Current exhibitions
Collezione MAXXI. Lo Spazio dell’Immagine
A renewal at the heart of the museum with a new set- up of the permanent Collection
Shirin Neshat. Matera 2019
The Basilicata Museum Complex and MAXXI, in collaboration with the 2019 Matera-Basilicata Foundation, present two new video works by the Iranian artist Shirin Neshat.
At Home. Projects for contemporary housing
A review that ranges from the low-cost housing projects of the post-war years to new experimental and sustainable ways of inhabiting the planet
Maria Lai. Tenendo per mano il sole
A necessary tribute to a great artist who created a language in relational art made of sensitivity, local tradition and global codes.
on the spiritual matter of art
An exhibition dedicated to those artistic paths that seek another dimension, of absolute, between universal, material and immaterial, immanent and transcendent.
Alberto Garutti. Ai nati oggi
A public art project set in Rome’s Piazza del Popolo to celebrate the universal event of birth, moving a sudden and sincere emotion.
FAP - Future Architecture Platform. Kosovo Architecture Festival
KAF is organized by the Kosovo Architecture Foundation in partnership with the Future Architecture Platform.
FAP - Future Architecture Platform. House of Architecture – Graz
The HDA presents the traces and fragments of the Continuous Monument left by Superstudio in the Graz archives of steirischer herbst and Neue Galerie.
FAP - Future Architecture Platform. OAT. Oslo Architecture Triennale
The 2019 edition will challenge the supremacy of economic growth as the basis of contemporary societies and investigate the architecture of alternatives.
FAP - Future Architecture Platform. Lisbon Architecture Triennale
The 5th edition of the Lisbon Architecture Triennale will be “The Poetics of Reason”: architecture rests on reason.
Festa del Cinema di Roma. Proiezioni al MAXXI
Dal 17 al 27 ottobre torna la Festa del Cinema di Roma al MAXXI!
Festa del Cinema di Roma. Kore-Eda Hirokazu retrospective
One of the world’s most inspired and acclaimed filmmakers, who explored themes such as life and death, family relationships, love and memory.
Festa del Cinema di Roma. Moka Noir: a Omegna non si beve più caffè by Erik...
During the twentieth century, the “housewares” industrial district, was developed around Omegna by companies such as Bialetti, Alessi and Piazza.
Elisabetta Catalano. Between photography and performance
A new focus presentation of the MAXXI archives this time featuring a great photographer
Enzo Cucchi
«Painting recognises no customs. Children do not know gender. Art hates painters».
Valerio Berruti. La giostra di Nina
A cinematographic animation project that starts on paper to transform into a collective and participatory art performance.
Upcoming
Dersu Uzala by Akira Kurosawa
An intense and lyrical representation of the relationship between man and nature.
Altan. Pimpa, Cipputi e altri pensatori
Altan’s entire world told through original drawings, posters, illustrations, paintings, sketches, tables, books and videos.
Conoscenza e tutela del patrimonio architettonico moderno e contemporaneo
Un seminario sulla relazione tra architettura moderna e globalizzazione.
SHE DEVIL
The diabolical and bizarre spirit with which (female) artists investigate the everyday.
La forma di un’idea: la città contemporanea
Oggi più che mai risulta essenziale stabilire e comprendere se siamo ancora in grado di riconoscerci come cittadini della realtà che abbiamo prodotto.
Art collections
The collections of the MAXXI art present themselves as a strong nucleus that witnesses the national and international artistic production
Architecture collections
The MAXXI Architettura collections comprise all those artefacts and documents that, in various ways, represent the material and conceptual complexity of architecture.
Architecture Archives Centre
The Centro Archivi curates and manages the MAXXI's architecture collections and provides the possibility, inside the Sala Studio, to directly consult the documents and database of its twentieth and twenty-first century collections.
Biographies
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FAP - Future Architecture Platform. Kosovo Architecture Festival
KAF is organized by the Kosovo Architecture Foundation in partnership with the Future Architecture Platform.
