Padiglione d'Arte Contemporanea

Description:

• Il Padiglione d'Arte Contemporanea is located in the old courtyard of the Villa Reale within the perimeter of the old palace stables destroyed during the war. Used for research purposes and the exhibition of contemporary art, Padiglione was built between 1948 and 1954 according to the plans of Ignazio Gardella and is one of the most significant works of Milan architecture from the 1950s. After the attack in 1993, which almost completely destroyed Il Padiglione, it was rebuilt faithfully following the Milan architect's original plans: with a light metallic structure, the building consists of three main bodies each lit by a skylight and a large window which frames the Villa's gardens.
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