Explore the Museum of the 20th Century in Mestre, Venice, a permanent workshop on contemporary life. Discover the material history of the 20th century in Italy and see the museum's permanent collection, which occupies the first and second floors of the building.
Visit the museum, which is not a museum in the traditional sense, but a permanent workshop of contemporary life. See an innovative experiment illustrating the material history of the 20th century in Italy.
Learn about the 20th century, highlighting demographic, social, political, cultural, environmental, and landscape changes as well as presenting the consequences, ambitions, challenges, conquests, threats, and opportunities that marked Italian history throughout the last century.
See the museum's permanent collection, which is divided into eight theme sections and presents 20th-century Italy via the cultural and material legacy produced by those times. With an extensive use of images, audio installations, and videos, the museum utilizes new technologies to narrate its contents and to encourage user interactivity and immersive visits.
Explore the museum's temporary exhibitions on the third floor, and distributed across new museum spaces from 2021. See a calendar of events for the general public and educational activities for schools, local residents, and the vulnerable.
Visit the museum, which acts as an open house for the local area and all of Italy, promoting reflection and action on the present and the future.
