Glass, brushes, and architectures: Scarpa returns as protagonist in Possagno

At the Gypsotheca Antonio Canova Museum, an unprecedented journey through the masterpieces of the Gemin Collection and the projects for the Venice Biennale

POSSAGNO (TV) – From June 22nd, the Gypsotheca Antonio Canova Museum dedicates the exhibition “Carlo Scarpa and the arts at the Biennale. Works and glass from the Gemin Collection” to Carlo Scarpa (1906-1978), curated by Mario Gemin and Orietta Lanzarini. For the first time in a single location, over sixty pieces are brought together – paintings, drawings, sculptures, and around twenty Murano glass pieces from Cappellin and Venini – shedding light on the long partnership between the Venetian architect and the Venice Biennale, where he collaborated from 1934 to 1972, signing dozens of installations, from the ticket office at the Gardens to the Pavilion of Venezuela.

The path, divided into the sections The Artists, The Glass, and The Biennale, weaves Scarpa’s cultural references with the works of the masters who enlivened the Venetian exhibitions: from the watercolors of Paul Klee and the drawings of Gustav Klimt to the oils of Giorgio Morandi, the bronzes of Arturo Martini, and the sculptures of Alberto Viani. Also noteworthy are three pieces exhibited at the 1968 Biennale, when Scarpa challenged himself as an artist with his own sculptures. Everything comes from the collection of the Treviso architect Luciano Gemin (1928-2023), a student and friend of the maestro, to whom the exhibition pays a parallel tribute.

“It is a pride for the community to host an event that tells almost forty years of Venetian exhibition architecture,” declares Mayor Valerio Favero, while museum director Moira Mascotto emphasizes “the opportunity to discover Scarpa not only as a designer but as a versatile artist.” The Canova Foundation announces, concurrently, a restoration project on the wing designed by the architect in the Fifties, funded by the MIC.

The calendar includes workshops for schools and families, conferences, and the publication of the SAGEP catalog. Open until January 11, 2026, the exhibition observes opening hours from 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on weekdays (until 7:00 p.m. on weekends); all information can be found at www.museocanova.it.