{{Short description|Museum in Milan, Italy}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}} {{Infobox museum | name = ADI Design Museum | logo = | image = ADI Design Museum.jpg | caption = | established = 2001 | mapframe = yes | mapframe-caption = Interactive fullscreen map | mapframe-zoom = 11 | mapframe-marker = museum | mapframe-wikidata = yes | coordinates = {{coord|format=dms|display=it}} | location = Milan, Italy | public_transit = | website = {{official site}} }}
The '''ADI Design Museum''' is a museum in Milan, Italy, which houses the historical collection of the ADI Compasso d'Oro Foundation, as well as hosting temporary exhibitions, public talks and other initiatives. It is dedicated to the understanding and promotion of good design in Italy and abroad.
== History == The ADI Design Museum was established in 2001 in order to exhibit, promote, and conserve the collection of Compasso d'Oro winning designs and related archival material held by the Associazione per il Disegno Industriale (ADI) in Milan, Italy. The collection includes over 350 objects and works dating back to the inception of the Compasso d'Oro Award in 1954.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Foresti |first=Claudia |date=5 May 2021 |title=What makes the ADI Design Museum special |url=https://www.internimagazine.com/features/adi-design-museum-2/ |access-date=21 July 2023 |website=Interni Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=12 November 2022 |title="To create shared value in each of our projects" – design perspectives with Luciano Galimberti |url=https://designwanted.com/adi-design-museum-italian-design/ |access-date=21 July 2023 |website=DesignWanted |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=ADI Design Museum |url=https://www.musei.regione.lombardia.it/wps/portal/site/musei-riconosciuti-in-lombardia/ricerca-musei/dettagliostruttura/MI/adi-design-museum-milano/adi-design-museum-milano |access-date=21 July 2023 |website=Regione Lombardia}}</ref>
The museum has been located in a converted industrial building on {{ill|Piazza Compasso d'Oro|d|Q138788315}} in the Porta Volta neighbourhood of Milan since 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ADI Design Museum |url=https://www.domusweb.it/en/events/forum/2023/adi-design-museum.html |access-date=2024-06-14 |website=www.domusweb.it |language=en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Burattino |first=Rossella |date=2021-05-25 |title=Milano, apre l’Adi Design Museum: dalla scimmietta Zizi alla Luminator o la Lettera 22: la collezione del Compasso d'oro |url=https://milano.corriere.it/notizie/cronaca/21_maggio_25/museo-15-minuti-sostenibilita-cultura-dall-adi-design-museum-piedi-o-bici-servizi-essenziali-5c6bbbc2-bd50-11eb-b697-2f07a77e389d.shtml |access-date=2024-08-12 |website=Corriere della Sera |language=it}}</ref> It was designed by the architects Mara Servetto, Ico Migliore (Migliore + Servetto), with the designer Italo Lupi overseeing the curation of the historical collection.<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 January 2019 |title=Presentato l'ADI Design Museum Compasso d'Oro di Milano |url=https://www.artribune.com/progettazione/design/2019/01/adi-design-museum-compasso-oro-milano-intervista-ico-migliore/ |access-date=21 July 2023 |work=Artribune |language=it-IT}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Compasso d'Oro: La Nuova Sede della Collezion |trans-title=Compasso d'Oro: The New Headquarters for the Collection |url=https://www.adi-design.org/compasso-d-oro-la-nuova-sede-della-collezione-storica.html |access-date=21 July 2023 |website=adi-design.org |language=it}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-05-21 |title=La nuova casa del Compasso d'Oro |url=https://www.abitare.it/it/architettura/2014/05/21/la-nuova-casa-del-compasso-doro/ |access-date=2024-02-22 |website=Abitare |language=it-IT}}</ref> The focal point of the museum is the main gallery, a glass atrium that connects via Ceresio with via Bramante. The complex includes the adjacent palazzo and also houses the headquarters of the ADI, the museum conservatory and offices, a cafeteria, bookshop and meeting spaces. It is bordered by the Fabbrica del Vapore cultural centre, an arts exhibition and research facility designed by Herzog & de Meuron.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History and Architecture |url=https://www.adidesignmuseum.org/en/storia-e-architettura/ |access-date=21 July 2023 |website=ADI Design Museum |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Home - Fabbrica del Vapore - Comune di Milano |url=https://www.fabbricadelvapore.org/ |access-date=21 July 2023 |website=Fabbrica del Vapore |language=it-IT}}</ref>
In 2004 the museum's ''Compasso d’Oro Historical Collection'' was classified by the Italian Ministry of Culture as an "asset of exceptional historical and artistic interest".<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Guernieri |first=Marianna |date=8 May 2025 |title=A monumental work tells the story of the Compasso d’Oro {{!}} Salone del Mobile |url=https://www.salonemilano.it/en/articles/compasso-doro-book |access-date=7 August 2025 |website=Salone del Mobile |language=en}}</ref>
in 2025, Treccani published a comprehensive history of the Compasso d'Oro. The book is over 1,000 pages and includes 2275 images that document the museum's collection dating from its 1954 inception through 2022. It is published in both Italian and English versions.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Colombo |first=Alessandro |date=16 April 2025 |title=Compasso d'Oro, libro a 24 carati |url=https://ilgiornaledellarchitettura.com/2025/04/16/compasso-doro-libro-a-24-carati/ |access-date=7 August 2025 |website=Giornale dell'Architettura |language=it-IT}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=5 May 2025 |title=Compasso d’Oro: the history of italian design in a single volume |url=https://www.fuorisalone.it/en/magazine/focus/article/1787/compasso-doro-the-history-of-italian-design-milano-fuorisalone |access-date=7 August 2025 |website=Fuorisalone.it}}</ref><ref name=":0" />
==See also== * List of design museums
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== External links == {{commons category}} *{{Official site}} *[https://www.raicultura.it/arte/articoli/2021/12/ADI-Design-Museum-Compasso-dOro-73ae9487-c7fb-41a0-bcbd-7a5ceddf06dd.html ADI Design Museum Compasso d'Oro] (brief documentary film by RAI Culture television)
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