Mandala Lab @BAM, part of the cultural program of BAM – Bilblioteca degli Alberi Milano, a project by Fondazione Riccardo Catella, 2024. Photo by Dimitar Harizanov © Rubin Museum of Art and © BAM Photographic Archive.
Mandala Lab @BAM, part of the cultural program of BAM – Bilblioteca degli Alberi Milano, a project by Fondazione Riccardo Catella, 2024. Photo by Dimitar Harizanov © Rubin Museum of Art and © BAM Photographic Archive.
On March 24 Fondazione Riccardo Catella inaugurated BAM – Biblioteca degli Alberi Milano’s 2024 cultural program—curated and directed by Francesca Colombo—with the Rubin Museum’s Mandala Lab, an immersive and interactive installation that offers visitors a unique experience inspired by neuroscience, Buddhist principles, and Himalayan art. The Italian cultural partner of the Mandala Lab, BAM – Biblioteca degli Alberi Milano is an innovative cultural park in the district of Portanuova, appointed as the first neighborhood in the world to obtain the LEED for Cities and Communities and WELL Community sustainability certifications. The Mandala Lab installation gives individuals the opportunity to explore the challenging emotions of pride, attachment, envy, anger, and ignorance and increase levels of empathy and compassion.
The Mandala Lab is free and open to visitors of all ages from Monday to Sunday through April 21, 2024. It is available for school and group tours on select weekday mornings.
This is the Mandala Lab’s third international appearance after its transformation from a permanent installation at the Rubin Museum in New York City to a traveling, free-standing structure with the help of architecture studios EXTUDIO and ENORME STUDIO. The Rubin Museum’s traveling Mandala Lab debuted in Bilbao at the 2022 Wellbeing Summit for Social Change, and traveled to the London Design Festival in 2023. It fits within BAM – Biblioteca degli Alberi Milano’s cultural agenda, which is linked to themes of mental health and emotional well-being, connecting the external world with the inner world, and the fields of art and performance with the spiritual and philosophical themes of our time. The Mandala Lab highlights BAM’s intercultural and inclusive mission and its innovative approach as a cultural player in support of the community.
The Mandala Lab multiyear campaign is underway and the supporter list is in formation.
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