center for italian modern art

The Center for Italian Modern Art (CIMA) is a public non-profit exhibition and research center opened in February 2014, dedicated to promoting new scholarship and conversation around Italian 20th-century art. Each academic year, we present one major exhibition, fund a number of fellowships for emerging art historians of any nationality, and offer a wide range of public programs. We present exhibitions of Italian modern masters, often rarely exhibited in the US. Our SoHo space is a loft designed to feel like a home and to foster an intimate experience with great works of art. Our annual, October-through-June exhibition allows our visitors, members, and scholars-in-residence to enjoy extended and intimate contact with exceptional art. The inspiration for this model comes from CIMA president Laura Mattioli, art historian and collector, whose father Gianni Mattioli opened his Milan apartment in the 1950s and '60s to the public to give weekly tours of his collection - which included masters such as Giorgio Morandi, Giorgio de Chirico, and the Italian Futurists. In this same spirit, CIMAs fellows welcome the public on Fridays and Saturdays with a complimentary espresso and lead guided visits of the exhibition, encouraging conversation and a close encounter with the art. A catalogue with contributions by our fellows is published in conjunction with each season. Our installations are open-ended platforms for new scholarship and our broad range of public programs. Each season we present study days, contemporary artist talks, sketch nights, family events, screenings, and more. CIMA is open on Fridays and Saturdays for guided visits at 11am and 2pm; and for open hours between 1pm and 6pm, October through June. Group tours can be made by appointment on other days. Visits are $10; free for students and members. Members are welcome all week by appointment, receive free entry to CIMA programs and tours, a copy of the annual catalogue, and invites to special events.