talkLa sedia del sadico. Il design sul corpo delle donneby Chiara Alessi
Carlo Scarpa hall
free admission subject to availability
event in Italian
named ticket with unlimited admissions to the Museum for 15 days from the date of first entry; valid until 20 September 2026
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named ticket with unlimited admissions to the Museum for 15 days from the date of first entry; valid until 20 September 2026
buy online
– for young people aged between 18 and 25 (not yet turned 25);
– for groups of 15 people or more;
– La Galleria Nazionale, Museo Ebraico di Roma ticket holders;
– upon presentation of ID card or badge: Accademia Costume & Moda, Accademia Fotografica, Biblioteche di Roma, Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, Enel (for badge holder and accompanying person), FAI Fondo Ambiente Italiano, Feltrinelli, Gruppo FS, IN/ARCH Istituto Nazionale di Architettura, Sapienza Università di Roma, LAZIOcrea, Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Amici di Palazzo Strozzi, Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Scuola Internazionale di Comics, Teatro Olimpico, Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Teatro di Roma, Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata, Youthcard;
– upon presentation of a Metrebus Card or a validated BIT, valid until 27 September 2026, on the occasion of the exhibition ‘Andrea Pazienza. Non sempre si muore’.
named ticket with unlimited admissions to the Museum for 15 days from the date of first entry; valid until 20 September 2026
book
online
– 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.
valid for one year from the date of purchase
– for young people aged between 18 and 25 (not yet turned 25);
– for groups of 15 people or more;
– La Galleria Nazionale, Museo Ebraico di Roma ticket holders;
– upon presentation of ID card or badge: Accademia Costume & Moda, Accademia Fotografica, Biblioteche di Roma, Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, Enel (for badge holder and accompanying person), FAI Fondo Ambiente Italiano, Feltrinelli, Gruppo FS, IN/ARCH Istituto Nazionale di Architettura, Sapienza Università di Roma, LAZIOcrea, Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Amici di Palazzo Strozzi, Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Scuola Internazionale di Comics, Teatro Olimpico, Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Teatro di Roma, Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata, Youthcard;
– 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.

Carlo Scarpa hall
free admission subject to availability
event in Italian
16 May 2026 11.30 am
film - una tragicommedia all'italianaLa macchina ammazzacattiviby Roberto Rossellini
16 May 2026 04.30 pm
film - una tragicommedia all'italianaIl generale Della Rovereby Roberto Rossellini
17 May 2026 04.30 pm
MAXXI with the familyWalking a… dragon!
19 May 2026 06.30 pm
talkOnde sonore, segni ribelliGino Castaldo on Andrea Pazienza
20 May 2026 06.00 pm
performanceIl Favolistaby Emiliano Maggi
A critical examination of how objects, spaces and technologies have historically excluded women’s bodies and needs.
The vast majority of 20th-century industrial design products have historically been based on the so-called ‘average man’ standard: a male individual, able-bodied, and abstracted from his context. If, over the last hundred years, we have seen car seats and sports equipment change, offices and kitchens transform, and technologies evolve to meet needs or improve the user experience, can the same be said for what has been conceived, designed and produced with women’s bodies in mind?
The very history of design, even when not written by men, is shaped by male logic: viewing design from a feminist perspective therefore helps us not only to denounce exclusion, but to imagine a world in which women design tools capable of safeguarding their own reproductive health, pleasure and safety, starting from a reclaimed understanding of their own bodies.
speakers
Chiara Alessi journalist, curator and essayist
Donata Columbro journalist and populariser
Emilia Giorgi critic and curator of visual arts and contemporary architecture
In collaboration with Laterza.
seats reserved for myMAXXI cardholders by writing to mymaxxi@fondazionemaxxi.it, by the day before the event