Museo Canova - Scarpa's Hall

THE NEW STRUCTURE BY CARLO SCARPA

In 1957, some Canovian works of art in Possagno were positioned according to a more adequate setup thanks to a new building, designed by the Venetian architect Carlo Scarpa (Venice, 1906 – Sendai, 1978).

The aim of the project was valuing the Canovian heritage that visitors could not admire, since it was stored in a warehouse, and planning an appropriate setup for the terracotta sketches. Scarpa managed to position those absolute masterpieces scenically, distributing them on shiny, staggered levels, inside a new structure, where the light can seep in from above.

Today, the new structure by Scarpa is the only Museum completely finalized by the architect and, together with the plaster cast models, all the clay and terracotta sketches, clear expression of the Canovian genius, are displayed.