The history of the Contemporary Art Pavilion is inextricably linked to that of Palazzo Massari, built starting in 1590 by Onofrio Bevilacqua, the first owner of the plot of land, a member of a noble and extremely wealthy family that owned many other palaces in the city.
In the palace’s inner garden are the two small buildings, integral parts of the ancient complex: the one on the left was used since the 18th century as a stable, the other is the current PAC, built in the mid-19th century as a depot for carriages and saddlery. Since the 1970s, the depot has become part of the Museum of Contemporary Art and is a venue for painting and sculpture exhibitions and a sphere of reference for avant-garde artistic expressions.
In 2023, the building will become the Spazio Michelangelo Antonioni, housing the archive and works of the master of contemporary cinematography.
