• Art & Culture

Civico Museo Parisi Valle

Il museo-ponte che unisce Maccagno Superiore e Maccagno Inferiore

Where
Civico Museo Parisi Valle
Via Leopoldo Giampaolo 1, Maccagno (VA)
Contacts
0332 561202
Official site

The Parisi-Valle museum of Maccagno: the "bridge-museum." The museum's name is derived from the architectural structure designed by Maurizio Sacripanti, which has particular symbolic value because it unites Upper Maccagno with Lower Maccagno, which, up to that point, were divided by the river Giona.

The idea of establishing such a futuristic museum in Maccagno, a small town in the province of Varese with a population of just 2,200 inhabitants, began to take shape in 1977. It was then that Giuseppe Vittorio Parisi, an artist born in Maccagno in 1915, returned to his home town for a vacation after having become a professor and operator in the field of visual research.

He was so fascinated by the atmosphere that he immediately began fleshing out an idea for a museum whose very structure would bear a cultural message. While the museum itself was completed in 1998, the "bridge-museum" project was awarded the National IN/ARCH Award as a directional, cultural and service-oriented building complex in 1992. A prestigious acknowledgement, awarded by a jury made up of architects Giuliano Gresleri, Sergio Lenci, Manfredi Nicoletti, Enzo Zacchiroli and Bruno Zevi. Some of its special features include the interweaving of the natural elements (water, air, sky, trees), and the way that they become part of the building's construction materials.

The Maccagno di Sacripanti project is linked to other famous works by the same artist, all of which bear witness to his propensity for mutation, continuous innovation, the unfinished, open creativity and his fluctuation between rationalism and organicism. The permanent collection, donated by Parisi-Valle, includes a total of 2,085 works, featuring pieces by Guttuso, Balla e Birolli.

The museum has continued to grow in recent years, acquiring works by Morandini, Tadini, Rognoni and Longaretti. Furthermore, it hosts four or five exhibitions every year, which place the spotlight upon the structure itself and expand the horizons of the permanent collection.


Opening hours

  • orari di apertura

lunedì: chiuso

martedì: 10:00-13:00 / 14:30-18-30

mercoledì: 10:00-13:00 / 14:30-18:30

giovedì: 10:00-13:00 / 14:30 - 18:30

venerdì: 10:00-13:00 / 14:30 - 18:30

sabato: 11:00-19:00

domenica: 11:00-19:00

 

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Places

Village of Maccagno

From the lake to the mountains, from modern to ancient, the village is a mosaic of suggestive views
  • Villages
Village of Maccagno
352 mt

Path of the sun and path of the moon

  • Active & Green
Path of the sun and path of the moon
3.12 km

Belvedere Path

Luino: from the highlands of Lake Maggiore, passing through Colmegna, to Maccagno
  • Mountains
Belvedere Path
3.66 km

Palazzo Verbania

  • Art & Culture
Lagomaggiore_luino_palazzoverbania_comune
4.32 km

The Luino lakeside park

  • Parks
The Luino lakeside park
4.46 km

Village of curiglia con monteviasco

  • Villages
Village of Curiglia con Monteviasco
6 km

Piero's Mills

  • Art & Culture
Piero's Mills
7.51 km

Cassano Valcuvia

An area immersed in nature and history
  • Active & Green
Cassano Valcuvia
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Arcumeggia

The town of painted houses
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Arcumeggia
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Ghirla Hammer

  • Art & Culture
Ghirla Hammer
14.32 km

Casalzuigno

Between history and art: from Valcuvia man to erratic boulders
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Casalzuigno
14.58 km

Where to sleep

CAMPEGGIO LIDO BOSCHETTO HOLIDAY

Maccagno con Pino e Veddasca
CAMPEGGIO LIDO BOSCHETTO HOLIDAY
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OSTELLO CASA EMMAUS

Maccagno con Pino e Veddasca
OSTELLO CASA EMMAUS
187 mt

LAGOCAMP - PARKCAMPING MACCAGNO

Maccagno con Pino e Veddasca
LAGOCAMP - PARKCAMPING MACCAGNO
235 mt

CASA SABINA

Maccagno con Pino e Veddasca
CASA SABINA
235 mt

CA' SAREDI

Maccagno con Pino e Veddasca
CA' SAREDI
293 mt

FORESTERIA LOMBARDA CASA AUGUSTA - AFFITTACAMERE

Maccagno con Pino e Veddasca
FORESTERIA LOMBARDA CASA AUGUSTA - AFFITTACAMERE
314 mt

CASA VACANZE MACCAGNO

Maccagno con Pino e Veddasca
CASA VACANZE MACCAGNO
333 mt

APPARTAMENTO AI RONCHI 3

Maccagno con Pino e Veddasca
APPARTAMENTO AI RONCHI 3
352 mt

LOCAZIONE TATIANA

Maccagno con Pino e Veddasca
LOCAZIONE TATIANA
352 mt

IL CILIEGIO

Maccagno con Pino e Veddasca
IL CILIEGIO
360 mt

APPARTAMENTO ELISA

Maccagno con Pino e Veddasca
APPARTAMENTO ELISA
382 mt

APPARTAMENTO GELSOMINO

Maccagno con Pino e Veddasca
APPARTAMENTO GELSOMINO
382 mt

CASA MARCK

Maccagno con Pino e Veddasca
CASA MARCK
382 mt

LITTORINA HOLYDAY HOME

LITTORINA HOLYDAY HOME
503 mt

LITTORINA HOLYDAY HOME

LITTORINA HOLYDAY HOME
503 mt

APPARTAMENTI EMMAUS

Maccagno con Pino e Veddasca
APPARTAMENTI EMMAUS
537 mt

BORGO PARADISO

Maccagno con Pino e Veddasca
BORGO PARADISO
672 mt

VILLA CARDANO

Maccagno con Pino e Veddasca
VILLA CARDANO
684 mt

CASA DEL BORGO - 2

Maccagno con Pino e Veddasca
CASA DEL BORGO - 2
830 mt

GOLFO GABELLA SRL

Maccagno con Pino e Veddasca
GOLFO GABELLA SRL
841 mt