MILAN, October 21, 2024 – Italy’s pioneering design from the 20th Century will be on display in “Molto Bello: Icons of Modern Italian Design”, a new exhibition with Webuild acting as presenting partner between October 26, 2024 and March 23, 2025 at the Heide Museum of Modern Art in Melbourne, Australia, a strategic market for the Group. It is the latest in a series of cultural events promoted by Webuild under its Agenda Cultura programme to celebrate art and beauty in countries where it operates.

The exhibition celebrates Italian design since the second half of the last century, which became world renowned for its elegance, functionality and progressive approach, while highlighting the close ties with the world of engineering. More than 170 objects will be on display, such as the 1957 Fiat Nuova 500, an icon of style and innovation in Italy. The exhibition will also include works by an array of architects and designers, from Gio Ponti to Carlo Mollino, and Gae Aulenti to Gaetano Pesce.

The exhibition follows another major event sponsored by Webuild in Melbourne: “Leonardo da Vinci – 500 Years of Genius”, a multimedia celebration of the Renaissance Master’s genius that was held at The Lume, the largest permanent immersive digital art and cultural venue in the world.

Webuild’s commitment to culture and the arts has ranged from concerts held in the United States to celebrate the 150-year anniversary of the birth of Italian conductor Arturo Toscanini, to the artistic genius of Raffaello, to events revisiting the rescue of the Abu Simbel temples, a photographic exhibit of Rome left deserted during the COVID-19 lockdown and the restoration of the Crypt of Sant’Agnese in Agone in Rome.   

Webuild’s commitment to culture in Australia reflects the importance of the country for the Group and its local subsidiary, Clough, as a market, the second most important market after Italy. In Melbourne, Webuild has begun excavating tunnels for the North East Link, a new section for the city’s freeway network. In New South Wales, it is developing Snowy 2.0, the largest hydropower project in the country. In Sydney, it is participating in the development of the Sydney Metro line that will lead to the Western Sydney International Airport, the largest public-private partnership in the state. In Western Australia, Webuild and Clough have started work on one of the world’s largest urea plants for the manufacture of fertiliser, as well as the upgrade of a sludge treatment process at the state’s largest wastewater treatment facility.