Founded in April 2005 in its seat on Via Limone 24 in Turin, it houses the collection of works by Mario Merz, in order to preserve it, protect it and make it accessible and comprehensible to the public. It also promotes research on contemporary art and cultural events. The building has a total floor area of  3.200 square metres, including 1.400 square metres of exhibition space divided over three floors and an external area. The exhibitions of the collection originate from the importance that this place and its intense memory have in the reception of the works and in the interaction with them.