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M9 - MUSEUM OF THE 20TH CENTURY

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M9 - MUSEUM OF THE 20TH CENTURY 
Via Giovanni Pascoli 11
30171-Venezia Mestre, Italia
T. +39 041 0995941
info@m9museum.it

M9 - MUSEUM OF THE 20TH CENTURY, founded from a project of the Venice Foundation and inaugurated in December 2018, it is a cultural institution with an international scope and vocation. Not a traditional museum, but a permanent laboratory of the contemporary.
An innovative experiment whose ambition is to reveal the material history of the twentieth century in Italy. In fact, it proposes a kaleidoscopic tale of the twentieth century: it shows the demographic, social, political and cultural, environmental and landscape changes; presents the outcomes and ambitions, challenges and achievements, threats and opportunities that have marked Italian history throughout the last century.

The permanent collection of the Museum occupies the first and second floors of the building; It is divided into eight thematic sections and presents the Italian twentieth century through the cultural heritage that the same century produced - with a wide use of images and audio and video materials - exploiting new technologies for the narration of contents. The visit experience is interactive and characterized by immersive installations.
Thanks to the program of temporary exhibitions hosted on the third floor and spread, starting from 2021, in new spaces of the Museum, to the schedule of events for the general public and to the educational and training activities aimed at schools and all citizens and people with frailty, M9 intends to be a house open to the territory and the country, capable of promoting reflections and actions on the present and the future.

The architectural project of the Museum is signed by the Berlin studio Sauerbruch Hutton; the preparation of the permanent by the Grisdainese studio; graphic design by the CamuffoLab studio; installations from five multimedia and interaction design studios: Carraro Lab, Clonwerk with Limiteazero, Dotdotdot, Karmachina with Engineering Associates, Nema FX.

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M9 - MUSEUM OF THE 20TH CENTURY
Via Giovanni Pascoli 11
30171 Venezia Mestre
T +39 041 0995941

TEMPORARY EXHIBITION

M9 - Museum of the 20th Century  
23rd February 2024 ⇒ 2nd June 2024

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Banksy. Painting Walls offers visitors the opportunity to immerse themselves in the imagination of an artist who has been present on the world cultural scene for over twenty years and who has also intervened in current war scenarios with his artistic messages, demonstrating his ability to stay in the middle of the present and confirming a path of reflection that continues to move between the climate crisis, social inequalities, migrations, conflicts and human rights.
At the heart of the exhibition are the three original walls by the British artist, which will be on show in Mestre from 23 February to 2 June 2024: Season's Greetings, Heart Boy and Robot/Computer Boy. Three extraordinary works from private collections, painted by Banksy in 2009, 2010 and 2018 in London, Devon and Wales. The protagonists of these three works are three teenagers, representatives of a new generation that seems to be the most sensitive to the issues that the English artist is interested in.
In addition to the original murals, there will be a number of unique pieces that will enrich the exhibition, which will include around one hundred original works.