Milan's Hidden Gem Museum: Fondazione Luigi Rovati 🏛️✨

This is a private museum located in a 19th-century building near the Porta Venezia, overlooking a garden where ancient and contemporary art coexist. 🌼🎨 After the foundation purchased the building in 2016, they commissioned a renovation project led by architect Mario Cucinella and his MCA studio, aiming to meet the foundation's needs for modern museum spaces while preserving the historical façade. 🏗️🌿 The exhibition route begins in the underground space designed by Mario Cucinella, inspired by Etruscan tombs, featuring winding walls made of thirty thousand blocks of Florentine stone. 🏺🗿 Every element of the exhibition design has been carefully conceived to become a part of the narrative, creating an immersive experience through a blend of history, archaeology, and design, enhanced by digital technology. Visitors can immerse themselves under three domes, exploring the Etruscan collections displayed in large showcases. 🖼️💫 Moving from the underground space to the first floor of the building, visitors re-enter this 19th-century-style structure. 🏰✨ Restored, the ancient furniture, mirrors, parquet floors, and gilded doors look renewed. In these rooms, the dialogue between Etruscan artifacts and contemporary works becomes even more vivid. 💖🪞 All the rooms have a striking color impact; for instance, in Sala Ontani, contemporary art pieces hang against pink walls, while the central design table showcases Etruscan treasures. My favorite is Sala Azzurra, with soft lake-blue walls and various excavated vessels displayed in cabinets. In these rooms, the conversation between Etruscan art and contemporary art continues. 🌈🛋️ #RecorderOfRomanticLife #WeekendGetaway #Art #Milan #ArtResidency #ArtGallery #Exhibition #ArtistsFromTheStars #Aesthetics #EnhanceAesthetics #365DaysOfAestheticAccumulation #Design #Museum #ArtSpace #Gallery #DocumentingLife #ItalianMuseum #MustVisitMuseum #ArchitecturalDesign #MilanLife #ItalianArt