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Rovereto, Botta’s MART to open in December
Opening in mid December in Rovereto is a new cultural centre MART (Museo d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Trento e Rovereto): 12 thousand square metres of floorspace given over to gallery spaces showing art from the twentieth and twenty first century as well as space for research, teaching and services.
The building has been designed by Swiss architect Mario Botta in collaboration with Giulio Andreolli. At the heart of the new architectural complex which, situated between two eighteenth century buildings does not face onto the street – is a large circular piazza covered with by a steel and glass dome, from which the various entrances are accessed.
The underground level is dedicated to the twentieth century archive with the international study centre for Futurism and the library on the history of modern and contemporary art, whilst the first and second floors house temporary exhibitions and the permanent collection.
The opening exhibition, entitled “Il laboratorio delle idee”, will be on until April 2003 and aims to take the visitor of a journey through the collection of art of the museum.
MART, Museo d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Trento e Rovereto corso Bettini 43, Rovereto (Trento) T +39-0464-438887; F +39-0464-430827 Infoline +39-800-397760 http://www.mart.trento.it
The outline design for MART was presented in 1988. Approved in 1994, it was necessary to wait however until 1997 to start building work. The opening is planned for 15 December 2002
The museum building extends over 1300 square metres with a maximum height of 25 metres with a hole in correspondence to the fountain placed at the centre of the piazza. The diameter is 40 metres, the same as that of the Pantheon in Rome. Photo copyright Pino Musi 2002
The large steel and glass dome which covers the piazza at MART has no trusses and coincides with the pedestrian access to the museum. Photo copyright Pino Musi 2002
The second floor of the museum which will house the permanent collection in 4000 square metres of floorspace, is lit by 183 rooflights which filter the natural light. Photo copyright Pino Musi 2002
The building is clad in the yellow coloured stone of Vicenza with similar mouldings and cornerstones to the eighteenth century palaces in corso Bettini. Photo copyright 2000 MART
