Casa Museo Remo Brindisi

Designed by Nanda Vigo, the Remo Brindisi House Museum in Lido di Spina combines a summer residence with an exhibition space for twentieth-century art and design. Built between 1971 and 1973, it opened in 1973 as the Museo Alternativo and now holds 1,100 works.

Why it matters

Brindisi conceived the house as a place where art and everyday life met. Vigo’s design centres on a cylinder linking the floors and living spaces, while the collection ranges from Italian painting to Spatialism, Pop art and industrial design. After Brindisi’s death, the house and collection passed to the Comune di Comacchio.

What to notice

The central cylinder shapes the building’s interior and circulation. The collection includes Lucio Fontana’s six-by-four-metre graffito, sculptures by Arturo Martini, Gino Marotta and Giò Pomodoro, and Emilio Isgrò’s erased-writing wall. Works by artists including Medardo Rosso, Balla, Sironi, De Pisis, Manzoni, Warhol and Nanda Vigo trace movements from early twentieth-century Italian art through Spatialism, Zero and Pop. Design works by Bruno Munari, Achille Castiglioni, Pio Manzù and Vico Magistretti extend the collection beyond painting and sculpture.

Context and history

Vigo’s building was conceived from the outset as both house and museum, with exhibition space integrated into Brindisi’s summer residence and studio. The collection’s concentration on art and design from the 1950s to the 1970s reflects the period in which Brindisi and Vigo worked. The regional heritage institute recognised the museum as a Museo di Qualità.