As is well known, Italy possesses the largest collection of cultural heritage assets in the world, including more than 3,400 museums, 2,000 archaeological sites and 54 UNESCO “World Heritage” sites. Wandering around Italy means embarking on a real “treasure hunt” because, in addition to our art cities, you can come across precious treasure chests, rich in objects and fascinating finds, even in the most unexpected places.

The itinerary is only a summary of some of the many possible trips to be taken. It refers to places where the interest in the contents of a museum, library, or archaeological site, a cultural building or an exhibition space is matched by the architectural quality of the buildings designed to contain the works or by the quality of the expositive systems designed to show them, according to a cognitive path. Our country has a consolidated tradition in which this kind of projects and figures such as Franco Albini and Franca Helg, Carlo Scarpa, Franco Minissi or the BBPR represent international landmarks.

Italy offers museums of all kinds designed not only to exhibit art works or archaeological finds, but also products of industry or technological research, to narrate the stories of science, cities or territories. For this reason, the itinerary proposes, alongside well-known works, interventions that are less known to the general public, such as the Turin Automobile Museum or the Museo del Ciclismo del Colle del Ghisallo.

Treasure hunt

Genoa Aquarium
Place: Genoa, Ponte Spinola Old Port Authors: Renzo Piano Building Workshop; Peter Chermayeff (interior) Chronology: 1985 | 2001 (Aquarium); 2001 | 2004 (biosphere); 2007 | 2013 (cetacean pavilion) Itinerary:  Treasure hunt
Extension of the Canovian gipsothèque
Place: Possagno (TV), via Canova, 74 Author: Carlo Scarpa Chronology: 1955 | 1957 Itinerary: Treasure hunt
Hertziana Library
Place: Rome, via Gregoriana 30 Authors: Juan Navarro Baldeweg, Enrico Da Gai Chronology: 1995 | 2012 Itinerary:  Treasure hunt
National Gallery in the Palazzo della Pilotta
Place: Parma, piazza della Pilotta Authors: Guido Canali, Italo Lupi Chronology: 1968 | 1991 Itinerary: Treasure hunt
Tarot Garden
Place: Garavicchio, Capalbio (GR) Authors: Niki de Saint Phalle, Jean Tinguely (sculture); Mario Botta with Roberto Aureli(entrance pavilion) Chronology: 1980 | 1997 Itinerary:  Treasure hunt
Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Trento and Rovereto
Place: Rovereto (TN), Corso Bettini 43  Authors: Mario Botta, Giulio Andreolli Chronology: 1988 | 2002 Itinerary: Treasure hunt
Archaeological Museum in the convent complex of San Benedetto
Place: Salerno, Via S. Benedetto, 28 Author: Ezio Bruno De Felice Chronology: 1956 | 1964 Itinerary: Treasure hunt
Regional Archaeological Museum of Agrigento
Place: Agrigento, Contrada San Nicola, 12 Author: Franco Minissi Chronology: 1960 | 1962 Itinerary: Treasure hunt
Civic museum and new gallery in the Eremitani complex
Place: Padua, piazza Eremitani, 8 Authors: Franco Albini, Marco Albini, Franca Helg, Antonio Piva Chronology: 1969 | 1979 Itinerary: Treasure hunt
Cycling Museum
Place: Magreglio (CO), Passo del Ghisallo, via Adua, 1 Author: Davide Bergna Chronology: 1997 | 2006 Itinerary:  Treasure hunt
Museum of the Treasure of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo
Place: Genoa, Piazza San Lorenzo Authors: Franco Albini, Franca Helg; Stefano Francesco Musso (restoration) Chronology: 1952 | 1956; 2009 | 2011 (restoration) Itinerary: Treasure hunt
Museo dell’Automobile (Car Museum)
Place: Turin, Corso Unità d’Italia, 40 Authors: Amedeo Albertini (realisation); Cino Zucchi (restoration and extension) Chronology: 1957  (realisation) | 2011 (restoration and extension) Itinerary: Treasure hunt
Ara Pacis Musem
Place: Rome, lungotevere in Augusta Auhtors: Richard Meier & Partners Chronology: 1996 | 2006 Itinerary: Treasure hunt
Punta della Dogana Museum and Art Center
Place: Venice, Dorsoduro 2, Fondamenta della Salute Authors: Tadao Ando Architect & Associates Chronology: 2007 | 2009 Itinerary:  Treasure hunt
PAC Contemporary art pavilion
Place: Milan, via Palestro, 14 Author: Ignazio Gardella Chronology: 1947 | 1954 (realization); 1979 (restoration and extention); 1993 | 1996 (reconstruction) Itinerary: Treasure hunt
Restoration of Baglio Di Stefano
Place: Gibellina Nuova (TP), contrada Salinella, località Baglio di Stefano, 1 Authors: Marcella Aprile, Roberto Collovà, Teresa la Rocca Chronology: 1982 | 1999 Itinerary: Treasure hunt
Restoration of Castelvecchio Museum
Place: Verona, corso Castelvecchio, 2 Author: Carlo Scarpa Chronology: 1956 | 1975 Itinerary:  Treasure hunt
Restoration and arrangement of the Sforzesco Castle Museums
Place: Milan, piazza Castello Authors: BBPR (Gian Luigi Banfi, Lodovico Barbiano di Belgioioso, Enrico Peressutti, Ernesto Nathan Rogers) Chronology: 1948 | 1963 Itinerary: Treasure hunt
Arrangement and extension of the Revolterra Museum
Place: Trieste, via Armando Diaz, 27 Authors: Carlo Scarpa, Franco Vattolo Chronology: 1963 | 1965 Itinerary: Treasure hunt
Palazzo Abatellis
Place: Palermo, via Alloro, 4 Authors: Mario Guiotto, Armando Dillon (I restoration); Carlo Scarpa (II restoration and museographic exhibition); Maria Santa Giunta (III restoration); Guido Meli (extension) Chronology: 1950 | 1953 (I restoration); 1953 | 1954 (II restoration); 2007 | 2009 (III restoration and extension) Itinerary: Treasure hunt
Palazzo di Lorenzo
Place: Gibellina Nuova (TP), SP3 37 Author: Francesco Venezia Chronology: 1980 | 1987 Itinerary: Treasure hunt

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