegio Universitario Einaudi.
- Designed by Picco Architetti, Baietto Battiato Bianco, De Ferrari Architetti; artistic direction by Matteo Robiglio (Studio ETRA).
- Design competition won in August 2022.
- Total investment €25.5 million (€14.4M education, €11.1M residential) plus €7M for historic restorations.
- Includes theater, Scenography School, Jazz and Electronic Music Department, merit college for 80 students.
- Aims to offer post-diploma master's degrees in production and research integrating new technologies and AI.
- Compagnia di San Paolo funded design phases with €1 million.
- Project enabled candidacy for AFAM ministerial calls.
Entities
Artists
- Benedetto Alfieri
- Amedeo Castellamonte
- Cristiano Picco
- Matteo Robiglio
- Francesco Profumo
Institutions
- Accademia Albertina di Belle Arti
- Conservatorio Giuseppe Verdi
- Fondazione Collegio Universitario Einaudi
- Picco Architetti
- Baietto Battiato Bianco
- De Ferrari Architetti
- Studio ETRA
- Compagnia di San Paolo
- Città di Torino
- Università degli Studi di Torino
- Cassa Depositi e Prestiti
- Regione Piemonte
- Artribune
- Paratissima
Locations
- Torino
- Italy
- Cavallerizza Reale