Rifugio Digitale | Archea Associati

Rifugio Digitale is a new exhibition space in a former bomb shelter tunnel repurposed as a site devoted to the promotion of digital art, where architecture, design, photography, cinema, literature and all the other multiple forms of art and visual expression find their dimension and interact with one another.

It was built on the foundations of an old anti-aircraft tunnel that served from 1943 as a bomb shelter in World War II. It was known as the “Forge Refuge” when it offered safety to people during the tragedy of the war, and now it is a “Digital Refuge”, a place of rebirth, where technology meets art, offering a contemporary space where people can explore creativity through the modern language of technology.

The requalification project, handled by Archea Associati, will house digital expression of every kind, with an eye always on the future and on the new vanguards. In collaboration with the publisher Forma Edizioni, it will house exhibitions, but also events and performances related to art, architecture, photography, literature, cinema and other initiatives linked to the digital world. It will show original views and more on the 16 screens positioned along the 33 meters of the tunnel. Florence has given itself a space in which the connection between art, people and technology generates an intense, unexpected and interactive life experience. What we have here is a space designed for constant change, always dynamic with a new and exciting speed that distinguishes it from a traditional art gallery.

Rifugio Digitale measures 165 square meters and is designed as a versatile structure ideal for organizing exhibitions, events, presentation, but also debates, lectures and simple discussions. It will appeal to a vast public desirous of indulging their interest in the ideas and novel cultural experiences right in the heart of Florence.