Milan Triennial

The Milan Triennial (Triennale di Milano) was established in 1923 as a 3 yearly architecture and industrial design exhibition held in Monza and then, since 1933, in Milan.

This article is about the exhibitions. For the building, see Triennale di Milano.

History

The event started as a biennial event in Monza in 1923[1] and then transferred to Milan where was intended to be held every three years, last a few months and to invite global contributions.[1] These similarities meant that it was recognised by the Bureau of International Expositions (BIE) from 1933 until 1996.[1]

Since 1933 it has been held in the Palazzo dell'Arte,[2] Milan with the 2016 event to be hosted there and also other Milanese venues.[3]

List of triennials

BIE?	Triennial	Notes	Open	Close
	Monza Biennial	International Exhibition of Decorative Arts[4]	1923[4]	1923[4]
	Monza Biennial II	International Exhibition of Decorative Arts[4]	1925 [4]
	Monza Biennial III	International Exhibition of Decorative Arts[4] The twentieth century and Neoclassicism in decoration and furnishing	May 31, 1927	October 16, 1927
	Monza Biennial IV	International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Art[4] Held in Monza.[5] Included several works by Gio Ponti.[5]	1930[4]	1930 [4]
[6]	Milan Triennial V	Style - Civilisation	May 10, 1933	October 31, 1933
[6]	Milan Triennial VI	Continuity – Modernity	May 31, 1936	November 1, 1936
[7]	Milan Triennial VII	Order - Tradition[7]	April 6, 1940[7]	June 9, 1940[7]
[8]	Milan Triennial VIII	The House[8] Included an urban planning project that led to the QT8 area named after this the 8th triennial.	May 31, 1947 [8]	September 14, 1947[8]
[9]	Milan Triennial IX	Goods - Standards[9] Gold medal winners included the Danish textile artist Helga Foght.[10]	May 12, 1951[9]	November 5, 1951[9]
[11]	Milan Triennial X	Prefabrication - Industrial Design[11] Led to the creation of the building now used as the Bar Bianco[12]	August 28, 1954[11]	November 15, 1954[11]
[13]	Milan Triennial XI	Improving the Quality of Expression in Today’s Civilisation[13]	July 27, 1957[13]	November 4, 1957 [13]
[14]	Milan Triennial XII	Home and school[14]	July 16, 1960[14]	November 4, 1960[14]
[15]	Milan Triennial XIII	Leisure[15]	June 12, 1964[15]	September 27, 1964[15]
[16]	Milan Triennial XIV	The Large Number[16]	June 23, 1968[16]	July 28, 1968[16]
[6]	Milan Triennial XV[2]	Architettura Razionale, major section curated by Aldo Rossi	1973[6]
	Milan Triennial XVI	The Domestic Project[17] Directed by Mario Bellini and the historian Georges Teyssot. Included notable projects like La Casa Palestra by OMA, The Mobile Home and the Nomadic Condition by John Hejduk, and The Collector's Room by Massimo Scolari	1986
[18]	Milan Triennial XVII	World Cities and the Future of the Metropolis[18]	September 21, 1988 [18]	December 18, 1988[18]
[6]	Milan Triennial XVIII	Life in Things and Nature: Design and the Environmental Challenge[4]	1992[4]	1992[4]
[19]	Milan Triennial XIX	Identities and differences[19]	February 22, 1996[19]	May 5, 1996[19]
[20]	Triennial 2016	21st century. Design after Design[20]	April 2, 2016[20]	September 12, 2016[20]
[21]	Triennial 2019	Broken Nature: Design Takes on Human Survival[22]	March 1, 2019	July 1, 2019[22]
[23]	XXIII Triennale di Milano	Theme (and title) to be decided[23]	2022[23]	2022[23]

References

1. "The History of LaTriennale di Milano". Archived from the original on 2015-09-07. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
2. "Triennale di Milano - History and mission". Retrieved 7 April 2018.
3. "The experience". Retrieved 22 October 2015.
4. "The international Exhibitions of the Triennale di Milano". Retrieved 13 December 2018.
5. "1930 - Giò Ponti". Retrieved 23 October 2015.
6. "BIE". Retrieved 22 October 2015.
7. "Triennale di Milano 1940". Retrieved 12 December 2018.
8. "Triennale di Milano 1947". Retrieved 12 December 2018.
9. "Triennale di Milano 1951". Retrieved 12 December 2018.
10. "Helga Foght | Gyldendal - Den Store Danske". Retrieved 10 August 2018.
11. "Triennale di Milano 1954". Retrieved 12 December 2018.
12. "La Triennale di Milano - Palazzo dell'arte". Retrieved 22 October 2015.
13. "Triennale di Milano 1957". Retrieved 12 December 2018.
14. "Triennale di Milano 1960". Retrieved 12 December 2018.
15. "Triennale di Milano 1964". Retrieved 11 December 2018.
16. "Triennale di Milano 1968". Retrieved 12 December 2018.
17. "IN MILAN, A LOOK AT HOW WE LIVE - The New York Times".
18. "Triennale di Milano 1988". Retrieved 12 December 2018.
19. "La Triennale di Milano 1996". Retrieved 12 December 2018.
20. "Triennale di Milano 2016". Retrieved 17 December 2018.
21. "Triennale di Milano 2019". Retrieved 23 February 2020.
22. "Triennale di Milano sets the tone for 2019 edition". Archived from the original on 8 December 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
23. "Symposium: Towards the XXIII Triennale di Milano". Retrieved 2 July 2020.

External links

• A blog article with lots of images from several triennials