Open Air Museum

Corso Mazzini - Cosenza

Open Air Museum Bilotti

In the modern part of Cosenza, in an area stretching from the pedestrianized Corso Mazzini to Piazza Bilotti, lies the open-air "Museo MAB" (Museo all'aperto Bilotti) which hosts a wide range of modern art sculptures that stand in the street for residents and tourists. The sculptures were donated to the city by the ItalianAmerican entrepreneur and art collector, Carlo Bilotti

Lupo Della Sila Mimmo Rotella

The sculpture looks like different silhouettes of green marble drawn up together to form the image of the Sila Wood Woolf, symbol of the city of Cosenza.

Bronzi Di Riace Sasha Sosno

The Bronzes from Riace and Three Columns are two works that represent a clear homage to the classic culture of Magna Graecia by the French artist Sacha Sosno.

The silhouettes of the Bronzes are cut in two sheets of bronze with a curious negative, see-through effect.

Gran Cardinale Giacomo Manz

The Italian sculptor Manz has always been fascinated by members of high clergy. The Cardinal here portrayed is represented sitting on a throne. Noticeable is the vertical development of the figure.

Testa di Medusa G. Manz

More impressive is the terrifying head of Medusa by the same author.

Ettore e Andromaca G. De Chirico

The two figures of the characters of Homers Iliad are faceless to underline the plasticity of the movement. The sculpture is dominated by the sense of foretold death, where Andromaches desperation contrasts with the warrior pride of the hero.

I Due Archeologi G. De Chirico

Two Archaeologists: the symbols of the past seem to come out of the hearts of the two figures. The love for antiquity is represented in this sculpture.

Il Grande Metafisico G. De Chirico

The Great Metaphysician unites in a single totemic sculpture all the symbols of De Chiricos art: set squares, rulers, tools of geometric projections and the dummy that emerges from all these elements.

Monumento Bifrontale
Abstract sculpture by the Italian Pietro Consagra in Piazza Bilotti.

San Giorgio e il Drago S. Dal

Saint George and the Dragon by Salvador Dal, wonderfully blends the three parts of the bronze sculpture: the saint, the horse and the dragon, in a plastic movement that refers to the Christian tradition of the life of the Saint who is faceless, almost a quote of De Chirico.

La Bagnante Emilio Greco

The Great Bather is characterized by sinuous, sensual plasticity.

Paracarri Pietro Consagra