The Galleria d'Arte Moderna of
Bologna
Bologna (, , ; egl, label= Emilian, Bulåggna ; lat, Bononia) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in Northern Italy. It is the seventh most populous city in Italy with about 400,000 inhabitants and 150 different nat ...
is the
modern art
Modern art includes artistic work produced during the period extending roughly from the 1860s to the 1970s, and denotes the styles and philosophies of the art produced during that era. The term is usually associated with art in which the tradi ...
museum of the city. It has five exhibition venues: MAMbo, the
Museo d'Arte Moderna di Bologna
The Museo d'Arte Moderna di Bologna or MAMbo is a purpose-designed museum of modern and experimental art in Bologna, Italy. The , which displays a large collection of works by Giorgio Morandi, is temporarily housed in a part of it.
History
Now ...
; the
Villa delle Rose; the ; Casa Morandi; and the . The collections consist of more than 3,500 items of modern and contemporary art.
History
The gallery was founded in 1925, in the
Villa delle Rose, a building donated to the City of Bologna by Countess Nerina Armandi Avogli. The collection was re-ordered in 1936. Soon, thanks to many acquisitions and bequests, the collection grew large and by 1961 had already reached more than 2,000 items.
In 1975 some works were transferred to a new building, designed by
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, in the
Fair district. It had an exhibition surface of about and hosted both the permanent collection, whose works where exhibited in rotation, and temporary exhibitions.
On 5 May 2007 the new venue for modern and contemporary art was inaugurated in the former bakery in Don Minzoni street (in the new cultural district Manifattura delle Arti). It was named
Museo d'Arte Moderna di Bologna
The Museo d'Arte Moderna di Bologna or MAMbo is a purpose-designed museum of modern and experimental art in Bologna, Italy. The , which displays a large collection of works by Giorgio Morandi, is temporarily housed in a part of it.
History
Now ...
(or MAMbo) and, with more than , became one of the most important Italian museums dedicated to contemporary art.
See also
*
List of museums in Italy
This is a list of museums in Italy.
List of museums by city
* Alfedena
** Museo civico aufidenate Antonio De Nino
* Amalfi
** Museo della Carta di Amalfi
** Diocesan Museum of Amalfi
* Ancona
** National Archaeological Museum of the Marche Reg ...
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Art museums and galleries in Bologna
Contemporary art galleries in Italy
Modern art museums in Italy
Art galleries established in 1925
Art museums established in 1925
1925 establishments in Italy
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