Lezioni Olivettiane®.In the South as in the North: Olivetti in Pozzuoli

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.
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
28 May 2025 06.00 pm
libri al MAXXIIl grande frastuonoby Roy Chen
29 May 2025 07.00 pm
Le ConversazioniSandro Veronesiwith Antonio Monda
30 May 2025 11.00 am
MAXXI turns 15!celebrate the Museum's birthday with us
Carlo Scarpa hall
single entry ticket € 5 – subscription of three events € 10
buying the ticket gives right to a reduced entry ticket to the museum (8 €) within a week from its issuing
free for holders of the myMAXXI card, with the possibility to reserve a seat by writing to mymaxxi@fondazionemaxxi.it before the day prior to the event (until full capacity)
In cooperation with Fondazione Adriano Olivetti
Promoting Olivetti’s concept of architectural culture as a means to study, analyse and enhance 20th-century Italian architecture
The MAXXI will host a new series of events to study urban transformation and the delicate relationship between historic and contemporary cities by symbolically juxtaposing the activities that the towns of Ivrea, Matera and Pozzuoli will carry out in the next years.
Three events to dwell upon Adriano Olivetti’s “Man’s cities”
The third event, which will see the participation of Paola Ascione and Franco Panzini, is devoted to the town of Pozzuoli. The local Olivetti factory is a rare example of harmony between industrial architecture and a landscape of great importance. The premises overlook “the most unique gulf in the world”, and are a testament to the broad economic and social development policies that Adriano Olivetti promoted in southern Italy in the 50s. Indeed, Olivetti managed to invest in the south even at a time of great internal migration. The project was drafted by Luigi Cosenza, who had already been entrusted with the Regional Plan for Campania, and saw the contribution of Nizzoli, who chose the colours, and Porcinai, who was in charge of the green areas aimed at helping the premises blend in with the landscape. The famous speech that Adriano Olivetti gave during the 1955 inauguration led the Pozzuoli intervention to be considered as one of the examples of Italian excellency.
Architect Paola Ascione teaches at the Federico II University of Naples, where she also heads the Laboratory for the Planning of Environmental Systems and the Executive Design course. She is a member of the scientific council of the Architecture and Interior Design master course. She carries out research activities for the Architectural Design and Technological and Environmental Planning department of the DiARC, and she is a member of the BAP Interdepartmental Centre (research for the Architectural and Environmental heritage and Urban Planning). She has published many scientific contributions devoted to the requalification of modern and contemporary architecture.
Architect and landscape historian Franco Panzini teaches at the Landscape and Garden Architecture master course of the IUAV University of Venice. He has published many books on the history of urban gardens and green areas, and he is a regional representative of the APGI (Parks and Gardens of Italy Association), a member of the steering committee of the Associazione Pietro Porcinai, and a member of the editing board of the «Studies in the History of Gardens & Designed Landscapes» magazine.