“THE FARNESE: ART AND COLLECTING”

An original exhibition area.

Project data

  • Year
    1995
  • Tipology
    Exhibition Design
  • Location
    Colorno (PR), Italy
  • Client
    AICER, Bologna
  • Budget
    600.000 € (adjusted to 2013)
  • Total Area/Surface/Volume
    1.500 sq m

Description

How to do something well with little money? This project is an answer to that question.

The exhibition reunites the collection of art and architecture which belonged to the Farnese family and placed it on display in the recently restored Ducal Palace in Colorno.

The design of the exhibition is minimal; ample space is left to the perception of the rooms of the palace in order to give unity to the exhibition by using a uniform design for the stands holding the works and a careful use of light to bring them out.

– Ermanno Ranzani –

Credits

Architect
Mario Bellini Architects

Design Team
Mario Bellini  with Giovanna Bonfanti

Project Team
Giovanna Bonfanti (project architect ) with Giovanni Cappelletti

Consultants
Graphic design:   Italo Lupi with Alessandro Farina, Francesca Turchi, Silvia Kihlgren
Curators:  Lucia Fornari Schianchi, Nicola Spinosa (Ideation, and coordination of the exhibition) with Christoph Vitali

Exhibition fit out
TECTON, Reggio Emilia;
ALLESTITALIA, Reggio Emilia