Info and contacts
Opening hours
8 May – 20 December 2026
Thursday – Friday
2.00 pm – 6.00 pm
Saturday – Sunday
10.00 am – 6.00 pm
Monday – Wednesday
Closed (open by appointment for groups and school classes)
Summer closure: 13 July to 23 August 2026
Special opening hours:
Thursday 14 May (Ascension Day) 2.00 pm – 6.00 pm
Thursday 4 June (Corpus Christi) 2.00 pm – 6.00 pm
On Monday 25 May (Whit Monday) and Monday 29 June (Saints Peter and Paul), the TAM will be closed.
Tickets
Exhibitions
- Full: Fr. 10.- /Euro 10
- Reduced: Fr. 7.- /Euro 7
- Free admission: Students, collaborators and lecturers USI-SUPSI, AMS-ICOM, Friends of the Academy of Architecture, everyone up to the age of 18 and all school students in the Canton of Ticino.
- Free admission every first Sunday of the month and special openings.
Academy of Architecture Teaching Activities' exhibition
TAM Auditorium: free admission
OPEN DAYS with free admission
- Sunday 10 May, 10.00–18.00
as part of International Museum Day, with a guided tour at 11.00 am - Sunday 7 June 2026, 10.00–18.00
- Sunday 5 July 2026, 10.00–18.00
- Sunday 6 September 2026, 10.00–18.00
- Sunday 4 October 2026, 10.00–18.00
MAM Network Day with a special event - Sunday 1 November 2026, 10.00–18.00
- Sunday 6 December 2026, 10.00–18.00
- FREE GUIDED TOURS (in Italian) of the exhibitions
In collaboration with students of the Academy of Architecture:
Saturday 6 June 2026, 11.00 am - Saturday 5 September 2026, 11.00 am
- Saturday 3 October 2026, 11.00 am
- Saturday 31 October 2026, 11.00 am
- Saturday 5 December 2026, 11.00 am
On these dates, the guided tour is free, while entrance to the exhibition is subject to ticket purchase.
Guided tours with the exhibition curators
Dates will be announced through the TAM newsletter.
Group guided tours (ITA, ENG, GER, FR) available upon reservation, even outside regular opening hours.
For information and bookings, please write to: [email protected]
Mendrisio Campus
- Villa Argentina
- Palazzo Turconi (Atelier 1° anno / Nuova Biblioteca)
- Palazzo Canavée
- Teatro dell'architettura
- Osteria Vignetta
- Depandance (Istituto ISUP)
- Istituto ISA
- Archivio del Moderno (Balerna, ex dogana)
How to reach us
The Teatro dell’architettura is situated in the centre of Mendrisio, Campus USI, between Palazzo Turconi and Mendrisio Beata Vergine Regional Hospital (OBV). Google maps
By public transport:
- Mendrisio can be reached in 1 hour and 15 minutes from Milan Malpensa airport (Terminals 1 and 2) via the FFS S50 railway line (departure every hour)
- Mendrisio can be reached in 20 minutes from the Lugano FFS station via the FFS S10 railway line (departure every 30 minutes)
- The Teatro dell’architettura can be reached by foot in 7 minute from Mendrisio FFS Station
- The Teatro dell’architettura can be reached in 3 minutes with Line 2 - stop Ospedale (OBV) - of the Autolinea Mendrisiense (departure every 30 minutes from the Mendrisio FFS station)
By car: the Teatro dell’architettura it's just 3 minute from the exit ‘Mendrisio’ of higway A2. We recommend using the following car parking:
- Car park Palazzo Canavée-USI, viale Canavée, Mendrisio
- Car park OBV, via Alfonso Turconi 23, Mendrisio
Hotel near Teatro dell'architettura Mendrisio:
- Hotel Milano 3*
- Hotel Coronado 4*
- Hotel Morgana 3*
The Teatro dell'architettura Mendrisio is partially accessible to people with disabilities, we kindly ask you to announce yourself before your visit. Tel.: +41 58 666 5867 - E-mail: [email protected]
