Auteur conversations.The story of Rome’s Corviale: from Mario Fiorentino to the present day
other events of the Conversazioni d'autore 2017 cycle

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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
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– 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.


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







Carlo Scarpa foyer – MINI space
entrance € 5 – buying the ticket gives right to a reduced entry ticket to the museum (8 €) within a week from its issuing
4 € for holders of the myMAXXI card
An event to analyse a project that has always been the object of cultural debates and renovation projects
Building upon the original model of the IACP (Istituto Autonomo Case Popolari, Autonomous Institute of Public Housing) Corviale residential complex of Rome, designed by Mario Fiorentino together with a team of 23 designers in 1972, architect Guendalina Salimei, winner of the tender issued by Rome’s ATER in 2009 for the renovation of the utility-free floor of the Corviale, together with Laura Peretti and Susanna Nobili, who respectively won and took part in the “Rigenerare Corviale” tender launched in 2015, retrace the historical phases and vicissitudes of a discussed, exemplary piece of Italian architecture.
Introduced by
Margherita Guccione MAXXI Architettura Director
Speaker
Flavia Piccoli Nardelli President, VII Commissione “Cultura, Scienza e Istruzione” Camera dei Deputati
Projects presentation
Laura Peretti architect – Studioinsito
Guendalina Salimei architect – T-Studio
Susanna Nobili architect – SNA
The Conversazioni d’autore (Auteur conversations) project is supported by MINI, MAXXI Public Programs Partner