Pietro Coccia / IPA
event
Friday 13 February 2026 6.00 PM

books at MAXXIBattiato svelatocurated by Giorgio Calcara

Graziella Lonardi Buontempo hall
free admission subject to availability
event in Italian

A story of the artist through the testimonies of those who knew him closely and admired his innovative genius and great humanity.

A journey that begins in the 1970s, a period of experimentation and research, and continues to the multifaceted universe of more recent years. At the centre is the man and the artist, his ability to go beyond trends, to innovate pop music, to create a cultured and philosophical form of song.

Giorgio Calcara, curator of the major retrospective Franco Battiato. Un’altra vita, entrusts the pages of the book with the memories and emotions of Vincenzo Zitello and Gianfranco D’Adda, Simone Cristicchi and Vittorio Sgarbi, Marco Travaglio, Michele Lobaccaro, Pietrangelo Buttafuoco, Syusy Blady and others.

introduction
Maria Emanuela Bruni Fondazione MAXXI President

speakers
Syusy Blady presenter and writer
Giorgio Calcara exhibition and book curator
Adriano Monti Buzzetti journalist
Luigi Turinese physician, psychoanalyst and writer

In co-production with the Ministry of Culture, DiVA – Department for the Promotion of Cultural Heritage, IC-VEPP – Central Institute for the Economic Promotion and Promotion of Cultural; in collaboration with Rai Libri.


individual seats reserved for myMAXXI cardholders by writing to mymaxxi@fondazionemaxxi.it, by the day before the event