LAC Lugano Arte e Cultura

Architect: Ivano Gianola
Text: Eszter Götz
Photos: Studio Fotografico Pagi

LAC Lugano Arte e Cultura is a new cultural centre being opened in September 2015 and dedicated to the visual arts, music and the performing arts. The striking architectural structure overlooking the lake provides space for a rich programme of exhibitions, events, musical events and theatre and dance performances. LAC also contains the newly-created Art Museum of Italian Switzerland formed by the amalgamation of the Cantonal Art Museum and the Art Museum of the City of Lugano. Located over three floors, the gallery holds a permanent exhibition containing the collections of the City of Lugano and of the Canton Ticino, temporary exhibitions and site specific installations. A new 1,000 seat concert and theatre venue, entirely wood-panelled and fitted with a special modular and removable acoustic shell, is ready for a varied programme of performances and concerts.

Architect: Ivano Gianola
Acoustic engineering: Müller BBM