“Nik Spatari; un sogno in fieri all’ultima frontiera. È un exploit moderno anche nell’uso del rudere che gli fa da spalle. Si innesta nel paesaggio con antimimetico furore, il senso del futuro coincide con la coscienza ancestrale quasi misterioso, sembra però noto all’anima, come ogni creatura organica.
Grande libertà figurale, ma completo controllo strutturale. E’ uno dei casi “rarissimi” in cui un outsider versa nella terra il sale dell’architettura.”
Arch. Bruno Zevi
“Dicono che le storie si capiscono alla fine. Questa è una storia che non finisce. Non finisce MuSaBa, perché come una pianta cui l’arte ha messo radici e ha dato germogli.”
Annarosa Macrì
NIK SPATARI'S VISUAL WORKS
INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS VISUAL WORKS
ANCIENT COMPLEX FOUNDED ON IV CENTURY B.C. RUINS
DEFINES ACTIVATES AND REALIZES ITS PURPOSES THROUGH INNOVATIVE PROGRAMMES AT MUSABA
NIK & HISKE SINCE 1969 WORK ON A GLOBAL PROJECT WITH A GREAT VISUAL IMPACT
OUR HISTORY IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
Dear friends, unfortunately, Nik Spatari’s masterpiece realized in the early Nineties and called the Calabrian Sistine Chapel will be destroyed if we don’t undertake action now!!!
HOST AN EVENT
Located on the heart of Calabria, south Italy, MUSABA – Park Museum welcomes more than 20,000 visitors a year, making it one of the most visited park-museums in the South. Since MUSABA opened its doors in 1969, we have become a gathering place for the creative community and a vital force for international and contemporary art and architecture.
MUSABA’S Foresteria (Art Residence) and the Rosa di Venti (Wind Rose) are the perfect spaces to host important social events.
For more information info@musaba.org
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A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ART, ARCHITECTURE, ARCHAEOLOGY AND LANDSCAPE
MUSABA IS A DREAM COME TRUE
JACOB DREAM
THE CALABRIAN SISTINE CHAPEL
WIND ROSE
ARTISTIC/ARCHITECTONICAL PROJECT ADIACENT TO THE MUSEUM
NIK SPATARI PROJECT
A PERFECT SPACE DESIGNED BY SIMPLE AND ANCESTRAL FORMS
CHAMALEON
INHABITABLE ARTWORK BY NIK SPATARI
ART RESIDENCE FORESTERIA
TO HOST INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS, STUDENTS AND VOLUNTEERS
EX RAILWAY STATION
TRANSFORMED INTO LIVING QUARTERS, OFFICES AND MAGAZINES
ACTIVITIES
MUSABA-activities are addressed to all kinds of public, focusing, in particular, on students and cultural tourisim; they pivot on stimulating and interactive approach, aiming at activating the participants creativity.
MuSaBa is traditionally a place where young people are trained, and where people who are particularly interested in art, architecture, and environment, can get current information. The experience gained during thirty years of activity makes MUSABA an “international centre par excellence” in its field, capable of offering a practical training through stages and hands-on courses. Spatari and Maas have, since the late nineteen seventies, created a large cultural project that has linked environmental functions to the restoration of the ruins of the Santa Barbara monastic complex, and to experiential art laboratories that are known internationally. The organisation of stages and the cultural exchanges that have taken place with several important American and European universities, has led to an appreciation and knowledge of a fascinating territorial situation. The qualifications of MUSABA’s initiative include the fact that it is not-for-profit and that it continues to achieve its purposes.
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LEARNING THROUGH HANDS-ON PRACTICE
CONCORSI
IMAGinE MuSaBa
“In Motion” INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP DEDICATED TO CREATIVE TALENTS
The workshop, for creative individuals with an interest in audio-visual, multi-media design, provides the creation of original multimedia products on MUSABA and its founders Nik Spatari and Hiske Maas.
Registration forms can be submitted after the deadline? The modules are accepted throughout the year. However, the chance of being accepted into the program decreases when the questions come after the deadline.
