Triennale Milano Unveils Expansion, New Restaurant, and Fall Exhibition Program
Triennale Milano is set to broaden its design museum with the introduction of a new restaurant helmed by Michelin-starred chef Tommaso Arrigoni, alongside a fall exhibition lineup. A renovation initiative, backed by a nearly €8 million grant from the Lombardy Ministry of Culture, aims for completion by 2026, in time for the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. This undertaking will improve exhibition areas, move the café, and honor the 1930s design of Giovanni Muzio while enhancing energy efficiency and building facades. The historic Terrazza Triennale restaurant is scheduled to reopen in October, managed by Compass Group Italia. Upcoming exhibitions will spotlight Ettore Sottsass and Alberto Meda, with photography showcases by Gabriele Basilico and Vincenzo Castella, plus events like a Seth Siegelaub retrospective and a solo exhibition by Ron Mueck.
Key facts
- Triennale Milano publishes a tender of nearly €8 million for design museum expansion.
- Expansion will extend exhibition spaces into the central atrium, relocating the café to the park level.
- Renovation respects Giovanni Muzio's original 1930s design and includes energy efficiency upgrades.
- Works must be completed by 2026, in time for the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.
- Terrazza Triennale restaurant reopens in October under Compass Group Italia with chef Tommaso Arrigoni.
- Arrigoni earned a Michelin star in 2009 and designed the 'Galante' plate, a 2018 Good Design Award winner.
- Fall exhibitions include Ettore Sottsass (September), Alberto Meda (October), Gabriele Basilico (from Oct 13), Vincenzo Castella (from Oct 19).
- Special events: Seth Siegelaub retrospective (Oct 6 – Jan 7), Ron Mueck solo show (Dec 6 – Mar 10), 'Pittura italiana oggi' (Oct 25 – Feb 11).
Entities
Artists
- Tommaso Arrigoni
- Marco Goffi
- Ettore Sottsass
- Alberto Meda
- Gabriele Basilico
- Vincenzo Castella
- Seth Siegelaub
- Ron Mueck
- Giovanni Muzio
Institutions
- Triennale Milano
- Museo del Design
- Ministero della Cultura
- Compass Group Italia
- Carlo Porta
- Innocenti Evasioni
- Good Design Award
- Chicago Athenaeum, Museum of Architecture and Design
- Comune di Milano
- Palazzo Reale
- Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain
- Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Lima
- Artribune
Locations
- Milano
- Italy
- Parco Sempione
- Viale Alemagna
- Milano-Cortina
- Monferrato
- Lima
- Peru