Fernanda Wittgens and her modernity: two meetings on the theme at the Braidense National Library

Two meetings will be held at the Braidense National Library dedicated to Fernanda Wittgens, the first woman to direct the Pinacoteca di Brera, as well as a great critic and art historian, during the period of World War II.

The first, entitled The Modern Cultural Politics of Fernanda Wittgens, held by Erica Bernardi will take place onSeptember 8, 2023 at 4 p.m. in the Reading Room. “How did Fernanda Wittgens imagine a modern Milan? An attempt will be made to answer this question by investigating the most modern aspects of Fernanda Wittgens’ cultural policy. The director of Brera wanted Milan to rank among Italian art cities as a representative of the contemporary, an artistic expression that was well suited in her opinion to Italy’s most modern city. Internationally she looks to Paris and New York, stimulating and sponsoring abroad art exhibitions of the early Italian 20th century, at the same time in Milan she organizes exhibitions of the most modern international artists,” reads the presentation of the meeting.

Instead, the second meeting will be held on September 14, 2023, again in the Reading Room at 4 p.m. Museum and modernity for Fernanda Wittgens, this is the title of the meeting held by Giuseppina Di Gangi, is instead presented as follows: “In the mid-twentieth century passage, Fernanda Wittgens becomes a pioneer and promoter of a modern dimension of the museum, in which aesthetic culture and social role are merged. The idea of modernity that Fernanda Wittgens transfuses into the Pinacoteca di Brera is embodied in a perfect balance between measured and functional forms of exhibition design and educational initiatives capable of rekindling a dialogue between art and the citizen, contributing concretely to the radical conceptual renewal of the museum on a national and international level.”

Reservations are required for both meetings by filling out the appropriate form on the website.

Fernanda Wittgens and her modernity: two meetings on the theme at the Braidense National Library

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