The Soul of the Museum

Ettore Guatelli Museum

Il retro della porta della cucina nel salone del Museo (20th Century) by Ettore GuatelliMuseo Ettore Guatelli

This museum ought to be considered as a sort of sanctuary of contemporary Italian society. (Federico Zeri)

Ettore's Wunderkammer (2019-11-28) by Filippo ChiesaMuseo Ettore Guatelli

Lo scalone del Museo (20th Century) by Ettore GuatelliMuseo Ettore Guatelli

Is it really a museum though? I would certainly hope it’s not, in the traditional sense. I already know in my mind what it should be and how it should be perceived. (Ettore Guatelli)

Ettore’s Stargate (The Journey of Nau-chan) (2018-02-19) by Filippo ChiesaMuseo Ettore Guatelli

La camera delle scatole (20th Century) by Ettore GuatelliMuseo Ettore Guatelli

Many think of a museum as something that only exhibits beautiful objects, as if we tried to represent humanity with a “gallery” of only beautiful, chosen people. (Ettore Guatelli)

Inside (The Soul Of Things) (2020-04-16) by Filippo ChiesaMuseo Ettore Guatelli

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Text by Mario Turci.

English translation by Anna Giulia Compagnoni.

We would like to thank Filippo Chiesa, author of "Ettore's Wunderkammer" - "Ettore's Stargate" - "Inside", for directing these three videos and making them available. 

We would also like to thank Patrick Leech and Anna Giulia Compagnoni (University of Bologna), Jessica Anelli, Mauro Davoli, Monica Citti.

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