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
The exhibition project promoted by Webuild, with the patronage of Assolombarda and held at the "Leonardo da Vinci" National Museum of Science and Technology in Milan, welcomed more than 36,000 visitors during its three-month run, confirming the strong interest in the story of major infrastructure projects and their contribution to the country’s development.
The immersive exhibition took place from February to May 2026 offering an unprecedented narrative of Italy through the major works that have driven its economic and social development over the last 120 years.
The deeper meaning of the Evolutio exhibition
A story that, starting from the observation on nature and how human ingenuity conveys the value of infrastructure as an instrument able to generate benefits by making resources accessible, connecting regions and improving people’s lives.
EVOLUTIO. Costruire Secondo Bellezza
Evolutio is a journey between past and future featuring previously unpublished photos and videos, immersive and interactive installations, cultural insights and historical testimony.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.
EVOLUTIO | Videoreportage della Mostra Webuild. Il Racconto del curatore
Discover the photos of the Evolutio exhibition
The EVOLUTIO exhibition unfolds across thematic spaces dedicated to energy, water, transport, urban construction, and building techniques.
Evolutio. For 120 years we have been building infrastructure for the future, Milano, Webuild Image Library
Autor's video on display
"The Power of Work" – A video by Yuri Ankarani
The video is a tribute to heroes, understood not as the protagonists of ancient myths, but as the women and men who had the courage to transform reality through their work.
“Connections: what joints two points?” – A video by Francesca Molteni
Whether it is a line, a segment, a thought, it is a distance that shortens. Thanks to railways, subways, highways, tunnels and bridges, geography shrinks and worlds come closer together in a network of exchanges, communication and development.
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.
Webuild Videonews | Inaugurata la mostra Evolutio a Milano
Look at the photos of the inauguration
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.
