Italy Guide
Trentino-Alto Adige
MART
Address: Corso Bettini 43, Roverto
One of the highlights of the region, MART is the largest modern art museum in Italy. It's situated in the centre of Rovereto, a fifteen-minute train journey south of Trento. The striking building Opening time: Tues– Sun 10am–6pm, Fri late night opening until 9pmPrice: €10 
www.mart.trento.it was designed by Mario Botta and opened in December 2002. A changing selection from the permanent collection of more than 9000 paintings, designs and sculptures is on show in the spacious, light-filled galleries. Particularly strong are the collections of Futurist and twentieth-century avant-garde art: Italian Futurist Fortunato Depero bequeathed his collection of 3000 works including drawings, tapestries and sculpture. Metaphysical painters including Giorgio de Chirico and Giorgio Morandi, and Arte Povera artists are well represented, and the museum has made especially important purchases of American Pop Art, including works by Lichtenstein, Rauschenberg and Warhol.