The Museum of Modern Art in Lecce Fiermonte Musuem was born in 2018 under the name M.A.M.A. Family Museum.
It rises inside an ancient residence located in the heart of Lecce, in Vicolo dei Raynò.
It is here that Fouad Giacomo and Antonia Yasmina Filali bring to life a place designed to pay homage to the history and life of painter and violinist Antonia Fiermonte, wife of sculptor René Letourneur and later companion of artist Jacques Zwobada.
In 2023 the M.A.M.A. was included in the Salento Museum Network of the Apulia Region.
From this moment there is a real transformation, with expansion of the spaces, redesigned by Engineer Edmondo Scrimieri and Architect Sandra Macculi.
From May 2024, the M.A.M.A. takes on the name Fiermonte Museum.
The museum is divided into nine rooms accessed through a glass door.
The exhibition follows a historical-visual and chronological order by tracing the life and art of Antonia Fiermonte, Jacques Zwobada and René Letourneur.
The narrative proceeds through sculptures, panels, drawings, paintings, stereoscopic panoramas, and holographs. The final point is the room dedicated to the Mausoleum of Mentana wanted by Zwobada in the aftermath of Antonia Fiermonte's death.
The permanent collection boasts numerous works, including:
Room 1: Sculptural portraits that Zwobada and Letourneur made of each other;
Room 2: Letourneur's “In the Sun” and “The Bridge”;
Room 3: Zwobada's “Vertical in Bronze”;
Room 4: “Nude” (charcoal on paper) by Antonia Fiermonte and “The Olive Trees” (ink on paper) by Zwobada;
Room 6: “The Nativity” by Antonia Fiermonte;
Room 9: “Les lutteurs,” a bronze work by Zwobada.
In addition, the museum also hosts workshops, temporary exhibitions, events and experiences, positioning itself as a landmark of the local cultural and artistic scene.
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