The 20th century portico of the old public bakery, presently the headquarters of MAMbo, Museum of Modern Art of Bologna (one of the most dynamic cultural institutions of the city), documents the persistence of the monumental portico in the great public urban re-qualification works of the beginning of the 20th century in a part of the city historically dedicated to pre-modern industrial activity. The contemporary re-use of this urban area is carried out with the purpose of respectful recovery of the environment.

The component comprises the whole area of the old Porto Navile, recently transformed and re-proposed as a cultural centre (Manifattura delle Arti), where the portico is used as an entrance passage, and above all as a noted centre for cultural socialisation. Inside the component there is an important source of documentation: the archive of the Cineteca di Bologna, one of the most important institutions internationally for the restoration of moving images.