Works and glass from the Gemin Collection on display at the Gypsotheca Antonio Canova Museum in Possagno until January 11, 2026
The Gypsotheca Antonio Canova Museum hosts a major exhibition dedicated to Carlo Scarpa (Venice, 1906 – Sendai, Japan, 1978), a key figure in 20th-century architecture and set design. Curated by Mario Gemin and Orietta Lanzarini, the exhibition highlights the deep connection between the Venetian architect and the Venice Biennale, a partnership that lasted almost forty years and significantly influenced his design and artistic research.
The exhibition path is divided into three thematic chapters: The artists, The glass, and The Biennale. The first section features works by great masters such as Paul Klee, Gustav Klimt, Giorgio Morandi, Arturo Martini, Osvaldo Licini, and Alberto Viani, from the Gemin Collection. These presences outline a true cultural geography that inspired Scarpa in his creative activity, offering the public a new interpretation of his universe of references.
The second section is dedicated to glass pieces created by Carlo Scarpa for the M.V.M. Cappellin and Venini glassworks between 1926 and 1947. Unique pieces, the result of refined technical and artistic research, which tell the story of Scarpa's experience in the furnaces of Murano and his participation in the editions of the Biennale as an author of works and exhibitor of exhibition spaces.
The third section explores Scarpa's role as an architect and artist within the Biennale. On display are autographed drawings, some unpublished, related to the expansion of the Italian Pavilion in 1968, and three sculptures exhibited on that occasion. Documents and works that testify to a unique approach to exhibition architecture, capable of merging design, art, and the poetry of space.