Festa del Cinema di Roma. Moka Noir: a Omegna non si beve più caffè by Erik Bernasconi
During the twentieth century, the "housewares" industrial district, was developed around Omegna by companies such as Bialetti, Alessi and Piazza.
Festa del Cinema di Roma. Dersu Uzala by Akira Kurosawa
An intense and lyrical representation of the relationship between man and nature.
Altan. Pimpa, Cipputi e altri pensatori
Altan’s entire world told through original drawings, posters, illustrations, paintings, sketches, tables, books and videos.
Esperienze a confronto. Conoscenza e tutela del patrimonio architettonico moderno e contemporaneo
Un seminario sulla relazione tra architettura moderna e globalizzazione.
Books at MAXXI. SHE DEVIL
The diabolical and bizarre spirit with which (female) artists investigate the everyday.
Seminario. La forma di un’idea: la città contemporanea
Oggi più che mai risulta essenziale stabilire e comprendere se siamo ancora in grado di riconoscerci come cittadini della realtà che abbiamo prodotto.
Festa del Cinema di Roma. Lo scafandro e la farfalla by Julian Schnabel
Film inspired by the real story of a journalist that after an injury is completely paralyzed. He can move only his left eye, but he will come back to life.
Lectio magistralis. Massimo Cacciari’s restless mind
A thought on the past but also on the worldly and ultra-worldly future.
myMAXXI Welcome Days 2019
Two days full of workshops, guided tours, events and special discounts at the bookshop dedicated to myMAXXI!
Festa del Cinema di Roma. Uma Pulga na Balança by Luciano Salce
Thirty years after his death, the Fest commemorates Lucizzano Salce with the screening of Uma Pulga na Balança, his debut as a director after he moved to Brazil in 1949.
Festa del Cinema di Roma. Lunar City by Alessandra Bonavina
This Docufilm illustrates the challenges of the present and the future, the most advanced technologies, the efforts of men and the means.
Festa del Cinema di Roma. Il Peccato by Andrei Konchalovsky
Involved in two major projects, Michelangelo is forced to lie and scheme so he can keep both commissions.
Free guided tour. From the Collection to Altan
A guided tour of the Permanent Collection and the exhibition "Altan. Pimpa, Cipputi e altri pensatori".
Festa del cinema di Roma. Negramaro – L’anima vista da qui by Gianluca Grandinetti
For the first time the Negramaro reveal the hidden side of rock music, made up of love, friendship and family.
Festa del Cinema di Roma. Ugo & Andrea by Rocco Mortelliti
Jokes, funny remarks, and memories, tossed off ever so ironically and conspiratorially.
Festa del Cinema di Roma. Mystify: Michael Hutchence
Festa del Cinema di Roma. A powerfully intimate and insightful portrait of the INXS frontman Michael Hutchence.
Free guided tour. From At Home to Casa Baldi
A unique tour starting from the At Home exhibit to the iconic Casa Baldi.
Libri al MAXXI. Il padre, la madre di Franco Marcoaldi e Marilù Eustachio
Un libro che rinverdisce in modo mirabile l’antico detto ut pictura, poesis - che sta all’inizio del dialogo tra pittura e poesia.
Lectio magistralis. Love will save the world con Doriana e Massimiliano Fuksas
L'abitare contemporaneo e i principi dello Studio Fuksas tra talk e live performance.
Libri al MAXXI. Speciale Premio Strega. Nadia Terranova dialoga con Roberto Andò
Letteratura e cinema concorrono a riscoprire le radici dell'uomo e ricomporre le tessere del suo passato.
Free guided tour. From the Collection to Maria Lai. Tenendo per mano il sole
From the Collection to Maria Lai. Tenendo per mano il sole (Holding the sun by the hand).
Free guided tour. From the Collection to on the spiritual matter of art
A guided tour of the permanent Collection and "on the spiritual matter of art exhibit".
