Lots of news for the Egyptian Museum of Turin which in 2024, the year of the bicentenary, will be more accessible and inclusive. will be born the 'Egyptian Square', a covered square, a few steps from the nearby Carignano square, open free of charge to citizens and tourists. From the courtyard, on two levels, it will be possible to freely access, independently of the museum itinerary, the Ellesija temple, donated in 1970 by'Egypt in recognition of Italy's participation in saving the temples of Nubia following the construction of the Aswan dam.
Egyptian Museum of Turin
To win the international design competition Egyptian Museum 2024 it is the Oma studio (Office for Metropolitan Architecture) that will carry out the expansion and renovation of the internal courtyard of the Palazzo del Collegio dei Nobili and will reorganize the spaces. The project was selected among five groups of finalist professionals: in addition to Oma, Pininfarina Architecture, Snohetta, Keno Kuma & Associates, Carlo Ratti Associati. The cost of the works is 12,5 million for the works, 10 percent for the design. “We played a patron role for culture.
We don't just fund the project, we also manage the selection of proposals from 47 countries and from studies that represent the best ofarchitecture globally. The Museum will become even more of the city's heritage” said the president of the Company of Saint Paul, Francesco Profumo. “It is the kick-off to a wonderful period on which we have been working on for years with director Greco. We have been thinking about the bicentenary for at least two, three years. An incredible job has been done, now we have to start racing. This is the pilot project that drives all the others, the big shell that we're going to put pearls in." To affirm it, Evelina Christillin, president of the Egyptian Museum of Turin.
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