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| Established | 28 May 2010 |
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| Location | Rome, Italy |
| Coordinates | 41°55′44″N12°27′58″E / 41.929°N 12.466°E /41.929; 12.466 |
| Architect | Zaha Hadid |
| Website | maxxi |
MAXXI (Italian:Museo nazionale delle arti del XXI secolo, 'national museum of 21st-century arts') is anational museum ofcontemporary art andarchitecture in the Flaminio neighborhood ofRome, Italy. The museum is managed by a foundation created by theItalian Ministry of Culture. The building was designed byZaha Hadid, and won theStirling Prize of theRoyal Institute of British Architects in 2010.
In 1998, an internationaldesign competition for the design of the museum building was won byZaha Hadid.[1] Her submission included five separate structures, of which only one was completed. It was built on the site of a formermilitary barracks, the Caserma Montello, incorporating parts of it.[2]
The museum took more than ten years to build, and opened to the public in 2010.[3][4] It received theStirling Prize for architecture of theRoyal Institute of British Architects in the same year.[5]
The Guardian has called the MAXXI building "Hadid's finest built work to date"[3] and "a masterpiece fit to sit alongside Rome's ancient wonders".[4]
MAXXI consists of two museums: "MAXXI Art" and "MAXXI Architecture".[6] "MAXXI Architecture" represents Italy's first national museum of architecture, and is dedicated to modern and contemporary Italian and international architecture.[7] The outdoor courtyard surrounding the museum provides a venue for large-scale works of art.[8]
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On 30 October 2020, a branch of the museum opened inL'Aquila, capital of theRegione Abruzzo. It is housed in thePalazzo Ardinghelli [it], an eightenth-century palace that was severely damaged in theearthquake of 2009 and later restored by the Italian Ministry of cultural heritage and tourism, with additional funding from the Russian government.[9]
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The permanent collections of these two museums grow through direct acquisitions, as well as through commissions, thematic competitions, awards for young artists, donations, and permanent loans.The collection includes work by:
Natural and recyclable materials like pressed hay, soil and grass were used in construction of the archipelago, rendering an organic touch to the museum's concrete area
| Preceded by Keats–Shelley Memorial House | Landmarks of Rome MAXXI | Succeeded by Museo Archeologico Ostiense |
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