IED Firenze's new Digital and Visual Arts hub to create digital labs, project rooms, and educational areas, along with two large spaces reserved for exhibitions, events, and workshops.
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IED has won the City of Florence's tender for the Teatro dell’Oriuolo
Date
08 May 2024
IED has won the City of Florence's tender for the Teatro dell’Oriuolo, which had been closed for almost 30 years and underwent a complex restoration.
Yesterday Mayor Dario Nardella, in the presence of the Public Works Councilor Elisabetta Meucci and the Councilor for Non-Residential Heritage Federica Giuliani, handed over the keys to Danilo Venturi, the Director of IED Firenze.
This marks the birth of the Digital and Visual Arts Hub, the first of its kind in Italy for training and integration with the city. Following restoration efforts, the Teatro dell’Oriuolo has tripled its unbuilt area to the benefit of green spaces and open areas through the demolition of 2,200 cubic meters, mainly in the former auditorium area, and now includes several large, undivided rooms on the ground floor of Palazzo Bastogi, totaling 500 square meters.
IED will establish a hub dedicated to the sharing and understanding of Digital and Visual Arts, building on a solid educational experience in the fields of contemporary arts and design, as well as fashion and communication, supported by numerous international professionals and mentors. It will be a place of interdisciplinary and intercultural exchange where theory meets practical experimentation, embodied in exhibition spaces, while preserving the site’s original public vocation.
Divided into two main functional areas, educational and exhibition, plus a garden, the new Hub plans to create digital labs, project rooms, and educational areas, along with two large spaces reserved for exhibitions, events, and workshops.
The activity program will be linked to the educational progress of multimedia courses (Graphic Design, Illustration, Design for Communication, Content Creation and Publishing) and art system courses (Museum Education, Curatorial Practice and Arts Management), featuring contemporary art exhibitions and workshops led by emerging artists. Additional initiatives will coincide with the Pitti Uomo fashion event. The space will also host other events in collaboration with the city, as part of an ongoing educational and professional exchange with IED, responding to a context of strong internationalization and locally rooted experiences.
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