After three days reserved only for Venetians, the Procuratie Vecchie in Piazza San Marco, to Venice. Looking at the basilica, it is the building on the left side of the square, which goes from the Clock Tower to the Correr Museum and which has fifty arches and one hundred windows. The palace, designed in the early 1500s by the architect Bartolomeo Bon and later by Jacopo Sansovino, it housed the prosecutors of the Republic of Venice who dealt with social issues and assistance to the needy. It had never been open to the public before.
In particular, from the entrance to Piazza San Marco, you can reach the third floor where there is a café with a view of the beautiful square (open from Wednesday to Monday from 10 to 19) and an exhibition space that hosts the exhibition for the opening. A World of Potentialwhich can be accessed with a ticket (from Wednesday to Monday from 10 to 19, full ticket 12 €, reduced 9 €, family package – 2 adults + 2 children up to 18 years – 25 euros).
Art with a view
This area of the building opens after 5 years of restoration works that have completely renovated the original rooms. The architectural project was entrusted to the studio David Chipperfield Architects Milan which has created a modern environment, but faithful to its original structure. An important project which, as stated by the Minister of Culture Dario Franceschini«It demonstrates how cultural heritage can be successfully preserved, protected and enhanced by grafting quality contemporary architecture».
What is particularly striking are the 100 sixteenth-century oculi that run through the entire floor and from some of which the vision has been enhanced through a technological magnification system. which, like the optical machines of Canalettoallows visitors to immerse themselves in city life.
An exhibition to discover one’s talents
The exhibition part, but also all the furnishings, was instead taken care of by the studio Best + Servettowith the artistic direction of Davide Rampello. A World of Potential is an exhibition designed to discover and enhance one’s talents. Here, in fact, the humanitarian foundation of Generali (owner of 85% of the Procuratie Vecchie and responsible for the restoration project of the building), The Human Safety Net, is located, committed in the world to help people in difficulty, such as refugees or children in of vulnerability.
Source: Vanity Fair
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