The Inclusive Museum: a new Quadriennale in Rome

Through our research we highlighted and analysed the potential and problems surrounding the art world and propose to develop an inclusive and engaging model for today. Alongside perpetual revolution of thought, considered the essence of any organisation, we identified three themes that should be the core of an alternative, forward thinking ‘art institution’: 01 | Tackling a culture where Art is considered a private asset. 02 | Devise interactive art settings through enhanced digital and cultural engagement 03 | Give voice to the under-represented backgrounds, in an inclusive realm.

The brief formed was based on the three established elements of the 'alternative art institution'. The established themes were applied to the site of Valle Giulia and developed architecturally and through landscape design. The brief of the project was to democratise the fundamentally authoritarian and classically laid out site that contains several pedestrian access barriers for public use and celebration. The site contains several foreign art institutions and schools, as well as Rome's architecture school, yet the site only prioritises car access. There is little regard for disabled access throughout the landscape and around key buildings, with main entrances often only accessible by stairs. The area also promotes itself as an inherently foreign culture zone, yet western countries dominate and therefore limit representation. Our brief sets out to challenge the above mentioned issues and several more with three key phases. 01 | Assist the ongoing de-colonisation at the British School at Rome with an artist residence extension 02 | Provide a permanent home for a new ‘quadriennale internationale’ - further expanding representation on site. This includes the refurbishment of Ala Cosenza, an Italian Rationalist extension to the Galleria which faces the British School at Rome. 03 | Democratise the site extents, connecting pedestrian links, expanding public realm and identifying future development sites