Lezioni Olivettiane®.L’UNRRA. Casas in the reconstruction of Italy
other events of the Lezioni Olivettiane 2019 cycle

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 presenting at the ticket office a Trenitalia ticket to Rome purchased between 27 November 2024 and 21 April 2025
valid for one year from the date of purchase
minors under 18 years of age; upon presentation of disability card 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; EU Disability Card holders and accompanying person; MiC employees; myMAXXI cardholders; registered journalists with a valid ID card; 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; journalists (who can prove their business activity); European Union students and university researchers in art history and architecture, public fine arts academies (AFAM registered) students and Temple University Rome Campus students from Tuesday to Friday (excluding holidays); 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; on your birthday presenting an identity document
for groups of 12 people in the same tour; myMAXXI membership card-holders; registered journalists with valid ID
under 14 years of age
disabled people + possible accompanying person; minors under 3 years of age (ticket not required)
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 Feb 2025 05.00 pm
MAXXI with the familyDi Spazio in SpazioDivento Spazio
18 Feb 2025 06.00 pm
stories of artLecture on bluewith Marcella Beccaria
19 Feb 2025 04.30 pm
MAXXIperTUTTIDalla materia al simbolotactile lab
19 Feb 2025 06.00 pm
talkPESATOby Enzo Cucchi
19 Feb 2025 06.30 pm
books at MAXXIIl coccodrillo di Palermoby Roberto Andò
Carlo Scarpa hall, single entrance € 5 – subscription to 3 meetings € 10; free for holders of the myMAXXI card, with the possibility to book places for the first 10 people by writing to mymaxxi@fondazionemaxxi.it up until the day preceding the event, subject to availability.
In collaboration with the Adriano Olivetti foundation
Three meetings to study in depth the figure of Adriano Olivetti in relation to Italian architecture of the 20th century
The second cycle of the project aims to promote the Olivetti architectural culture as a key to the study, critical reflection, and the promotion of Italian architecture of the twentieth century, and the expression of specific cultural, political, and social issues.
During the second meeting Marida Talamona, Professor of the history of contemporary architecture and, since 2007, Director of the European master in history of architecture, explains how the UNRRA – United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration – played a crucial role in the early years of post-war reconstruction in Europe.
In 1946, as an executive structure of the UNRRA for residential construction, Casas, an autonomous homeless relief centre, was set up in Rome. The impulse given by Adriano Olivetti, vice president of the UNRRA Casas since 1951, is of fundamental importance. First in Matera, where he gave life to a true interdisciplinary laboratory, but also in many other projects including the rural village of Cutro, the residential community of San Basilio in Rome, and the unfinished village of Porto Conte in Alghero.
Introduced by
Elena Tinacci MAXXI Architecture
Beniamino de’ Liguori Carino Secretary General of the Adriano Olivetti foundation
Speaker
Marida Talamona Architecture historian