The
Scala Opera House, inaugurated in 1778, closed down on January 1 2002 to reopen, after major refurbishment, on December 7 2004.
.:. Its new temporary house, called Teatro degli Arcimboldi, was designed by
Vittorio Gregotti. It is located in a formerly industrial area to the north of the city center, alongside a new university campus and housing developments.
.:. After the Scala reopening, the Arcimboldi is used as just another theater.