In the central district of San Lorenzo, in Via Settembrini, the Museum of contemporary art, well-known with the acronym “Madre”, is identified with the historic Donnaregina Palace, edified in the 18th century on a section of the ancient city walls of the 5th and 6th centuries, which is visible in the ticket office area, with modifications dating back to the 19th century.
The name derives from the monastery of Santa Maria Donnaregina. The building has been acquired in 2004 by the Region in order to use it as an exhibition space for the first regional museum of contemporary art and for that purpose, before the opening to the public in 2007, it has been subjected to a restyling consisting also in the expansion of the exhibition space curated by the Portuguese architect Alvaro Siza. The exhibition area occupies 2660 square meters, the rest of the complex houses different services to the public, a bookshop, a library, educational laboratories and an auditorium.
The exhibition area is developed on two floors. On the first floor, there are works by Luciano Fabro, Francesco Clemente, Jeff Koons, Mimmo Paladino, Anish Kapoor, Jannis Kounellis, Giulio Paolini, Rebecca Horn, Sol Lewitt, Richard Serra and Richard Long. On the second floor, we can see the works of the 20th century great masters, on loan to the museum: Burri, Warhol, Schifano, Kiefer, Fontana.
The terrace on the fourth floor, “monitored” by the sculpture of a horse by Mimmo Paladino, offers a magnificent view of the city.
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Opening hours: Mondays and Wednesdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. - Sundays from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Full price ticket: 8€
Reduced ticket: 4€
Tuesday closed
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