MAD Murate Art District

In one of the spaces of the Murate, a former prison in Florence brought to life by an urban redevelopment plan, based on a project by architect Renzo Piano, is MAD.
Mad (Murate Art District) offers exhibitions, meetings, performances and workshops centred on contemporary themes and artistic languages, with a strongly interdisciplinary slant.

There is a Magazine Space and an Artists' Residence: both offer a place for updating and training.

Guided tours and workshops for adults and families are also offered to discover the Murate complex, the history of a former convent that became a prison in the 1930s and was finally turned into a city space dedicated to contemporary arts.

The tough prison or carcere duro, the most severe detention area of the Murate prison, permanently hosts the sound installation Nuclei (Vitali) by artist Valeria Muledda.