Palazzo Ardinghelli underwent a €7.2m restoration following a donation from the Russian government at the G8 summit in L Aquila after the 2009 earthquake Photo: Andrea Jemolo; courtesy of Fondazione MAXXI
After multiple delays due to the Covid-19 pandemic, a new branch of the Zaha Hadid-designed MaXXI national museum of contemporary art and architecture in Rome is finally opening in L’Aquila. Housed in the restored 18th-century Palazzo Ardinghelli, which was severely damaged in the earthquake that devastated the central Italian city in 2009, MaXXI L’Aquila will be formally inaugurated by the Italian culture minister Dario Franceschini on 28 May. After four days of free previews from 30 May until 2 June, the doors will open officially on 3 June.
Las peripecias del Hermitage en Barcelona
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El ayuntamiento da portazo al proyecto del Hermitage
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Port of Barcelona approves license for Hermitage project 2 minutes read
Barcelona, May 27 (EFE).- The board of directors of the Port of Barcelona has approved a license for the development of a museum and cultural center promoted by the Hermitage Museum of St. Petersburg and the Catalan capital’s Teatre del Liceu.
The city council, which voted against the proposal because it wanted more time to consider the project, is already considering legal action.
The construction of the cultural center promoted by the Hermitage in the area known as Nova Bocana, designed by Japanese architect and Pritzker Prize winner Toyo Ito, would involve private investment of some 50 million euros and generate some 380 jobs, according to a study by the Municipal Institute of Culture.