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Maxxi Rome, Building Photos, Architect, Project Images, Italian Art Museum, Photos, Design
National Centre of Contemporary Arts Rome, Italy
Contemporary Roman building by Zaha Hadid in Italy, Europe
MAXXI Roma, Italia
2007-09
Zaha Hadid Architects
MAXXI Rome Sees the Light
MAXXI - National Museum of the XXI Century Arts - via Guido Reni
4a, Rome
THE MINISTER FOR CULTURAL HERITAGE SANDRO BONDI
THE MINISTER FOR INFRASTRUCTURE ALTERO MATTEOLI
THE ARCHITECT ZAHA HADID PRESENT THE MAXXI PREVIEW TODAY
18 Nov 2009
MAXXI Photography by Roland Halbe

EXTRAORDINARY OPENING OF THE NEW MUSEUM
WITH A CHOREOGRAPHIC INSTALLATION BY SASHA WALTZ
Rome, November 12, 2009 - MAXXI, the National Museum of the XXI
Century Arts - designed by Zaha Hadid Architects - sees the light.
In fact, today, Thursday, 12 November, on the occasion of the completion
of the building, the presentation to the Italian and international
press and the architectural preview of the new museum took place.
The following personalities participated: the Minister for Cultural
Heritage and Activities, Sandro Bondi, the Minister for Infrastructure,
Altero Matteoli, the President of the MAXXI Foundation, Pio Baldi
and the architect Zaha Hadid - the first woman to be awarded the
Pritzker Prize in 2004 and, few days ago, the Praemium Imperiale
Prize of the Japan Art Association - who illustrated "her"
revolutionary and futuristic museum.
The Councillor for culture and communication policies of the Municipality
of Rome Umberto Croppi, the Directors of MAXXI Arts and MAXXI Architecture,
Anna Mattirolo and Margherita Guccione, were also present, as well
as technicians, designers and the companies Italiana Costruzioni
SpA and SAC SpA, which completed the works in the high-tech building
yard.
The Minister for Cultural Heritage and Activities, Sandro Bondi,
stated: "Today MAXXI has reached its completion. In few months'
time these extraordinary architectural premises will host a permanent
collection of visual arts, exhibitions and events, which will turn
this first national museum devoted to contemporary arts into a cultural
centre of excellence, entrusted to a Foundation to which the best
energies of the country will certainly take part and provide their
contribution".
Pio Baldi stated: "MAXXI will not be a museum as the others.
It will not only be a place where to exhibit works of art. MAXXI
will be a research workshop for comparing different contemporary
languages: design, fashion, cinema and advertising will establish
a dialogue with art and architecture. The museum will be a real
factory of creativity. Its cultural mission will be inspired by
three key words: innovation, multiculturalism and interdisciplinarity".
Zaha Hadid stated: "I see the MAXXI as an immersive urban
environment for the exchange of
ideas, feeding the cultural vitality of the city. It's no longer
just a museum, but an urban
cultural centre where a dense texture of interior and exterior spaces
have been intertwined and superimposed over one another. It's an
intriguing mixture of galleries, irrigating a large urban field
with linear display surfaces".
MAXXI Photography by Roland Halbe

