Lugano - Finestre sull'Arte

In Lugano one of the largest exhibitions on Pietro Consagra, master of abstract sculpture

An exhibition entirely dedicated to Pietro Consagra (Mazara del Vallo, 1920 - Milan, 2005), one of the greatest abstract sculptors of the 20th century: this is the one that the Giancarlo and Danna Olgiati Collection in Lugano opens from Septemb...
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Switzerland's newest art production on display for the first time at MASI in Lugano

From August 22 to September 5, 2021, the 2021 edition of Plattform will be staged on the ground floor of MASI Lugano in the Palazzo Reali venue. For the 15th consecutive year, the exhibition offers an overview of the most recent Swiss artistic produc...
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At MASI, the first major immersive monographic exhibition of Nicolas Party in a museum

The MASI Museo d'arte della Svizzera italiana in Lugano is hosting Rovine, the first major monographic exhibition by Nicolas Party (Lausanne, 1980) mounted in a European museum, until January 9, 2022. With this immersive project, the artist has creat...
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MASI in Lugano dedicates an exhibition to the evolution of art in Ticino between the 19th and 20th centuries.

From May 9, 2021, the Museo d'Arte della Svizzera Italiana (MASI) in Lugano presents the exhibition Sentimento e osservazione. Art in Ticino 1850-1950. The evolution of the recent history of visual arts in Ticino is reflected in the museum collection...
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More than two hundred masterpieces of early 20th century photography from New York's MoMA at MASI

The Museo d'arte della Svizzera italiana (MASI) in Lugano presents the Thomas Walther Collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York, from April 25 to August 1, 2021, for the first time in Europe. Masterpieces of Modern Photography 1900-1940: The ...
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First Swiss retrospective of Luigi Pericle kicks off in Lugano

The Museo d'arte della Svizzera italiana(MASI) in Lugano presents from April 18 to September 5, 2021 the first Swiss retrospective of the painter and draughtsman Luigi Pericle (Basel, 1916 - Ascona, 2001), entitled Luigi Pericle. Ad astra. On the occ...
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From Alberto Burri to Anselm Kiefer, an exhibition on earth and matter in Switzerland

Museums in Switzerland are now permanently reopened, and the Giancarlo and Danna Olgiati Collection in Lugano reopens its exhibition season by presenting to the public, from March 27 to June 6, 2021, a thematic exhibition entitled Terre. The exhibiti...
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Lugano's MASI, including brass sculptures, bestiaries and new displays

Lugano's MASI, amid brass sculptures, bestiaries and new displays The Museo d'Arte della Svizzera Italiana (MASI) in Lugano, one of the most visited museums in Switzerland, is offering multiple temporary exhibitions in its two locations, namely in...
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