OMA David Gianotten @oma.eu . photos: © Marco Cappelletti @_marcocappelletti
The remodeled Gallery of the Kings at Turin’s Museo Egizio, designed by David Gianotten and Andreas Karavanas of OMA in collaboration with Andrea Tabocchini Architecture, was inaugurated by the President of Italy Sergio Mattarella during the museum’s bicentenary celebration. In contrast to the original black box gallery – designed in 2006 by scenographer Dante Ferretti – the new space provides context for the ancient Egyptian statues and aims to inform audiences about their original place of creation in Thebes, or modern-day Luxor. Continue reading OMA