Triennale Design Museum director Silvana Annicchiarico on 11 years of the 'mutant museum'
Silvana Annicchiarico, the director of the Triennale Design Museum in Milan, looks back on the museum's 11-year history since its launch in 2007. Over this period, it has held ten editions, with the eleventh set to open on April 13, and welcomed nearly 2 million visitors while collaborating with around 40 curators. The museum has taken its exhibitions to 50 cities worldwide, including Beijing and London, and organized more than 160 shows. Annicchiarico defends the concept of the 'mutant museum' despite calls for a more stable presence. The upcoming edition, 'Storie. Il design italiano,' will showcase 180 icons from the 20th century and implement sales features. Additionally, plans for a public archive at Palazzo dell'Arte are in progress, and during Milan Design Week, the Triennale will host 18 exhibitions and a temporary shop for discounted design products.
Key facts
- Triennale Design Museum opened in 2007 and has staged 10 editions; the 11th opens April 13.
- Nearly 2 million visitors have attended the museum since its inception.
- About 40 curators have been involved in the museum's exhibitions.
- Exhibitions on Italian design have been exported to around 50 cities worldwide.
- Over 160 exhibitions on Italian and international design have been held at Triennale.
- The new edition 'Storie. Il design italiano' features 180 20th-century icons and five disciplinary sections.
- Plans include redeveloping the park-level floor of Palazzo dell'Arte into a visitable archive with an underground extension.
- Vitra Design Museum is cited as a virtuous model for balancing conservation and experimental architecture.
- During Milan Design Week, Triennale hosts 18 shows from Italy, China, Japan, Korea, and Poland.
- A temporary shop offers design objects by masters like Gae Aulenti, Ettore Sottsass, and Alessandro Mendini at up to 80% off.
- The project 'Il Design e il Territorio' at Villa Reale in Monza from April 15 includes five exhibitions.
Entities
Artists
- Silvana Annicchiarico
- Gae Aulenti
- Cini Boeri
- Gianfranco Frattini
- Ettore Sottsass
- Richard Sapper
- Joe Colombo
- Aldo Cibic
- Michele De Lucchi
- Alessandro Mendini
- Paola Navone
- Federica Marangoni
- Achille Castiglioni
Institutions
- Triennale Design Museum
- Triennale di Milano
- Artribune
- Fondazione Achille Castiglioni
- Vitra Design Museum
- Villa Reale di Monza
- Arredoluce
- Vimercati Hats 1953
- La Selettiva di Cantù
Locations
- Milan
- Italy
- Beijing
- China
- Seoul
- South Korea
- Mumbai
- India
- Melbourne
- Australia
- London
- United Kingdom
- Paris
- France
- Monza
- Brianza
- Palazzo dell'Arte
- Belvedere della Villa Reale