Novecento Museum

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Once the seat of city government at the heart of the city, the Palazzo dell'Arengario has now become a space infused with the breath of Italian Futurism and Abstraction. Walking through the galleries, Giacomo Balla's abstract forms seem to cut through the air, and Lucio Fontana's simple lines feel as if they slice through time. The streets in Giorgio de Chirico's paintings carry a quiet, unspoken suggestion, drawing the visitor into a city as if asleep. This is not merely an exhibition space but a journey along the river of twentieth-century art. Sitting by a window that holds the air of Milan, one feels as though Italy's future is building a bridge connecting past and present.