Milan-Cortina 2026, Casa Italia for the first time open to the public

On the occasion of the XXV Olympic Winter Games Milan Cortina 2026, from February 6 to 22, CONI will be a protagonist in the Olympic venues, transforming Casa Italia into a symbol of hospitality and a privileged door to discover the country’s excellences. For the first time open to the public, Casa Italia will become not only the home of the athletes, but also a place of meeting, discovery and sharing,dIn on the occasion of the XXV Winter Olympic Games Milan Cortina 2026, from February 6 to 22, CONI will be protagonist in the Olympic locations, transforming Casa Italia into a symbol of welcome and privileged door to discover the country’s excellences. For the first time open to the public, Casa Italia will become not only the home of the athletes, but also a place to meet, discover and share, where anyone can immerse themselves in the heart of Olympic Italy. The venues in Milan, Livigno and Cortina d’Ampezzo will host visitors eager to live the emotions of the Games, offering a unique and immersive experience in the charm and cultural richness of our country.

Andrea Gussoni

For this extraordinary event, the Italian National Olympic Committee has chosen the theme Muse for Casa Italia, a tribute to the inspirational role that our peninsula has played for centuries on the world’s imagination and culture. An invitation to be guided by the beauty, history and creativity that make our country unique. The Muses have always guarded memory, inspired human knowledge and transformed chaos into harmony through the power of the arts. Daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne, they embody the creative insight that enlightens and changes the world: not by chance, along with Zeus, they are the only deities to boast the appellation “Olympian.” Casa Italia chooses, therefore, the Muses as a symbol to tell the story of Italy, an eternal source of inspiration. A country that, with its unique biodiversity, landscapes that evoke North and South of the world, a millennial history sedimented in monuments and different cultures, continues to influence generations of travelers, artists and thinkers. Italy becomes Muse: a place capable of passing through those who visit it and igniting that creative process we call inspiration. For this reason, Casa Italia presents itself as a place capable of telling the story of the country through the voices of foreigners who have recognized, in its geological, geographical, cultural, linguistic, culinary and climatic complexity, a true encyclopedic essence: that of a nation that welcomes, cherishes and values diversity, one of the highest values promoted by the International Olympic Movement.

Developing the concept of Muse, Casa Italia will transform the chosen venues of Triennale Milano, the Olympic Preparation Center at the Aquagranda in Livigno, and the Farsetti Gallery in Cortina d’Ampezzo, in scenic and emotional paths, places where sports, nature, art, architecture, furniture design and light design are in very close dialogue with each other. True exhibition projects will take shape within the spaces, with works by Claudio Abate, Camilla Alberti, Juan Araujo, Arman, John Armleder, Pablo Atchugarry, Atelier dell’Error, Matthew Attruia, For Barclay, Julius Bensasson, Ruth Beraha, Jessie Boswell, Fernando Botero, Stefano Cerio, Massimo Campigli, Luca Campigotto, Mario Ceroli, César, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Giorgio De Chirico, Filippo de Pisis, Tristano di Robilant, Binta Diaw, Ifeyinwa Joy Chiamonwu, Elmgreen & Dragset, Slawomir Elsner, Bekhbaatar Enkhtur, Elger Esser, Chung Eun-Mo, Jean Fautrier, Gelitin, Piero Gemelli, John Giorno, Itamar Gov, Wang Haiyang, Keith Haring & L.A. II, Craigie Horsfield, Bryan Hunt, Carlos Idun-Tawiah, JR, Hayv Kahraman, William Kentridge, Jiri Kölar, Joseph Kosuth, Jannis Kounellis, Susanne Kutter, Sol LeWitt, Miltos Manetas, Roberto Sebastian Antonio Matta Echaurren, Gerhard Merz, Mario Merz, Jonathan Monk, Davide Monteleone, Vik Muniz, Shirin Neshat, Hermann Nitsch, Denis Oppenheim, Adrian Paci, Park Eun Sun, Yan Pei-Ming, Alejandra Varela Perera, Alessandro Piangiamore, Laura Pugno, Robert Rauschenberg, Davide Rivalta, Ugo Rondinone, Ottone Rosai, Anri Sala, Eva Sajovic, Mario Schifano, Daniel Spoerri, Thomas Struth, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Newsha Tavakolian, David Tremlett, Lihi Turjeman, Tursic & Mille, Cy Twombly, Ben Vautier, Ai Weiwei, Uwe Wittwer, Sislej Xhafa.

The architectural and interior design project interprets the MUSA theme starting from the landscape and especially the mountain as a natural and symbolic element, the backdrop and point of arrival of the eighteenth-century “Grand Tours” that inspired generations of travelers but also, and above all, the natural theater and very raison d’être of winter sports and the Olympics.