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
Olivo Barbieri, Paola De Pietri, Petra Noordkamp. Terre in movimento
Three great photographers recount a changing landscape
Paolo Di Paolo. Mondo perduto
A delicate, rigorous and wise recount of an Italy emerging from the ashes of the Second World War.
Paola Pivi. World Record
A captivating site-specific project in which historic works alternate with more recent sculptures and installations.
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
Al norte de la tormenta. From Robert Rauschenberg to Juan...
The masterpieces of the IVAM collection.
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.
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. TAW. Tirana Architectures Week
The Tirana Design Weeks (TDW) this year approaches Tirana’s 100th anniversary as the capital of Albania.
FAP - Future Architecture Platform. MAO. Museum of Architecture and Design
MAO is opening the renovated courtyard of the renaissance Fužine Castle, thus entering a vibrant Summer season.
FAP - Future Architecture Platform. Kosovo Architecture Festival
KAF is organized by the Kosovo Architecture Foundation in partnership with the Future Architecture Platform.
Dentro la Strada Novissima
An insight on 1980 exhibition which started the international debate on post-modern
Elisabetta Catalano. Between photography and performance
A new focus presentation of the MAXXI archives this time featuring a great photographer
THE INDEPENDENT. Il Colorificio. Flashing and flashing!
Between real and digital experience, “Flashing and flashing!” expands and re-writes a brand new narration of oneself.
Upcoming
From the Collection to Paola Pivi
A guided tour of the permanent collection and the exhibition Paola Pivi. World record
Flowers of Taiwan
On the occasion of Asiatica Film Festival, Taiwanese directors and video artists describe a country and its fascinating “flowering” of moving images.
Tsai Ming Liang
For the Flowers of Taiwan video art and cinema screening premiere, we meet the Maestro, Tsai Ming Liang.
From the Collection to Paolo Di Paolo
A guided tour of the permanent Collection and the exhibition Paolo Di Paolo. Mondo perduto.
Eesti Arhitektuurimuuseum
MasterPieces exhibition in Eesti Arhitektuurimuuseum explores model interpretations of Estonian most iconic buildings through modularity and element thinking.
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
Virtual tour with Google Street View
Membership
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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.
Free guided tour. From the Collection to Paola Pivi
A guided tour of the permanent collection and the exhibition Paola Pivi. World record
Video gallery. Flowers of Taiwan
On the occasion of Asiatica Film Festival, Taiwanese directors and video artists describe a country and its fascinating “flowering” of moving images.
Talk. Tsai Ming Liang
For the Flowers of Taiwan video art and cinema screening premiere, we meet the Maestro, Tsai Ming Liang.
Free guided tour. From the Collection to Paolo Di Paolo
A guided tour of the permanent Collection and the exhibition Paolo Di Paolo. Mondo perduto.
FAP - Future Architecture Platform. Eesti Arhitektuurimuuseum
MasterPieces exhibition in Eesti Arhitektuurimuuseum explores model interpretations of Estonian most iconic buildings through modularity and element thinking.
Shirin Neshat. Matera 2019
Il Polo Museale della Basilicata e il MAXXI, in collaborazione con la Fondazione Matera-Basilicata 2019, presentano due nuove opere video dell’artista iraniana Shirin Neshat.
Estate al MAXXI - Libri al MAXXI. Morgana di Michela Murgia e Chiara Tagliaferri
Controcorrente, strane, pericolose, esagerate, difficili da collocare. Dieci donne fuori dagli schemi. Il loro obiettivo è piacersi, non compiacere.
Summer at MAXXI - The wonders of the possible. From the Moon landing to the stars
Three dates to discuss and discover all the literature and science fiction that revolves around the Moon.
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).
Family MAXXI. Holding the sun by the hand
A reading event revolving around Maria Lai’s “sewn fables”, dedicated to families.
womENcourage 2019. Diversity Drives Societal Change
At the Museum takes place the 6th ACM Celebration of Women in Computing: womENcourage 2019.
Free guided tour. From At Home to Casa Baldi
A unique tour starting from the At Home exhibit to the iconic Casa Baldi.
Video gallery. Film screening Eduardo Stupía
On the occasion of Eduardo Stupía’s participation in Bienalsur, MAXXI will dedicate a focus to the Argentinian artist and his work "Odisea. Una fantasía grafica".
Talk. Eduardo Stupía
The artist will meet the public to speak about his work and his participation in Bienalsur – Bienal Internacional de Arte Contemporáneo de América del Sur.
Estate al MAXXI - Le meraviglie del possibile. Fantascienza? Giochi, invenzioni e trappole di Damiano Malabaila alias Primo Levi
Tre appuntamenti per discutere e scoprire tutta la letteratura e la fanta-scienza che gira attorno alla Luna.
Summer at MAXXI - Documentary screening and talk. Follow the Paintings
Anonymity. Secrecy. Luxury. A documentary that investigates the global art market and its silences.
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.
Estate al MAXXI Abitare la scienza. Per un futuro più sostenibile
Una giornata di divulgazione scientifica dedicata al rapporto tra architettura e scienza.
