Fondazione A.N.M.I.G. - Genova, in collaboration with Associazione Culturale Giano and under the patronage of Regione Liguria and Ordine degli Architetti - Genova, presents the exhibition “Eugenio Fuselli. What Is a House? Architecture of Care and Shelter”: a journey through drawings, documents, sculptures, paintings and photographs aimed at discovering the characteristics of one of the masterpieces of Rationalist architecture in Liguria, Casa del Mutilato in Genoa. Built between 1937 and 1938, the building — originally created to provide a place of assistance and reintegration for disabled veterans of the First World War — paradoxically stands facing the new conflict that would devastate Europe as early as the following year, with Nazi Germany’s invasion of Poland.
Designed to provide a welcoming environment, the building therefore also contains spaces intended for practical medical assistance to victims of armed conflicts, as well as areas designed to offer protection in the event of future military attacks.
The exhibition — supported by the Presidency of Fondazione A.N.M.I.G. - Genova (Guido Vinacci) and curated by Matteo Lenuzza, Cultural Director of Fondazione A.N.M.I.G. - Liguria — aims to inspire not only reflection in the present on public and domestic life in territories where peace is absent, but also the adoption of furnishing and design solutions capable of truly embodying both aesthetics and functionality. The final section of the exhibition highlights how Eugenio Fuselli himself, the architect behind the Casa del Mutilato and other iconic architectural works in the city, such as the Quezzi Residential District — the so-called “Biscione”, designed in collaboration with Luigi Carlo Daneri — returned to his original sketches just months after the building’s inauguration to propose improvements that would make it more inclusive.
Open to visitors from 6 November 2026 to 26 February 2027, the initiative marks the launch of the institution’s new public programme, “Dare la parola La parola data”, five years after the delicate restoration of the building’s façade. The programme aims to engage the public — always through free-admission events — with meetings that place the relationship between public outreach and biographical experiences at their centre, curated by young professionals working in the various fields of research of A.N.M.I.G.