SASHA WALTZ / DIALOGE 09 - MAXXI
On Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 - in line with the interdisciplinary
approach and confluence of languages inherent in its DNA - the MAXXI
will host a choreographic installation specifically created by Sasha
Waltz. It is a tribute to Zaha Hadid's fluid and dynamic lines and
forms, which will come to life in the bodies and movements of a group
of dancers and musicians (co-production by the MAXXI Foundation and
Sasha Waltz & Guest; project and organization by the Romaeuropa
Foundation).
MAXXI TOWARDS THE INAUGURATION OF 2010
Since last July MAXXI has been definitively established as a Foundation,
so far fully owned by the Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities,
but open to cooperation and integration with other public and private
entities.
The definitive opening of the museum is envisaged in spring 2010
and is strongly supported by Minister Sandro Bondi, as the crowning
achievement of a multiannual commitment by the Ministry for Cultural
Heritage and Activities.
MAXXI - a campus for culture
The MAXXI_Museum is the first national museum dedicated to contemporary
creativity, designed as a multidisciplinary space for experimentation
and innovation in arts and architecture.
Designed by architect Zaha Hadid (winner of the international competition
in 1999), the MAXXI is located in the Flaminio quarter of Rome,
in the area of the former Montello military barracks.
The complex houses two institutions: MAXXI Arte (Director Anna Mattirolo)
and MAXXI Architecture (Director Margherita Guccione), aiming to
promote art and architecture through collection, conservation, study
and exhibition of contemporary works. As of today, over 300 works
are part of the MAXXI Art collection, including those of Boetti,
Clemente, Kapoor, Kentridge, Merz, Penone, Pintaldi, Richter, Warhol
and many others. MAXXI Architecture includes the files of the designs
of Carlo Scarpa, Aldo Rossi, Pierluigi Nervi and others, as well
as the projects of contemporary authors such as Toyo Ito, Italo
Rota and Giancarlo De Carlo, and photography collections of the
projects Italian Atlas and Author's Site.
Designed as a true multi-disciplinary and multi-purpose campus of
the arts and culture, the MAXXI creates an urban complex for the
city that can be enjoyed by all. The MAXXI includes - in addition
to the two museums - an auditorium, library and media library, bookshop
and cafeteria, spaces for temporary exhibitions, outdoor spaces,
live events and commercial activities, laboratories, and places
for study and leisure.
The architecture of MAXXI
The design by Zaha Hadid is woven into the city's fabric with an
architectural arrangement based on the idea of an urban campus.
In the MAXXI, the idea of a "closed" building gives way
to a broader dimension, creating both indoor and outdoor spaces
that become part of the surrounding city.
The two museums - MAXXI Art and MAXXI Architecture - are located
around a large full height space which gives access to the galleries
dedicated to permanent collections and temporary exhibitions, the
auditorium, reception services, cafeteria and bookshop. Outside,
a pedestrian walkway follows the outline of the building, restoring
an urban link that has been blocked for almost a century by the
former military barracks.
Materials such as glass (roof), steel (stairs) and cement (walls)
give the exhibition spaces a neutral appearance, whilst mobile panels
enable curatorial flexibility and variety.
The fluid and sinuous shapes, the variety and interweaving of spaces
and the modulated use of natural light lead to a spatial and functional
framework of great complexity, offering constantly changing and
unexpected views from within the building and outdoor spaces.
Two principle architectural elements characterize the project: the
concrete walls that define the exhibition galleries and determine
the interweaving of volumes; and the transparent roof that modulates
natural light. The roofing system complies with the highest standards
required for museums and is composed of integrated frames and louvers
with devices for filtering sunlight, artificial light and environmental
control.
MAXXI numbers
Total site area: 29,000 m2 / Exterior spaces: 19,640 m2 / Interior
spaces: 21,200 m2 / Display space: 10.000 m2 / Services (auditorium,
library-video library, cafeteria, restaurant, etc.): 6,000 m2 /
MAXXI Arts: 4.077 m2 / MAXXI Architecture: 1,935 m2 / Total volume:
113,000 m3 / Maximum height: 22.90 m / Demolitions of existing structures:
100,000 m3 / Structural steel: 6,000,000 kg / Steel roof trusses:
700,000 kg / Site poured structural concrete: 50,000 m3 / Formwork
area: 40,000 m2 of which 20,000 m2 exposed / Area of glass skylights:
2,600 m2 / Number of people employed by the MAXXI: an average of
100 people per day (technicians and labourers) for 1,500 days /
Hours of construction time: 1,250,000 / Project cost: 150 million
Euro / Visitor forecast: between 200 and 400 thousand per year.
THE INAUGURAL EXHIBITIONS
Five exhibitions have been envisaged for the opening of the Museum
in spring 2010.
Spazio! by an interdisciplinary group composed of Pippo Ciorra,
Alessandro D'Onofrio, Bartolomeo Pietromarchi, Gabi Scardi and the
MAXXI curators. Catalogue by Stefano Chiodi and Domitilla Dardi.
It is a unique pathway through the MAXXI Arts and MAXXI Architecture
collections.
Gino De Dominicis. 1947 - 1998, by Achille Bonito Oliva, is the
first anthological exhibition devoted to the artist, accompanied
by a catalogue which outlines not only the exhibition, but also
his entire work.
Kutlug Ataman, Mesopotamian Dramaturgies, by Cristiana Perrella.
Luigi Moretti, by Bruno Reiclin and Maristella Casciato.
Geografie italiane, multimedia installation by Studio Azzurro.
MAXXI Rome images / information from Zaha Hadid Architects 181109

Maxxi Photographs © Adrian Welch Feb 2008
The Contemporary Art and Architecture Centre for Rome is the first
national museum for contemporary art in Italy.
Maxxi Images from Zaha Hadid Architects:
The new Institution has been established by act of parliament and
the design of the building is the first concrete step in the creation
of the institution. A large urban site in the Flaminia district
on the northern edge of the historic centre has been allocated for
the building. The centre comprises spaces for permanent, temporary
and commercial galleries, an architecture centre, a conference centre
as well as a library.
The concept for the project is based on the idea of 'irrigating'
the large urban field with linear display surfaces, weaving a dense
texture of interior and exterior spaces. The institution is thus
rendered porous for the casual visitor, either providing en passe
delight or enticing entry. Our design for the Contemporary Art Centre
in Rome was awarded the 1st Prize in an International Design Competition
in February 1999. We have been awarded the full contract for all
architectural and engineering services. Construction begins in 2003,
and the project is scheduled for completion in 2007.
MAXXI Rome images / information from Zaha Hadid Architects 110408
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architect : Zaha Hadid
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Location: north Rome

National Centre of Contemporary Arts Rome - Building Information
MAXXI: NATIONAL CENTRE OF CONTEMPORARY ARTS [ROME, ITALY]
1997-2007 [under construction]
PROGRAM: Contemporary art and architecture centre, temporary exhibition
spaces
CLIENT: Italian Ministry of Culture, Rome, Italy
ARCHITECT: Design Zaha Hadid with Patrik Schumacher
Project Architect: Gianluca Racana [Zaha Hadid]
Local Architect: ABT srl [Rome, Italy]
CONSULTANTS: Structure Anthony Hunt Associates [London, UK]
OK Design Group [Rome, Italy]
M&E: Max Fordham and Partners [London, UK]
OK Design Group [Rome, Italy]
Lighting: Equation Lighting [London, UK]
Acoustic: Paul Gilleron Acoustic [London, UK]
SIZE/AREA : 30,000 m2
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