Free guided tour. From the Collection to At Home
A guided tour of the permanent collection and the exhibition At Home. Projects for modern housing
MAXXI in famiglia - Quattro libri sulla Luna. Gli stralunati! Ricette per un manifesto pacifista
A partire dalla lettura del libro “L’uomo sulla luna“, i bambini verranno invitati a comporre il proprio manifesto pacifista.
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.
Study day. Maria Lai today
MAXXI has organised a day of study within the framework of the exhibition dedicated to Maria Lai on the occasion of the centenary of her birth.
MAXXI in famiglia - Quattro libri sulla Luna. Astronauta per un giorno
Quali requisiti deve possedere un astronauta? Cosa deve apprendere prima di partire? Dall'archivio della NASA esercizi e prove per allenarsi al viaggio nello spazio.
The Histories of Photography. Luigi Ghirri
Some reflections on the exhibitions that have promoted the works of Luigi Ghirri and, more generally, Italian photography from the Eighties.
Video gallery. Film screening Maria Lai
Two days’ worth of screenings to recount, by use of a selection of films and documentaries, the world of Maria Lai, her bond with memory and her cultural roots.
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).
Talk e proiezione Maya Watanabe
"Liminal" racconta la tragedia delle 6.000 fosse comuni e delle 16.000 persone scomparse durante la guerra civile peruviana.
Summer at MAXXI – Books at MAXXI. Doppio sguardo by Silvia Camporesi
The photographer presents her conversations with leading Italian colleagues, talking about their vision, their style, exchanging ideas, opinions and gazes on the world.
Books at MAXXI Architectural Guide. Rome by Marina Kavalirek
A fully-fledged guide for architecture aficionados, on top of experts and architects.
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.
The Histories of Photography. Richard Avedon
Going West was not only the cry of the pioneers but also an exhortation directed towards the East Coast artists to move and get to know the true heart of their nation, the USA.
MAXXI in famiglia - Quattro libri sulla Luna. Storie che il ciel racconta
Come hanno immaginato i popoli di ogni tempo la Luna e i suoi abitanti? Oggi cosa conosciamo di questo fantastico satellite?
Summer at MAXXI – The wonders of the possible. What hamsters don’t do: women on the moon and other mysteries
Three opportunities to discuss and explore the literature and the science fiction orbiting the moon
Summer at MAXXI – Books at MAXXI. Our Interference Times: a visual record by Michael Stipe
In a kaleidoscope of pixels and half tones this book alternates visual records of the past with traces of a new and developing memory.
Summer at MAXXI – Books at MAXXI. Marco Bentivogli and Christian Rocca
An unprecedented debate revolving around the challenges of the contemporary world between two protagonists of the labour market and the world of journalism.
MAXXI for families – Four books on the Moon. Where no one has ever been before
3, 2, 1… Go! Aboard our imaginary spaceship our mission will be to explore new worlds.
Summer at MAXXI. Spring Attitude Festival
The contemporary music, new sounds and advanced experimental research festival reach its tenth edition.
Le storie della fotografia. Terremoto. Tre anni dopo
Dopo il terremoto in centro Italia del 24 agosto 2016 la redazione del settimanale Donna Moderna segue per un anno le persone e i luoghi del sisma.
Day of the Contemporary 2019. Free guided tour.
A guided tour of the architecture of the museum designed by Zaha Hadid and the exhibition "At Home. Designs for contemporary living".
Day of the Contemporary 2019. Free guided tour.
A guided tour of the architecture of the museum designed by Zaha Hadid and the exhibition "MAXXI Collection. The space of the image".
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.
Enzo Cucchi
A focus show dedicated to Enzo Cucchi, one of the leading exponents of the Transavanguardia movement.
O – della materia spirituale dell’arte
An exhibition dedicated to those artistic paths that seek another dimension, of absolute, between universal, material and immaterial, immanent and transcendent.
FAP - Future Architecture Platform. Housing the Human Festival
An interdisciplinary collaboration of five European institutions and organizations aiming to develop methods for practical futurology.
Valerio Berruti. La giostra di Nina
A cinematographic animation project that starts on paper to transform into a collective and participatory art performance.
The Histories of Photography. From Robert Capa to Cortis & Sonderegger
An anecdotal journey through the wars of yesterday and today.
Altan. Pimpa, Cipputi e altri pensatori
Una ricognizione completa, per raccontare il mondo di Altan tra disegni originali, poster, illustrazioni, quadri, schizzi, tavole, libri e filmati.
Books at MAXXI. SHE DEVIL
The diabolical and bizarre spirit with which (female) artists investigate the everyday.
Books at MAXXI. Building the landscape by Lina Malfona
An architecture laboratory in the Roman countryside, a place where contemporary houses and projects are developed.
Libri al MAXXI. Ti rubo la vita di Cinzia Leone
Ebree per forza, in fuga o a metà, Miriam, Giuditta ed Esther sono donne capaci di difendere la propria identità dalle insidie degli uomini e della storia.
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.
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
