Varese Design Week and Art Highlights: Gardens, Villas, and Contemporary Art
Varese's Design Week, taking place from March 21 to 26, is centered around the theme 'green revolution' and will be held at Spazio VareseVive and Villa Toeplitz, featuring installations across four piazzas. The program includes 25 events such as meetings, roundtables, and screenings, alongside the 'Evergreen' exhibition highlighting design from the 1950s and 1960s. Villa Panza, managed by FAI since 1996, displays 2,500 artworks, including creations by Dan Flavin and James Turrell, with an additional 100 pieces from Panza's heirs added in 2022. The Fondazione Morandini, established in 2016, presents 'Colours in a Square' until April 16, while 'Tesori Nascosti' is on view at the Museo Civico Castello di Masnago until March 26. Casa Museo Lodovico Pogliaghi will reopen on March 18, and MAP Museo Arte Plastica features works from the 1960s.
Key facts
- Varese Design Week runs March 21-26, 2023, with a 'green revolution' theme.
- Installations are placed in Piazza Monte Grappa, Piazza Podestà, Piazza San Vittore, and Museo Civico Castello di Masnago.
- Villa Panza, owned by FAI since 1996, holds 2500 works collected by Giuseppe Panza from 1956 to 2000.
- Fondazione Morandini opened at Villa Zanotti in 2021, with exhibition 'Colours in a Square' until April 16.
- Castello di Masnago hosts 'Tesori Nascosti' until March 26, featuring restored works from Varesotto.
- Casa Museo Lodovico Pogliaghi reopens March 18, with over 1500 artworks and 580 archaeological finds.
- Sacro Monte di Varese is a UNESCO World Heritage site since 2003.
- Museo Tattile di Villa Baragiola offers tactile models for blind visitors.
Entities
Artists
- Giuseppe Panza
- Dan Flavin
- James Turrell
- Robert Irwin
- Marcello Morandini
- Lodovico Pogliaghi
- Carla Accardi
- Enrico Baj
- Man Ray
- Filippo Avalle
- Hilda Reich
- Giuliana Balice
- Sante Monachesi
- Bruno Romeda
- Guido Strazza
- Kumi Sugai
- Vittore Frattini
- Carlo Giuliano
- Maria Teresa Illuminato
- Ornella Piluso
- Giorgio Vicentini
- Giacomo Balla
- Morazzone
- Hayez
- Pellizza da Volpedo
- Giuseppe Bernascone
- Prestinari
- Lampugnani
- Ghisolfi
- Giovan Mauro della Rovere
- Giovanni Paolo Ghianda
- Salvatore Bianchi
- Masolino
- Francesco III d'Este
- Tommaso Orrigoni
- Giorgio Mylius
- Rinaldo Frattini
- Giuseppe Baroffio
- Branda Castiglioni
- Lodovico Castiglioni
- Franco Mazzucchelli
- Matteo Pisciotta
- Andrea Piantanida
- Silvio Salmoiraghi
- Choi Cheolhyeok
Institutions
- Varese Design Week
- Spazio VareseVive
- Villa Toeplitz
- Museo Civico del Castello di Masnago
- Villa Panza
- Fondo Ambiente Italiano (FAI)
- Fondazione Morandini
- Villa Zanotti
- Casa Museo Lodovico Pogliaghi
- Sacro Monte di Varese
- Museo Tattile di Villa Baragiola
- MAP Museo Arte Plastica
- Palazzo dei Castiglioni di Monteruzzo
- Museo Civico Branda Castiglioni
- Museo Baroffio
- Guggenheim Museum New York
- Mazzucchelli Celluloide
- Fondazione Comunitaria del Varesotto
- Artribune
Locations
- Varese
- Italy
- Spazio VareseVive
- Villa Toeplitz
- Piazza Monte Grappa
- Piazza Podestà
- Piazza San Vittore
- Museo Civico del Castello di Masnago
- Biumo
- Villa Panza
- Villa Zanotti
- Castello di Masnago
- Sacro Monte di Varese
- Santa Maria del Monte
- Villa Baragiola
- Castiglione Olona
- Fagnano Olona
- Milan
- New York
- Possagno
- Lombardy
- Varesotto
- Lake Varese
- Isolino Virginia