Palazzo dell'Arengario
Palazzo dell'Arengario rises in Milan’s Piazza del Duomo, facing the cathedral with its distinctive Novecento architecture. Its twin structures face one another, creating a balanced composition beside the historic square. Pink Candoglia marble covers the façades and echoes the stonework of the nearby Duomo. Arturo Martini’s bas-reliefs add sculptural detail to the exterior walls. Portaluppi, Muzio, Galmanini, Magistretti and Griffini shaped the complex between 1936 and 1956.
The construction completed Milan’s central redevelopment and replaced the Manica Lunga of Palazzo Reale. After the Second World War, restoration turned the building into municipal offices. In the early 2000s, the Museo del Novecento brought twentieth-century art into its rooms. Its promenade leads through different artistic movements, with particular attention to Futurism.
The museum once displayed Il Quarto Stato by Pellizza da Volpedo, a painting associated with social change. A large LED screen once covered part of the complex, sending real-time updates across Milan before its relocation.
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