The Maxxi turns 15 and becomes a National Monument

The Maxxi turns 15 and becomes National monument. President Emanuela announced it Bruni, presenting today the three days of celebration and the new season of five exhibitions. "An important recognition of which I am proud of, given to very few contemporary works such as the Velasca Tower and the Pirellone in Milan and the Palazzetto dello sports of Rome", he explains, and which today successfully concludes the cultural interest recognition procedure of the building designed by Zaha Hadid, started in July 2024 on the initiative of the then president Alessandro Giuli and curated from the special superintendency of archaeology, fine arts and landscape of Rome. "In these 15 years - continues Bruni - the Maxxi has grown as lively and dynamic place, full of ideas, projects and visions. This recognition as a National Monument strengthens our mission. I invite everyone to continue to experience the Maxxi every day, as an open, stimulating, shared space. A museum to be inhabited and lived with curiosity and participation". The hall will welcome visitors in the coming days completely reinvented by the spectacular intervention of the Spanish designer Nacho Carbonell, first edition of Entrate, the new multi-year program dedicated to design, which makes the entrance to the Museum is the protagonist.