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PINACOTECA
In a fascinating space designed by the architect Renzo Piano inside the historic industrial complex of the Lingotto in Turin, the Pinacoteca Giovanni e Marella Agnelli permanently houses 25 masterpieces from Giovanni and Marella Agnelli private collection.Opened on September 20th, 2002, the gallery marks the final step in the twenty-year-long restructuring process of the whole Lingotto site. The structure that today hosts the picture gallery of the Giovanni and Marella Agnelli Foundation in the “Scrigno” (literally, jewel box or treasure chest, an extraordinary container that dominates the roof-top test track), is the result of a long historical and architectural process of development that begins at the turn of the twentieth century. After this huge conversion process, the 90 years old building maintains the architectural power and freshness of the car factory designed by Giacomo Mattè Trucco, and wends its way effortlessly to the Lingotto designed by Renzo Piano.The Pinacoteca displays an extraordinary collection of works of art dating from between the XVIII and the XX century and ranging from the Venice of Canaletto and the Dresden of Bellotto to a group, unique in Italy, of seven masterpieces by Matisse. Starting with the canvas Halberdier in a Landscape by Giambattista Tiepolo, the collection continues with six splendid views by Giovanni Antonio Canal (Canaletto) – including The Bucentaur at the Wharf on Ascension Day and several views of the Grand Canal in Venice – and two statues of Dancers by Antonio Canova. The collection then moves on to the great French masters Edouard Manet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Henri Matisse, followed by two pictures by Pablo Picasso, works by the Italian Futurists Giacomo Balla and Gino Severini, and concludes with Amedeo Modigliani’s celebrated painting Nu couché (Reclining Nude).Below the “Scrigno”, the Pinacoteca develops on five further floors, where temporary exhibitions take place, as well as a center for art education, offices and a bookshop.
CULTURAL LINE
The Pinacoteca Giovanni e Marella Agnelli, with its institutional endeavour as a Foundation, keeps its aim to pursue public utilities in cultural fields, in particular in the artistic context and in the study of art and proposes beside the permanent collection a program of temporary exhibitions from 2007.On September 20th, 2002, the Pinacoteca Giovanni e Marella Agnelli opened in a new space designed by the architect Renzo Piano, the five floor structure houses at the top floor “the Scrigno” an extraordinary collection of art dating from between the eighteenth and the twentieth century from Giovanni and Marella Agnelli’s private collection; the other levels host the temporary exhibitions.Thanks both to Ginevra Elkann, president and Marcella Pralormo director of the Pinacoteca, the Foundation continues in its objective and, from 2007, puts forward a series of exhibitions and events dedicated to the theme of collecting in order to supply new cues of knowledge, analysis and study to all visitors, from students of all ages and fields to a wider public.Focusing therefore its attention on different aspects linked to collecting, the Pinacoteca Giovanni and MarellaAgnelli wants to reinforce its identity as a private museum opened to the public: a manifestation of the will of its founders.The objective is to supply new ways of reading works hosted in public and private collections, inducing to reflect not exclusively on their aesthetic quality, but also on the function and the meaning that they have for the collector and the collection to which they belong.Such objectives are consistent with the nature of the Pinacoteca that was created from the will of private collectors to make their private choice public and to transmit joy and passion for art.The exhibitions, realized in collaboration with the main Italian and foreign museums, private and public collections, intend to analyze the phenomenon of collecting in all its multiple aspects, both from a chronological and thematic point of view.Different kinds of collections will be showed in order to investigate the taste and personality of a collector.A collection – says Ginevra Elkann – often tells a story: the one of passion, love, and obsession. Sometimes it represents an entire life, a search, many adventures, a particular taste or vision. We are committed to look into the different faces of collecting, showing collections of varied natures, significant
for their sentimental, historical or esthetical value, which is a chance for us to offer the possibility of knowing through the pleasure of beauty.
