Orsanmichele is a church located in Florence. The building was erected on the former site of the kitchen garden of the now-defunct monastery of San Michele.
Between 1380 and 1404, it was transformed into a church serving as the chapel for Florence's influential craft and trade guilds. On the ground floor of the square structure, the original 13th-century arches, which had formed an open loggia-style grain market, were enclosed. The second floor was designated for offices, while the third floor housed one of the city's municipal grain storehouses, maintained for times of famine or siege.
By 1339, the main guilds had been assigned spaces between the arches to create framed niches, each containing a statue of their patron saint.
Today, all original sculptures have been replaced with modern duplicates to protect them from weathering and vandalism. The originals are primarily housed in the museum of Orsanmichele, located on the church's upper floor. Two works by Donatello are found in other Florentine museums: St. George and its niche are in the Bargello, and St. Louis of Toulouse is in the museum of the Basilica di Santa Croce.
In collaboration with the Florentine architecture studio MAP we curated the exhibition's installation, identity, information panels and way finding.