Hundreds of works are on display at Mart. Seeing and appreciating them takes time. Especially if this is your first time here, we recommend that you set aside about an hour for your visit, and make sure you don't miss these masterpieces – some of them will engage multiple senses. You'll have time to come back and delve into the depths of our Collections.

For a start, you can feast your eyes on the endless expanse of coloured dots in Luigi Bonazza's painting. The artist uses pointillism to bring his colours to life, enhancing their luminosity and chromatic intensity. You may not realise it from a distance, but if you look closer you can see that the colours are the result of the combination of many different shades.

Don't miss one of the most famous works in our Collections: “Le figlie di Loth” [Loth’s daughters] by Carlo Carrà. In this fascinating and somewhat mysterious painting this leading Futurist artist revisits the influence of Giotto and other ancient masters of Italian painting.

In the painting you can indeed recognise some features reminiscent of Giotto's frescoes: the pastel colours, the elongated, stylised figures, or the landscape marked by vanishing lines that reflect the so-called 'empirical perspective'.

Next to it is a three-dimensional reproduction that allows vision-impaired visitors to experience Carrà's masterpiece. Feel it, and discover how your perception of the piece changes by using your touch as well as your sight!

The Futurists loved speed, but to understand their work you need to take time to really look. Have fun deciphering the many inscriptions that Gino Severini incorporated into the painting “Cannoni in Azione” [Cannons in Action]. You will discover French phrases and onomatopoeia intended to echo the din of war.

On the way up to the second floor we recommend a stopover on the mezzanine: here, the history of Mart is illustrated through photographs documenting the project, its construction, and the activities that it hosts. There is also a wood model of the museum centre, so as to fully appreciate the architectural design by Mario Botta.

As you walk up the gentle steps of the women's gallery, you can enjoy the view of the courtyard on one side, and Douglas Gordon's installation "Prettymucheverywordwritten,spoken,heard,overheardfrom1989..." on the other. The British artist has covered this space with words and phrases he has read or heard in his daily life. Among these quotations, you are bound to find some that will resonate with you too.