Triennale

Triennale is a design and art museum in the Parco Sempione in Milan. It is housed in the Palazzo dell’Arte, which was designed by Giovanni Muzio and built between 1931 and 1933; construction was financed by Antonio Bernocchi and his brothers Andrea and Michele.nThe Triennial, an international exhibition of art and design, was held at the museum thirteen times between 1936 and 1996, and – after a break of twenty years – again in 2016.nSince 2003 the Triennale has awarded the triennial Gold Medal for Italian Architecture.nA permanent museum of Italian design, the Trienniale Design Museum, was opened in 2007.nThe building houses a theatre, the Teatro dell’Arte, which was also designed by Muzio.