ADI Design Museum

Piazza Compasso d’Oro, 1
Moscova

Opening times

Tuesday - Sunday
10:30 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. (last entry at 7:15 p.m.)

Holiday hours
25/12 2:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. (last entry at 7:15 p.m.)
01/01 2:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. (last entry 7:15 p.m.)

Closures
24/12 - 31/12

Opening
BOOKSHOCK
Date
22 Oct
exhibition
BOOKSHOCK
Dates
22 Oct 2026
08 Nov 2026
Event
Transiti e sfumature
Date
18 Oct
Event
Nuovi mondi, vecchie forme
Date
25 Oct
Event
Sei pezzi
Date
15 Oct
Event
Il salotto e la cucina
Date
22 Oct
Event
VEROFALSO – Archivi e memoria nell’epoca dell’intelligenza artificiale
Date
20 Oct
Workshop
Dolcetto o Scherzetto?
Date
28 Oct
Workshop
La Festa dei Monster Designer
Date
31 Oct
European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture Mies van der Rohe Award 2026
Dates
05 Nov 2026
10 Jan 2027

The outstanding condition of the building housing the ADI Compasso d’Oro Design Museum is the result of a reclamation and renovation  process carried out on a historic site dating from the 1930s, initially used as a depot for horse-drawn trams and then as an electricity distribution station. Eight professional photographers, Paolo Carlini, Paolo Demaldè, Saverio Lombardi Vallauri, Angelo Margutti, Andrea Rovatti, Mauro and Federico Tamburini and Miro Zagnoli recorded the state of the buildings before work began, producing a series of highly significant images. The museum was conceived with the idea of ​​refurbishing and enhancing the rich industrial and archaeological heritage as a distinctive feature of the building itself. The structure has a total area of ​​5,135 sq mts, divided into spaces for exhibitions, services (cafeteria, bookshop and meeting places), the museum conservatory and offices. Access is from the square/garden open to the public that was recently renamed after the Compasso d’Oro Award. The museum is located in a former industrial area with considerable architectural and urban impact and is in the heart of one of the city’s most strategic areas. On one side is the Paolo Sarpi district, better known as Milan’s Chinatown, which has always been a lively multicultural centre. There is a totally redeveloped and partly pedestrianized area that has become a Milanese reference point, both for the offer of oriental cuisine and for street food in general. The cultural centre is bordered by the Fabbrica del Vapore, a Milan City Council space managed by the Youth Department and the Feltrinelli Foundation, a documentation and research centre designed by Herzog & De Meuron.

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