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Permanent exhibition and Third Paradise seat
Michelangelo Pistoletto: permanent exhibition
Overlooking the central courtyard, the heart of Cittadellarte, stand the three floors of the historic woolen mill, an exemplary example of industrial archaeology. Where once the Biella textile tradition was kept alive, today the works of the artist Michelangelo Pistoletto are on display.
The visit begins in the attic, characterized by an inverted nave ceiling, in which there is a single work, Porte - Uffizi (2003-2016), a microcosm of society, as well as the backbone of Cittadellarte. Going down, you come across the room dedicated to the birth process of the Quadro specchiante (Mirror Painting), starting from the self-portrait; the space of the Segno Arte (Art Sign) and the one in which the Oggetti in meno (Minus Objects) are kept. Other works, created during the master's artistic and philosophical practice, accompany the visitor until the encounter with the Venere degli stracci (Venus of the Rags).
Third Paradise permanent seat
A few steps from the central courtyard, a second former factory contains the Third Paradise. One of the most evocative, as well as the official headquarters of the symbol, which aims to be the center of the international network of activities aimed at the responsible transformation of society.
In the space adjacent to the headquarters of the work, there are also testimonies from all the embassies of the Third Paradise, on show with their interpretation of the Formula of Creation. The Ambassadors, from Biella to the whole world, trace the path from Cittadellarte to the Third Paradise through their 240 flags.
