Palazzina Liberty, Art Nouveau auditorium in Parco Vittorio Formentano, Milan, Italy
The Palazzina Liberty is a single-story Art Nouveau pavilion in a public park featuring large windows and ceramic tile details on both exterior and interior surfaces. The design displays characteristic period elements with decorative motifs throughout the spaces.
The building was designed in 1908 by architect Alberto Migliorini and initially served as a cafe-restaurant within Milan's fruit and vegetable market. It remained in this role for more than 50 years before its function changed.
Since 1994 the Orchestra da Camera Milano Classica has held its concert season in the pavilion. It also hosted the Senza Parole festival, silent films accompanied by live soundtracks, and from 2005 to 2015 the Casa della Poesia. In October 2017 the building was named after Dario Fo and Franca Rame.
The pavilion stands in Parco Vittorio Formentano, near Largo Marinai d'Italia, reachable on foot from Porta Vittoria. The park is open to visitors; the building itself opens for concerts and cultural events, so check times before setting out. The surviving structure is the only remnant of the old Verziere market complex.
From 1974 to 1980 the building was granted to Dario Fo's theatre collective La Comune, which used it as a stage for its own productions. In October 2017 the pavilion was named after Dario Fo and Franca Rame.
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