Triennale Milano turns 100, opens archives to public
In 2023, Triennale Milano, established in 1923 in Monza, marks its 100th anniversary with a strategic initiative titled Design the Future. This includes a fresh logo designed by Studio NORM and the launch of Il Magnete, which allows public access to digitized archives. The initiative aims to achieve four key goals: engaging audiences, enhancing reputation, valuing research, and increasing agility. A membership program is set to debut in March 2023. The exhibition lineup features the reopening of Museo del Design Italiano on April 15, Home Sweet Home from May to September, and a contemporary Italian painting survey from October 2023 to January 2024, along with performances by Romeo Castellucci and retrospectives on significant artists, emphasizing Italian women artists. A new Design Platform will also be introduced.
Key facts
- Triennale Milano was founded in 1923 in Monza as the Biennale of Decorative Arts.
- The centenary in 2023 includes a strategic plan Design the Future, a new logo by Studio NORM, and a new space Il Magnete.
- Il Magnete will open in 2023, allowing public access to digitized archives (drawings, projects, photos, letters, texts).
- Four macro-objectives: audience engagement, reputation as innovative multidisciplinary space, research valorization, agile organizational model.
- Membership program with four tiers launches March 2023.
- Museo del Design Italiano reopens April 15, 2023, directed by Marco Sammicheli.
- Exhibition Triennale. Home Sweet Home (curated by Nina Bassoli) runs May–September 2023.
- Survey of contemporary Italian painting (curated by Damiano Gullì) runs October 2023–January 2024.
- Romeo Castellucci presents a new performance in May 2023.
- Retrospectives on Angelo Mangiarotti, Ettore Sottsass, and Gabriele Basilico are planned.
- Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally Gabori show in partnership with Fondation Cartier.
- Rovesciare i propri occhi exhibition on Arte Povera and photography (curated by Giuliano Sergio, Diane Dufour, Quentin Bajac, Lorenza Bravetta).
- Focus on Lisa Ponti (curated by Salvatore Licitra and Damiano Gullì) and Anna Franceschini (curated by Damiano Gullì).
- Design Platform, a new space for temporary design exhibitions, opens with the museum.
- President Stefano Boeri and director general Carla Morogallo made statements about the strategic plan.
Entities
Artists
- Stefano Boeri
- Carla Morogallo
- Marco Sammicheli
- Nina Bassoli
- Damiano Gullì
- Romeo Castellucci
- Angelo Mangiarotti
- Ettore Sottsass
- Gabriele Basilico
- Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally Gabori
- Giuliano Sergio
- Diane Dufour
- Quentin Bajac
- Lorenza Bravetta
- Lisa Ponti
- Salvatore Licitra
- Anna Franceschini
Institutions
- Triennale Milano
- Biennale delle arti decorative
- Studio NORM
- Museo del Design Italiano
- Fondation Cartier
- ISIA – Istituto Superiore per le Industrie Artistiche
- Villa Reale di Monza
- Artribune
Locations
- Milan
- Italy
- Monza
- Palazzo dell’Arte