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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.

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Tarot Garden
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

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Restoration of Baglio Di Stefano
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

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Palazzo di Lorenzo
Palazzo di Lorenzo

Place: Gibellina Nuova (TP), SP3 37
Author: Francesco Venezia
Chronology: 1980 | 1987
Itinerary: Treasure hunt

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Genoa Aquarium
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)
ItineraryTreasure hunt

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Hertziana Library
Hertziana Library

PlaceRome, via Gregoriana 30
AuthorsJuan Navarro Baldeweg, Enrico Da Gai
Chronology: 1995 | 2012
Itinerary:  Treasure hunt

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Punta della Dogana Museum and Art Center
Punta della Dogana Museum and Art Center

Place: Venice, Dorsoduro 2, Fondamenta della Salute
AuthorsTadao Ando Architect & Associates
Chronology: 2007 | 2009
Itinerary:  Treasure hunt

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PAC Contemporary art pavilion
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

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Cycling Museum
Cycling Museum

Place: Magreglio (CO), Passo del Ghisallo, via Adua, 1
AuthorDavide Bergna
Chronology: 1997 | 2006
Itinerary:  Treasure hunt

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Ara Pacis Musem
Ara Pacis Musem

Place: Rome, lungotevere in Augusta
Auhtors: Richard Meier & Partners
Chronology: 1996 | 2006
ItineraryTreasure hunt

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Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Trento and Rovereto
Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Trento and Rovereto

Place: Rovereto (TN), Corso Bettini 43 
AuthorsMario Botta, Giulio Andreolli
Chronology: 1988 | 2002
Itinerary: Treasure hunt

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Civic museum and new gallery in the Eremitani complex
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

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Arrangement and extension of the Revolterra Museum
Arrangement and extension of the Revolterra Museum

Place: Trieste, via Armando Diaz, 27
Authors: Carlo Scarpa, Franco Vattolo
Chronology: 1963 | 1965
Itinerary: Treasure hunt

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National Gallery in the Palazzo della Pilotta
National Gallery in the Palazzo della Pilotta

Place: Parma, piazza della Pilotta
Authors: Guido Canali, Italo Lupi
Chronology: 1968 | 1991
Itinerary: Treasure hunt

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Restoration of Castelvecchio Museum
Restoration of Castelvecchio Museum

Place: Verona, corso Castelvecchio, 2
Author: Carlo Scarpa
Chronology: 1956 | 1975
Itinerary:  Treasure hunt

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Archaeological Museum in the convent complex of San Benedetto
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

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Restoration and arrangement of the Sforzesco Castle Museums
Restoration and arrangement of the Sforzesco Castle Museums

Place: Milan, piazza Castello
AuthorsBBPR (Gian Luigi Banfi, Lodovico Barbiano di Belgioioso, Enrico Peressutti, Ernesto Nathan Rogers)
Chronology: 1948 | 1963
Itinerary: Treasure hunt

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Regional Archaeological Museum of Agrigento
Regional Archaeological Museum of Agrigento

Place: Agrigento, Contrada San Nicola, 12
Author: Franco Minissi
Chronology: 1960 | 1962
Itinerary: Treasure hunt

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Museo dell’Automobile (Car Museum)
Museo dell’Automobile (Car Museum)

Place: Turin, Corso Unità d’Italia, 40
AuthorsAmedeo Albertini (realisation); Cino Zucchi (restoration and extension)
Chronology: 1957  (realisation) | 2011 (restoration and extension)
Itinerary: Treasure hunt

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Palazzo Abatellis
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)
ItineraryTreasure hunt

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Extension of the Canovian gipsothèque
Extension of the Canovian gipsothèque

Place: Possagno (TV), via Canova, 74
Author: Carlo Scarpa
Chronology: 1955 | 1957
Itinerary: Treasure hunt

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Museum of the Treasure of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo
Museum of the Treasure of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo

PlaceGenoa, Piazza San Lorenzo
Authors: Franco Albini, Franca Helg; Stefano Francesco Musso (restoration)
Chronology: 1952 | 1956; 2009 | 2011 (restoration)
Itinerary: Treasure hunt

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Mappa:  Treasure hunt