Registration forms can be submitted via email? Yes.
There is a registration form to be completed for each proposal? Yes, all programs have a form to fill.
Is there some form of financial help? No.
Meals are included in the cost of living? Yes.
How it is accepted in the various proposals? You will receive a confirmation email.
You can use credit cards for payment? No.
A deposit, must be made payable at least two weeks before starting date to: MUSABA – Fondazione Spatari/Maas BANCA PROSSIMA (Gruppo Intesa San Paolo) CODICE IBAN: IT95 O033 5901 6001 0000 0109 268
The deposit is deducted from the cost Stage total cost on payment/arrival at MUSABA.
Who can participate? The proposals of MUSABA are advantageous for anyone who wants to learn by participating in practical experiences on innovative restoration and construction, on the mosaic. To participate in our programs is not essential to have had artistic or architectural experience – many of the participants are beginners.
Is it possible to receive credits in MUSABA? Participants will receive a Certificate of attendance, who will witness the “hardworking” participation in specialized activities in the site, which will be recognized as a specific cultural resource in an industry with special features. MUSABA is an institution that makes no college credit. However participants may apply for credits for their MUSABA Experience through its university.
What will I learn? The MUSABA Workshop/Stage is an educational experience designed on the artistic architectural idea of Nik Spatari. The experience of living and working in this unique setting is a valuable learning experience in itself.
What is the weather like ? In general, March, April, May (approx. 18-22 C° / 65 – 70 F°) June, July, August, September (approx. 30+°C / 85+ F°) October-November (15 –18 °C / 60-65F°)
It is possible to use Internet? Yes. Internet is available up to 30 minutes a day to give space to other people. You have to bring your laptop and your connection is € 5 per week.
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FORESTERIA ART RESIDENCE
WIND ROSE
Chronological Collection of Newspaper and Magazine articles about NIK SPATARI and MUSABA
ALL MUSABA NEWS
PRESS AND IMAGES
PRESS RELEASES AND IMAGES
High-resolution press-approved images can be requested free of charge.
Images may be downloaded, reproduced, and published by members of the press for the sole purpose of creating or supporting timely news stories related to MUSABA, and his programs and events. Use of the press images for any other purpose requires the additional prior permission of MUSABA and may also require the additional prior permission of third-party rights holders. Obtaining these permissions is the sole responsibility of the press user. Press images may not be downloaded, reproduced, or published by commercial stock houses or archives under any circumstances.
Press images must be reproduced in their entirety, and must include the identifying information provided by MUSABA, including proprietary collection information, credit lines, copyright, and trademark notices, if any. Images may not be cropped, detailed, overprinted, or altered.
Nik and Hiske start work of the entire area surrounding the former monastic complex destined to become a Mediterranean Park and Gardens of Art. They plant hundreds of species of plants and shrubs and widen the pebbly shore of the Torbido stream, by embanking and draining. The ancient olive tree grove is recovered and expanded.
Year by year the park ends up covering an area of about 70,000 square meters enriched with onumental works of art created by international artists.
Art critic Achille Bonito Oliva: “A Foundation should have the function, irony apart, of imposing compulsory presence on artists. In other words, it is not enough to promote exhibitions by transporting paintings and sculptures from one place to another: this would be a reductive function in light of the cultural vacuum existing in the south of the country. If the artist is taken to the land instead, so that his or her work is created in the geographical and cultural context where he or she lives, the work produced will be much more profound and authentic. What makes such a place special is the possibility of presenting to the public works which have not arrived through private galleries, collections and artists, but that are specifically conceived, planned and executed for their exact placing in the Museum itself. For this reason, the Museum aims not only to recuperate the region’s cultural potential, but also to facilitate as far as possible the understanding and diffusion of its new cultural message.”
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NIK SPATARI'S ART - ENVIRONMENT
INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS
ART - ENVIRONMENT
LOCATED IN THE HEART OF CALABRIA, INSIDE SOUTHERN ITALY
A PLACE OF STRIKING AND UNIQUE CHARACTER REACHED DIRECTLY BY THE IONIO-TIRRENO HIGHWAY
OPENING HOURS
MUSABA is open all year round.
