The «Arcadia» exhibition takes as its starting point the shaping of the territory of the SwissItalian region of Ticino over the past century, exploring different axes aiming at an ideal of happiness that embraces and develops the relationship with nature. With the democratization of the automobile in the 1930s, Ticino is finally connected more directly and quickly to German-speaking Switzerland by the Gotthard Road, thereby acquiring the nickname «Sonnenstube,» the sunspot. This sunny and welcoming region became attractive to artists and celebrities at a time when exotic gardens are becoming fashionable.