La Permanente, Modern art museum in Milan, Italy.
La Permanente is a modern art museum in Milan that displays works from the eighteenth through twentieth centuries. The exhibition spaces showcase pieces by Italian and European artists organized across multiple gallery areas.
The museum was founded in 1883 during a period of major cultural transformation across Italy. It quickly became an important center for contemporary artistic expression and dialogue among artists.
The name comes from the Esposizione Permanente di belle arti, founded in 1870 and merged into the society in 1883. Members were artists themselves, and the society long held a lottery of artworks among its members. The Museo della Permanente, formed in 1992, holds purchase prizes from the Biennale della Città di Milano, drawn works and donations.
The location is easy to reach and offers multiple exhibition areas to explore, so plan to spend a good amount of time there. Comfortable shoes are helpful since there is considerable ground to cover and the building spans several levels.
The Palazzo della Permanente was not originally built as a museum but started as an exhibition space for living artists. These roots as a venue for current artistic work still shape how the building presents art today.
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