talkThe Silent Echoes of the Great BellA Project by Bill Fontana for St Peter's Basilica
MAXXI auditorium
free admission subject to availability
event in Italian
until 29 May, valid for all exhibitions currently on view, due to the rearrangement of selected galleries and the implementation of energy efficiency improvements to the buildings
valid for one year from the date of purchase
– minors under 18 years of age;
– myMAXXI cardholders;
– on your birthday presenting an identity document;
– upon presentation of EU Disability Card holders and or accompanying letter from hosting association/institution for: people with disabilities and accompanying person, people on the autistic spectrum and accompanying person, deaf people, people with cognitive disabilities and complex communication needs and their caregivers, people with serious illnesses and their caregivers, guests of first aid and anti-violence centres and accompanying operators, residents of therapeutic communities and accompanying operators;
– MiC employees;
– journalists who can prove their business activity;
– European Union tour guides and tour guides, licensed (ref. Circular n.20/2016 DG-Museums);
– 1 teacher for every 10 students;
– AMACI members;
– CIMAM International Committee for Museums and Collections of Modern Art members;
– ICOM members;
– from Tuesday to Friday (excluding holidays) European Union students and university researchers in art history and architecture, public fine arts academies (AFAM registered) students and Temple University Rome Campus students;
– IED Istituto Europeo di Design professors, NABA Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti professors, RUFA Rome University of Fine Arts professors;
– upon presentation of ID card or badge: Collezione Peggy Guggenheim a Venezia, Castello di Rivoli Museo d’Arte Contemporanea, Sotheby’s Preferred, MEP – Maison Européenne de la Photographie;
MAXXI’s Collection of Art and Architecture represents the founding element of the museum and defines its identity. Since October 2015, it has been on display with different arrangements of works.
MAXXI auditorium
free admission subject to availability
event in Italian
20 May 2025 06.00 pm
books at MAXXIC’era una volta Hollywoodby David Niven
20 May 2025 06.30 pm
talkRiabitare Roma. Palazzina LIVEby IT’S ARCHITETTURA
21 May 2025 06.00 pm
talkBeyond the AudibleThe Electrical Jubilee in Christina Kubisch's Sound Paths
23 May 2025 07.00 pm
talkÈ stato un casoby Massimiliano Fuksas
24 May 2025 04.30 pm
MAXXIperTUTTIGeografie liquidelab in LIS
27 May 2025 06.00 pm
books at MAXXIL’uomo che arrestò Mussoliniby Mario Avagliano
A conversation based on the book that recounts Fontana’s installation in the heart of Christianity.
With the collaboration of IRCAM in Paris, an international centre of excellence in the field of acoustic and musical research linked to Centre Pompidou, and a team of sound engineers, Bill Fontana recorded the vibrations of the St Peter’s Campanone, making them audible through a system of 12 state-of-the-art loudspeakers placed in the portico of St. Peter’s. The installation, entitled The Silent Echoes of a Great Sound Sculpture, renders every nuance and subtlety, transforming the bell into a ‘sound sculpture’ that communicates peace and hope. The event is also the occasion for the re-installation of Bill Fontana’s sound installation Sonic Mappings (2014) in the MAXXI piazza from 3 April.
greetings
Maria Emanuela Bruni Fondazione MAXXI President
José Tolentino de Mendonça Prefect of the Department for Culture and Education
Massimo Bray Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana General Director
project presentation
Umberto Vattani Venice International University President
speakers
Cesare Biasini Selvaggi writer
Valentino Catricalà co-curator of the project
Monia Trombetta MAXXI Arte interim Director
In collaboration with Venice International University, Enel, Gruppo FS Italiane, Meyer Sound, Treccani.
individual seats reserved for myMAXXI cardholders by writing to mymaxxi@fondazionemaxxi.it, by the day before the event