LAC Lugano Arte e Cultura

Lugano Arte e Cultura (LAC) is not simply museum, but a cultural centre dedicated to music, visual and performance arts opened on 12th of September, 2015 in Lugano, Switzerland. Its aim is to promote a rich program of artistic events and to establish Lugano and Ticino in general as a cultural crossroads between Northern and Southern Europe.

The LAC centre was built by architect Ivano Gianola, an exponent of the renowned Ticino School of architecture. Entirely covered with wood panels and fitted out with a special acoustic shell that is both modular and removable, the concert hall and auditorium is designed to accommodate up to 1,000 spectators. The LAC museum houses the prestigious Lugano and Canton Ticino art collections. One floor houses the permanent exhibition whilst the other will host temporary exhibitions.

LAC is home to the Museo d’arte della Svizzera italiana (the Art Museum of Italian Switzerland), the result of a partnership between the Cantonal Art Museum and the Art Museum of Lugano.