The Museum as Site of Architectural Experimentation

On the occasion of the forthcoming opening of the exhibition The Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain by Jean Nouvel, to be held on the Island of San Giorgio Maggiore, a public event will precede and explore its principal themes in greater depth.

Organised during the opening days of the Biennale, the initiative forms part of the Biennale Architettura 2025 – 19. Mostra Internazionale di Architettura, it broadens the Biennale’s discourse, placing particular emphasis on the role of the museum in shaping the future of architecture. The morning of discussions brings together architects and museum professionals for a series of conversations dedicated to one of the key sites of contemporary architectural experimentation: the museum.

The initiative aims to foster a dynamic dialogue on the contribution of architecture and architects to the development of museum cultural policies and to the shaping of our relationship with art, in both urban and non-urban contexts.

Programme

10:00 | Introduction by Béatrice Grenier

10:15 – 10:45 | Cultural Infrastructure for urban transformation

Joshua Ramus, REX
Andrés Jaque, Office for Political Innovation
Antoine Picon, Harvard University Graduate School of Design

11:00 – 11:30 | The Architectural Layers of the Museum

Cecilia Puga, Museo Cileno di Arte Precolombiana
Giovanna Borasi, Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA)
Manuel Segade, Museo Reina Sofía

11:45 – 12:15 | Rethinking Pavilions As Potential Museums

Lina Ghotmeh, Lina Ghotmeh Architecture
Nicolas Fayad, EAST Architecture
Chris Dercon, Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain