Along Rue du Commerce, in a modern and constantly changing district such as the European Quarter — formerly the Leopold Quarter — it is hard, from number 49 onwards, not to be struck by the timeless beauty of the neoclassical buildings, including, for example, the building housing Marcel Hastir’s studio. One of them, the Friuli-Venezia Giulia palace, hosts cultural exhibitions and brings beauty and harmony into an everyday working environment.
Its elegant neoclassical lines, courtyard and orangery recall the typical layout of a townhouse. From the upper floors, a panorama opens up that captures in a single view the architectural history of the neighbourhood, with all its charm and contradictions.
The building’s architecture enters into dialogue with the Italian interiors and the exhibition spaces in the orangery, where the story is told of Pordenone’s journey towards becoming Italian Capital of Culture 2027, in French, English and Italian.