Contemporary Art Rome
If you love contemporary art Rome has much to offer! Exhibitions and events of some among the most prominent artists in the world. Since we put art in the first place, if you stay at Abitart hotel you will get the best advice, starting from this list of the most important contemporary art museums and institutes in Rome.
MACRO
MACRO, an acronym for Rome museum of Contemporary Art, is located in a former slaughterhouse, a 19th century palace in the Testaccio neighborhood where the Abitart hotel is. The scene is thriving and the MACRO is at the moment the most important museums in Italy for contemporary art.
ADDRESS:
Via Nizza 138
Tel 06 671070400 / 06 671070428
Tickets: 06 85356892
TIMETABLE:
tue - sun: 10:30 - 19:30
saturday: 11:00 - 22:00
Closing day Monday, December 25th - 31st, January 1st, May 1st
December 24th 31st 10:00 - 14:00
WEBSITE:
http://www.museomacro.org/
EMAIL:
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MAXXI
The museum was conceived in 1998 by the architect Zaha Hadid. The idea was to create a space for both art and architecture and the design was thought to be essential elegant and functional at the same time. The result is the magnificent building that hosts the MAXXI. There is a permanent collection that hosts Hammer and sickle” by Andy Warhol, “Aurora” by Mario Airò, “Stadtbild Sa” by Gerard Richter.
ADDRESS:
Via Guido Reni 4A
Tel: 06 3210181 - 06 58434802
fax: 06 32101829
TIMETABLE:
tue - fri and sun : 11:00 - 19:00 sat 11:00 - 22.00 Closing day: Monday
WEBSITE:
http://www.fondazionemaxxi.it/
EMAIL:
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Int € 10,00 - Rid € 8,00 - GIOVANI: under 30. Dal martedì al venerdì ingresso gratuito per studiosi, universitarie ricercatori di Arte e Architettura.
PALAZZO DELLE ESPOSIZIONI
Palazzo delle Esposizioni is the largest interdisciplinary exhibition area in the centre of Rome: more than 10,000 square metres of space on three floors, Level 0, 1 and 2, host cultural events and offer services to visitors.
ADDRESS:
Via Nazionale 194
Tel: 06 39967500
TIMETABLE:
Sun, tue, wed, thu 10:00 - 20:00;
fri sat 10:00 - 22:30
Closing day: monday
WEBSITE:
www.palazzoesposizioni.it
EMAIL:
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COLLEZIONE CARLO BILOTTI
The Carlo Bilotti Museum is located in the beautiful Villa Borghese and it has been for a long time the hub for many contemporary artists that were drawned to rome by the personality of Carlo Bilotti. The permanent collection consists of the gift of 23 works donated by him to the City of Rome, including paintings, drawings and sculptures, while many temporary exhibitions take place throughout the year.
ADDRESS:
Viale Fiorello La Guardia - Aranciera di Villa Borghese
Tel 06 85357446 / 06 0608
TIMETABLE:
October to May
tue - fri 10:00 - 16:00
Sat - sun 10:00 - 19:00
June to September
tue -fri 13:00 - 19:00
sat -sun 10:00 - 19:00 (ingresso consentito fino alle 18.30).
WEBSITE:
http://www.museocarlobilotti.it
ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA GRAFICA
The national instite of Graphics was founded in 1975 in the Poli palace next to the Trevi fountain. The original idea was to have a place where drawings, prints and molds could exhibited and stored. Now the permanent collection has more than 23 thousands pieces and is one of the most numerous of its kind in the world. The institutes also hosts temporary exhibitions mainly about drawing and illustration artists.
ADDRESS:
via della Stamperia 6, 00187 Rome
Tel: 06 69980230/ 253
Fax 06 69921454
TIMETABLE:
Closing day: monday
WEBSITE:
www.grafica.arti.beniculturali.it
EMAIL:
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