Tel Aviv the White City. A “special” kind of modernity
an event within

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.
16 May 2025 06.00 pm
stories of artLecture on greenwith Giorgio Zanchetti
17 May 2025 05.00 pm
MAXXI with the familyDi Spazio in SpazioDivento Spazio
18 May 2025 05.00 pm
MAXXI with the familyDi Spazio in SpazioDivento Spazio
20 May 2025 06.00 pm
books at MAXXIC’era una volta Hollywoodby David Niven
20 May 2025 06.30 pm
talkRiabitare Roma. Palazzina LIVEby IT’S ARCHITETTURA
21 May 2025 06.00 pm
talkBeyond the AudibleThe Electrical Jubilee in Christina Kubisch's Sound Paths
Carlo Scarpa hall – free entrance until full capacity
The architecture and urban structure of Tel Aviv, namely the first Jewish planned city that emerged from the dunes along the Mediterranean coast
Ever since the 1920s, Tel Aviv has become the homeland of choice of many architects who studied and worked in Europe and imported the revolutionary concepts of European architecture, including Italian Rationalism. From the Garden City designed by Sir Patrick Geddes to the two thousand buildings (of which about six hundred still stand) that make part of the “historic centre”, which is a monument to the Modern Movement, the “White City” is an open-air museum of the most advanced international architecture of the 20th century. Today, the “spring hill” is a constantly evolving metropolis that combines antiquity, exoticism and technology.
Salutations
Margherita Guccione MAXXI Architettura Director
Eldad Golan Cultural attaché of the Embassy of Israel in Italy
Introduces and moderation
Luca Zevi architect
Speakers
Nitza Metzger Szmuk curator of the exhibition
Tel Aviv: a dialogue between the East and the West
Mario Panizza Roma Tre University
Tel Aviv Bauhaus city
Gianluigi Freda Federico II University of Naples
The architecture of Arieh Sharon
Renata Cristina Mazzantini Polytechnic University of Milan
The Tel Aviv challenge: transforming a cultural landscape while preserving the balance between conservation and innovation