Film screening The Answer by Pavan Kaul
An endeavour, a symbol of the eternal search for one’s inner strength.
Books at MAXXI. Ti rubo la vita by Cinzia Leone
Jews of necessity, Jews on the run, or half-Jews: Miriam, Giuditta and Esther are women capable of defending their identity against the dangers of men and history.
Workshop. Art is how adults play
An event revolving around the playing cards making part of Maria Lai’s exhibition Luoghi dell’arte a portata di mano, dedicated to those who want to play with art.
Talk. Altan’s World
An extraordinary and original narrator, a unique opportunity to explore his career and his story.
MAXXI in famiglia. Laboratorio con Altan
Let’s invent an illustrated story… together with Altan!
Libri al MAXXI. Speciale Premio Strega. Marco Missiroli dialoga con Vinicio Marchioni
La forza delle passioni e la fedeltà verso sé stessi e le proprie aspirazioni.
Free guided tour. From the Collection to Maria Lai. Tenendo per mano il sole
From the Collection to Maria Lai. Tenendo per mano il sole (Holding the sun by the hand).
Free guided tour. From the Collection to Altan
A guided tour of the Permanent Collection and the exhibition "Altan. Pimpa, Cipputi e altri pensatori".
Gio Ponti. Amare l’architettura
40 years on from his death, MAXXI is dedicating a major retrospective to him that studies and presents his versatility, starting out with an account of his architecture.
Workshop. Travel cabanon
An auteur carpentry experience to rediscover the origins of this noble art and explore your craft skills.
Concert and show. Rumi and St. Francis
Can music be the key to understanding the languages of spiritual philosophies?
Libri al MAXXI. Speciale Premio Strega. Claudia Durastanti con Nada Malanima
Letture e ascolti possono costituire un’educazione sentimentale nel mondo contemporaneo.
Lezione/Concerto. Maestro Krishna Das
Le tecniche dei suoni e delle vibrazioni trascendentali come pratica del “risveglio interiore”.
Libri al MAXXI. L’ora d’arte di Tomaso Montanari
Dalle mura degli etruschi alla street art, Montanari dà voce a quadri, sculture e graffiti contemporanei.
Libri al MAXXI. Speciale Premio Strega. Antonio Scurati con Giordano Bruno Guerri
Letteratura e romanzo sono uno strumento ideale per raccontare la storia.
Talk. Jimmie Durham in conversation with Hou Hanru
Durham overturns clichés and status symbols, opening to other and alternative visions, not always – almost never in fact – corresponding to those of the dominant cultural thinking.
Workshop. The architecture in a bag
Starting out from simple, linear forms, with the help of a designer we shall be making a bag, the aesthetic and technical synthesis of “distinction”.
Lectio magistralis. Massimo Recalcati. Against Sacrifice. Beyond the Sacrificial Phantasm
A lecture on the potentially erroneous interpretation of the concept of sacrifice, as imposed by Christianity.
collections
MAXXI’s collection represents the museum’s founding element and it determines its identity. From October 2015 the display will be permanent with several pathways.
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The Architectural project
The MAXXI design goes beyond the concept of the building-museum. The complexity of the volumes, the curving walls, the variations and intersections of the levels determine a very rich spatial and functional configuration that visitors may pass through via ever different and unexpected routes.
Entertain at MAXXI
The Museum's spectacular Lobby and the Auditorium can host: conferences, corporate meetings and presentations, film screening, private dinners and cocktail receptions.
attività educative
Didactic activities with the objective of making the museum a familiar and dynamic space, a place for meeting as well as learning
Designed for audiences of different ages and requirements, from the youngest to the eldest, from the merely curious to experts in the sector, the museum intends to provide the necessary tools for active and participatory interpretation of contemporary themes.
Architectures of light
Workshop on the technique of oxidations presenting the MAXXI architecture on the basis of light
