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Museum in Lugano, Switzerland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Swiss–Italian Art Museum (Italian: Museo d'arte della Svizzera italiana), commonly known as MASI Lugano, MASILugano or MASI, is an art museum predominantly featuring 20th-century and contemporary art in Lugano, Switzerland.[1][2] Since December 2019, the museum has two locations, one in the Lugano Arte e Cultura (LAC) art center, and one in the Palazzo Reali.[3]
Museo d'arte della Svizzera italiana | |
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![]() MASI Lugano at the Lugano Arte e Cultura | |
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Established | September 12, 2015 |
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Location | Piazza Bernardino Luini 6, 6901 Lugano, Switzerland |
Coordinates | 45.9994°N 8.9482°E |
Type | Art museum |
Director | Tobia Bezzola (2018–present) |
Website | www |
The museum was created through the merger of the Museo Cantonale d'Arte with the Museum of Modern Art, Lugano , two public art institutions in the city of Lugano, and it opened on September 12, 2015.[4] The museum collection is primarily focused on the 19th and 20th centuries of art, with works mainly coming from the Canton of Ticino. They particularly focus on artists of Italian-speaking Switzerland.
Since 2018, Tobia Bezzola serves as the museum director, succeeding Marco Franciolli who left the position in late-2016.[5][6]
In 2022–2023, the museum hosted the Manor Cultural Prize,[7] a Swiss national fine arts prize awarded every two years and exhibition.
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