The creation of the new Museum of Modern Art in Muggia, an Istrian-Venetian town south of Trieste, constitutes an interesting new element within its cultural zone of reference. The series of events that lead to its realisation – a donation from Ugo Carà of some works to his native town, the acceptation on the part of the authorities of the idea of creating a new building suitable for housing them and key financial support from a banking foundation for its construction – now requires a commitment to management in order to establish the building as an important part of the museum circuit for Trieste and the surrounding area.

The materials used in the design – such as wood and cor-ten steel – hark back to Muggia’s shipbuilding past and recollections of the legendary cooperative that was based right here.
(Words Claudio Farini – Photo Marco Covi)