The love for his land, which he never forgot, influenced by a fascination for the world: this is a distinctive feature of the art of Costantino Nivola, who was born in Orani in 1911. His works are located in the simplicity of the museum that was dedicated to him in 1995, seven years after his death, in the ancient (and renovated) village wash-house, on a panoramic hill.
The artist's most important collection is kept here. He was a protagonist of modernism in the 20th century: more than 200 works on show, chosen by the artist's widow, Ruth Guggenheim, document originality and artistic abilities of the man who combined the values, history and traditions of his land with creative inspiration, matured through encounters with other contemporary artists in Europe and America.
The museum originally consisted solely of the former wash-house space, with a trussed roof and windows that light up the interior. In 2004, a pavilion was built, combining the outdoors with the arches that divide the interior into three sections. In 2012, a third building was added, standing on the slope of the hill. A square, crossed by a small water channel coming from the Su Càntaru spring, and a park, inaugurated in 2009, surround the museum and, with terraces, connect the pavilions situated on various levels to it and contain several sculptures.
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