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fromt 19 October 2025 - 22 March 2026
Fotosintesi. Photographs from Carla Sozzani Collection
curated by Maddalena Scarzella
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Morandi and Fontana. Invisible and Infinite
12 april - 14 september 2025
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10 October 2025 - 22 March 2026
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Simultaneità magiche del Golfo (Magical Simultaneities of the Gulf) by Pippo Oriani joins the permanent collection



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Simultaneità magiche del Golfo (Magical Simultaneities of the Gulf) by Pippo Oriani enters the museum’s permanent collection and is now on public display.
The triptych will be exhibited until 22 March 2026 together with excerpts from Aeropoema del Golfo della Spezia (Aero-Poem of the Gulf of La Spezia) by Filippo Tommaso Marinetti and the video Images of the World and the Inscription of War (1988) by Harun Farocki, in a dialogue that updates the theme of the “view from above”: from a Futurist and technological vision to a paradigm of the drone era.
Created in 1932 for the first edition of the Premio del Golfo (Gulf Prize), the work – recently acquired by the Municipality of La Spezia and recommended by Andrea Marmori, Director of the Museo Civico Amedeo Lia – represents an important addition to the city’s artistic heritage. With this piece, Oriani, a master of aeropainting, won third place at the Premio del Golfo, linking the artistic history of the twentieth century to the territory of La Spezia.
The three canvases, conceived as a single sequence, offer aerial views of the Gulf of La Spezia: from the Castle of Lerici to the islands of Palmaria and Tino, up to Portovenere and the shipyards. Ships and airplanes cross the scene in a suspended, dynamic interplay, with a bird’s-eye perspective that gives the work a visionary and cinematic quality.
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from 5 October 2024
New exhibition of the permanent Collection
curated by Gerhard Wolf










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The CAMeC Museum offers a truly immersive experience through its Permanent Collection. The new display creates a dynamic interaction between artworks, space, and visitors, crafting pathways that highlight both the richness of the collection and the connection between art and the contemporary world.
Curated by Gerhard Wolf and displayed across the ground and first floors, the current display features over 200 works which have been arranged beyond the standard museum conventions. Some rooms display series of works, while others juxtapose different styles, such as geometric and organic abstraction. The artworks are organised according to different themes, including body and performance, architecture, ecology, Pop Art, and the 1980s.
The museum also dedicates specific spaces to the city of La Spezia and its history, with “niches” highlighting important events such as the “Il Gabbiano” Gallery and the Battolini collection, one of the CAMeC’s most significant assets. The collection also offers a global perspective with notable works, including a rare photograph documenting Gordon Matta-Clark’s performance in Genoa.
This display of the Permanent Collection is dynamic and constantly evolving. Works on paper and photographs are periodically rotated for conservation purposes, ensuring a fresh and continually renewed experience. In addition, temporary loans and site-specific installations by contemporary artists contribute to CAMeC’s ongoing role as a vibrant, living space for art that engages with the present.
With this approach, CAMeC seeks to establish itself as an open, innovative, and ever-evolving cultural hub, where visitors can engage with art from constantly renewed and exciting perspectives.
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