EXHIBITIONS
RIFLESSIONI/REFLECTIONS. Rosemarie Trockel and works from Turin collections4 November 2016 – 26 February 2017
HOMAGE TO GAE AULENTI16 April – 28 August 216
Ed Ruscha: MIXMASTER 7 November 2015 – 8 March 2016
RAFFAELLO: la Madonna del Divino Amore 19 March - 28 June 2015
MARTINO GAMPER. Design is a state of mind 23 October 2014 - 22 February 2015
SOMOS LIBRES II. Works from the Mario Testino collection 17 May – 14 September 2014
IN REVERSE by Ron Arad 20 December 2013 – 30 March 2014
A PASSION FOR JEAN PROUVE. FROM FURNITURE TO ARCHITECTURE. The collection of Laurence and Patrick Seguin.6 April – 8 September 2013
FREEDOM NOT GENIUS. Works from Damien Hirst’s Murderme Collection 10 November 2012 – 10 March 2013
QUILLING. Devotional creations from cloistered orders 5 April – 2 September 2012
The Urethra Postcard Art of Gilbert & George 6 November 2011 – 4 March 2012
Il cane a sei zampe (The six-legged dog) curated by Eni Historical Archive 21 April - 22 May 2011
CHINA POWER STATION. Chinese Contemporary Art from the Astrup Fearnley Collection 7 November 2010 - 27 March 2011
THE MUSEUM OF EVERYTHING 1 April - 29 August 2010
PREHISOTRY TO THE FUTURE. Highlights from the Bischofberger collection
28 October 2008 - 1 March 2009 ADVENTURES WITH OBJECTS. Alexander von Vegesack collecting
design 20 March - 6 July, 2008
WHY AFRICA? The Pigozzi collection 6 October, 2007- 3 February, 2008
ROYAL FRAGILITY. The royal factories of Capodimonte and Naples 11 May – 26 August, 2007
LANDSCAPE AND VIEW FROM POUSSIN TO CANALETTO. Painting from Palazzo Barberini13 January – 14 May, 2006M
MOVING PASSION 11 November – 4 December, 2005
FERRARI BY MAILANDER 1950–1955 13 May - 25 September, 2005
GUSTAV KLIMT. Drawings 29 January - 25 April, 2004
GRAPHIC WORKS OF EXPRESSIONISM 8 February – 1 May, 2005
FLEETING MOMENTS IN STILL PHOTOGRAPHY AND FILMS 29 October, 2003 -18 January, 2004
LINGOTTO 1915-2002. From the factory of Mattè Trucco to the Treasure Chest of Renzo Piano 21 September, 2002 -14 September, 2003
EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES
In the spaces of the Pinacoteca are organized educational programs that preview laboratories and activities turned to the schools of every field of study and workshop for adults. Every Sunday family activities and guided tours are proposed on the temporary exhibition along with on the artists and on works of the permanent collection.Guided tours on request.
Tactile itinerary for blind and visually impaired persons.Thanks to a grant from the Piedmont Region, the Pinacoteca Agnelli using the advice of the provincial section of the Italian Union of the Blind and Visually Impaired of Turin, has created a three dimensional model of the whole architectural complex of the Lingotto, to allow blind and visually impaired catching, through a tactile tour, the architecture of the historic factory and the transformation by Renzo Piano.The guided tour – by appointment only – includes the Lingotto building, the tactile itinerary and the Permanent Collection’s masterpieces .The model can be used for guided tours throughout the Lingotto – that many schools require – in order to make an integration of blind and visually impaired people that is the purpose of the Union.
REFERENCE LIBRARY
Open everyday from Tuesday to Sunday 10am - 7pm a reference library dedicated to the theme of collecting. It provides all the documentary resources needed for investigation and study of the cultural, conceptual and technical foundations of art collecting. Users will be able to select the tools best suited to their research projects: consulting the collection of books, with open-shelf access, composed of monographs, exhibition catalogues, auction catalogues, magazines and essays on the theme of art collecting, or widening the bibliographic range by using computer workstations with internet connection.
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In addition the Pinacoteca organizes a series of lectures, conversations, book presentations, related to the theme of collecting and to temporary exhibitions.
WEBSITE
Web SiteThe www.pinacoteca-agnelli.it site contains real-time updates and a calendar with all the events day by day.By registering in the reserved Press Area you can download high resolution images and folders printing all the exhibitions in digital format.
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Opening hoursFrom Tuesday to Sunday 10am - 7pmLast entrance 6,15pmMonday closed
Closed: 24 and 25 DecemberOpen: 31 December from 10am to 3pm, 1 January from 1pm to 7pm, 6 January, Easter, Easter Monday, 25 April, 1 May, 2 June, 15 August, 1 November, 8 and 26 December
TicketsPermanent CollectionFull ticket €8Reductions €7groups, over65, conventionsReductions €3,50 schools, 6-16 yearsFree ticket for disabled, children 0-6 years and Torino+Piemonte CardPermanent Collection + temporary exhibitionFull ticket €10Reductions €8 groups, over65, conventionsReduction 4€ schools, 6-16 yearsFree ticket for disabled people, children 0-6 years and Torino+Piemonte Card
How to reach the Pinacoteca For those arriving from the Airport Torino Caselle and the highwaysTake the Tangenziale Sud exit at Corso Unità d’Italia and follow for LingottoFor those arriving by public transportSubway Line 1, Lingotto stopTram and bus 1, 18, 35Stop 5 of the tour City Sightseeing Torino - www.torino.city-sightseeing.it
Free parkingFree parking for three hours for visitors (sector A, B, D, L).
Access to the museumThe entrance to the museum is located in the library Corraini inside the Lingotto building, near the UCI cinemas.
Bookshop
Corraini Lingotto is an international bookshop specializing in art, architecture, design, graphics and gardening. It also offers a choice of children’s books and design objects.E-mail [email protected]; tel. +39 011 6677897
ReservationsReserve a guided tour of the exhibition and the Permanent Collection, call +39 011 0062713 or write [email protected] for groups at [email protected] Reservations for schools at [email protected]
Pinacoteca Giovanni e Marella AgnelliVia Nizza 230/103, TorinoTel. +39 011 0062713 – Fax +39 011 00 62712www.pinacoteca-agnelli.it
Press officeCarola Serminato Tel. +39 011 00 62152 fax +39 011 00 62115 | M. + 39. 349 [email protected]
