Museo Hermann Nitsch
Napoli (NA)
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The story
In a former power station: the blood-soaked canvases, the vestments and the instruments of Hermann Nitsch's Theatre of Orgies and Mysteries. This is not art for everyone: it is a rite.
Access
€ 10 (reduced € 5), free for EU under-16s. Tue-Fri 10:00-18:30, Sat 10:00-14:00. Closed Sun and Mon
The story
The Hermann Nitsch Museum, in vico Lungo Pontecorvo, is housed in a former nineteenth-century power station and is dedicated to the Austrian artist Hermann Nitsch, among the protagonists of Viennese Actionism. Born in 2008 from the collaboration between the gallery owner Giuseppe Morra and the artist, it is run by the Morra Foundation.
What to see
Works, paintings and installations by Nitsch and the video documentation of his 'actions', the provocative 'Theatre of Orgies and Mysteries': an intense and unconventional art, that divides and stirs debate. A space for those who want to confront the most radical contemporary art.
Tips
It is a contemporary art museum with strong content and not suited to all: find out about the nature of the works before going, especially with children. It has its own entrance and hours, check on the official site. You are in the Materdei/Avvocata area, near the metro.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Hermann Nitsch Museum?
A contemporary art museum in Naples, in a former power station, dedicated to the Austrian artist Hermann Nitsch of Viennese Actionism; born in 2008, it is run by the Morra Foundation.
What can you see at the Nitsch Museum?
Works and installations by Nitsch and the videos of his 'actions' (the Theatre of Orgies and Mysteries): a radical and provocative art, with strong content not suited to all.
Where is the Nitsch Museum?
In vico Lungo Pontecorvo, in the Materdei/Avvocata area of Naples.
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