The Park, the Museum and the mosaics in progress can be visited only:
from 10 am to 2 pm – Monday/Sunday ( until new covid19 regulations )
The museum is closed on: December 25 • January 1 • Easter Sunday
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ADMISSION PRICE
Admission contribute includes
Visit to the Park and art works site-specific, the Wind Rose, the monumental three dimensional painting “Jacob’s Dream” in the restored church from 1100, the monumental mosaics
Adults € 10
Children under 6 years free
Until age 15 € 5
Guided visits (minimum 15 pp) on reservation info@musaba.org
Parking outside the entrances free
To help cover the cost of works in progress and maintenance, we ask that you please pay the full recommended amount.
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Guided group Tours € 15
Guided school Tours € 8
Guided visit to the Park Museum, introductory film,
meeting with the founding artists Nik Spatari and Hiske Maas
Guided visits – min.15 pp – in the morning 9-12 – 5 days prior notice or booking
ACCESS FOR DISABLED PEOPLE Due to the different levels of the entire complex, it is not possible to accommodate vehicles for disabled people and wheelchairs.
ACCESS TO COACHES AND BUSES
Buses and coaches must use the entrances located west of the town of Mammola.
LIABILITY All risks shall be borne by the visitor. In particular, the Foundation assumes no liability for any incident, the loss of objects and valuables belonging to the user or harmful event that may occur during the stay on the MuSaBa grounds.
Visitors are responsible for all MuSaBa properties and respond personally on any damage.
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HOUSE RULES
MUSABA management and staff welcome you to the museum.
The museum receives numerous visitors every year. House rules are necessary to protect the often fragile works of art, so that future generations may also enjoy them.
Please observe the following house rules.
Do not touch the works of art in the building and Art Park.
Do not take photographs using a flashlight or a tripod.
Do not eat and drink on the MuSaBa grounds. Brought along food may not be eaten in the park museum.
Smoking is prohibited in the entire park, museum. Use ashtrays outside the Museum and MuSaBaArtHotel.
Do not run, play around, and yell.
Groups with an average age of 16 years or younger must be accompanied by an adult.
Follow staff instructions
No posting or installation of advertising in the museum
Event-related publicity (advertisements, posters, stands, etc.) must be submitted to the museum management for prior approval.
Dogs on the MuSaBa grounds but must be kept on leash. No dogs allowed in the
museum and ArtHotel.
Liability
All risks shall be borne by the visitor. In particular, the Foundation assumes no liability for any incident, the loss of objects and valuables belonging to the user or harmful event that may occur during the stay on the MUSABA grounds.
Visitors are responsible for all MuSaBa properties and respond personally on any damage.
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FAQ
Do Nik Spatari and Hiske Maas live at MUSABA?
Nik and Hiske have been living at MUSABA since 1969.
They organize and manage the work in progress, meet visitors and take a crucial part in the museum park and in the natural space surrounding the area.
How much of the project has been created and financed so far?
This vital project began as a challenge more than forty years ago and the construction of MUSABA (extending on a seven-hectare surface area) has undergone the restoration of the museum laboratory and the creation of the residential area; the unused “Santa Barbara” Calabro-Lucana railroad station transformed into living quarters, office, art laboratory. Adjacent to this the MuSaBaArtHotel was created, in the heart of the surrounding Gardens of Mediterranean Art.
Just like the beginning of the seventies, most of the work has taken place mainly by people without much experience and the materials come from the surrounding grounds and from the river bed nearby. Since the beginning we have been self-financed nearly exclusively through various cultural activities and some contributions from Ministries and the European Union.
Is it possible to draw within the Museum premises?
Pencils, pens and notebooks are allowed. Paints and easels are not allowed.
Is it possible to eat and/or stay at MUSABA?
MuSaBaArtHotel/Foresteria is available to artists, students and adult visitors.
Families
The Museum Laboratory is open to all. Overnight stay at the ArtHotel is not allowed for children/teens under 18.
