EVOLUTIO
For 120 years we have been building infrastructure for the future
EVOLUTIO
Webuild’s immersive exhibition dedicated to the infrastructures that have transformed Italy
Milan - National Museum of Science and Technology Leonardo da Vinci
11 February – 7 April 2026
EVOLUTIO - Il Racconto del curatore
Evolutio is a journey between past and future featuring previously unpublished photos and videos, immersive and interactive installations, cultural insights and historical testimony.
The Evolutio Exhibition illustrates how Italy’s journey over the past century has progressed in parallel with the development of infrastructure works—dams, water systems, metro networks, buildings, railways, motorways, and bridges—that have continuously raised living standards.
Having or not having access to water; having or lacking energy; being able—or unable—to move freely: these are all conditions that make a decisive difference in the quality of life of communities. The Evolutio Exhibition recounts the story of Italy’s social and economic progress over the last 120 years—a narrative of a country that has grown through infrastructure. A story of ingenuity and craftsmanship.
The exhibition features an immersive, multimedia travelling experience which, following its Rome stop, continues at the National Museum of Science and Technology Leonardo da Vinci in Milan. Through photographs, installations, videos, and testimonies, it presents a city that offers tangible examples of transformation—such as metro systems, bridges, and urban regeneration projects—strengthening its competitiveness and international appeal, while highlighting the impact of infrastructure on people’s lives and on the country’s transformation.
INSIGHTS
Discover the photos of the Evolutio exhibition
The EVOLUTIO exhibition unfolds across thematic spaces dedicated to energy, water, transport, urban construction, and building techniques.
Milan - National Museum of Science and Technology Leonardo da Vinci
11 February – 7 April 2026
Free entry
Evolutio. For 120 years we have been building infrastructure for the future, Milano, Webuild Image Library
Video d'autore in mostra
“The power of work” – Un video di Yuri Ankarani.
È un tributo agli eroi intesi non come i protagonisti dei miti antichi, ma come le donne e gli uomini che hanno avuto il coraggio di trasformare la realtà con il proprio lavoro.
“Connessioni: cosa unisce due punti?” – Un video di Francesca Molteni
Che sia una linea, un segmento, un pensiero, è una distanza che si accorcia. Grazie a ferrovie, metropolitane, autostrade, tunnel, la geografica si restringe, i modi si avvicinano in una rete di scambi, confronti e sviluppo.
“Evolutio” puts Italy’s infrastructure and progress on display in Milan
Having or not having access to water; having or lacking electricity; being able or unable to travel… these are all conditions that determine the quality of life of an entire population. The exhibition “EVOLUTIO”, promoted by the Webuild Group and open to the public from February 11 to April 7 at the “Leonardo da Vinci” National Museum of Science and Technology in Milan, under the patronage of Assolombarda, tells the story of Italy’s social and economic progress during the past 120 years.
It is a narrative of a country growing with its infrastructure – a story of ingenuity and craftsmanship.
Webuild inaugura la mostra Evolutio a Milano - Videonews
EVOLUTIO – The Making of a Journey into the Future
EVOLUTIO – The Making of an Extraordinary Moment
EVOLUTIO. What if...
EVOLUTIO. The Power of Work - Video by Yuri Ancarani
EVOLUTIO. Connections: what joints two points? - Video by Francesca Molteni
Evolutio: Exhibition Inauguration – 10/02/2025
The exhibition illustrates how Italy’s journey over the past century has moved in step with the development of its infrastructure – dams, water systems, metro lines, buildings, railways, highways, and bridges – each contributing to improving people’s living standards.
EVOLUTIO - For 120 years we have been building infrastructure for the future
EVOLUTIO, MORE THAN A MUSEUM: AN ECOSYSTEM OF SHARED KNOWLEDGE AND COLLECTIVE MEMORY
Born from Webuild’s immense digital archive, this exhibition draws on 1.5 million iconic photos and videos documenting 120 years of infrastructure milestones.
This legacy is the foundation of the Evolutio Digital Museum, a permanent platform of 12,000 images and more than 400 projects that illustrates how nations evolve through their infrastructure.
"EVOLUTIO" - What would life be like without major infrastructure projects?
It would be like going back to the early 20th century, when people in Italy lived without running water, without electricity, without roads. Not everywhere, of course, but overall this was the reality—especially among the most vulnerable social groups and territories, where living conditions are the true litmus test of a country’s development.
Without infrastructures, Italy would be a different country: less connected, less competitive, less inclusive. Infrastructures determine real development—the kind that affects the quality of life of people, communities, and regions.
EVOLUTIO is a cultural initiative by Webuild that introduces a new narrative on infrastructures as a driver of economic, social, and industrial development, capable of fueling an entire productive and financial ecosystem.
A narrative that brings together memory and future, showing how major works have helped shape the country over the past 120 years and how they stand today as a strategic asset for Italy’s current and future competitiveness.
EVOLUTIO unfolds in two complementary dimensions: the physical Exhibition and the digital Museum.
