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MAXXI Museum is Architecture

Icam15Conference of the International Confederation of Architectural MuseumsParis May 29 - June 3, 2010

Margherita Guccione

MAXXI National Museum of XXI Century Arts

MAXXI is laboratory of experimentation, study and research.

MAXXI’s mission is to promote XXI century art and architecture and to collect examples of contemporary artistic creativity, conserving them, studying them and making them available to the public.

MAXXI represents an awareness of the importance of promoting expressions of creativity today.

MAXXI spreads Italian values beyond the national borders and is open to the flux of international culture.

Inside MAXXI there are two different museums:MAXXI ArchitectureMAXXI Art

National Museum of XXI Century Arts isMAXXI Art and MAXXI Architecture

Ground floor

MAXXI Architecture

Archives Centre

Hall

Hall

Hall

Hall

Gallery 1 - hall

Gallery 1 - hall

Gallery 1 - hall

Gallery 1

First floor


MAXXI Architecture

Gallery 2

Gallery 3

Second floor


Gallery 5

Mission

In line with MAXXI’s cultural mission, the Museum of Architecture is an open and dynamic international institution utilising the most advanced instruments in order to spread of knowledge of architecture and testify to its role i n society .

The activities of the museum develop along two strands designed to present modern and contemporary architecture .

MAXXI Architecture is structured in:Gallery 1 - XX century architecture exhibitionsGallery 2 - Contemporary architecture exhibitionsArchives Centre

MAXXI Architecture

Collections

MAXXI collections are composed by

- Architects and engineers’ personal archives (direct acquisitions) - Special collections (products of exhibitions and workshops promoted by MAXXI and materials of architectural competitions)- Photographs collection (on commission)

MAXXI Architecture

Activities

Programs and eventsConferences, laboratories and happenings

ExhibitionsPermanent collectionTemporary exhibitions

Educational projects/dissemination/comunicationGuided visits and scholarly and popular activities

PublishingBooks, catalogues and multimedia

MAXXI Architecture

MAXXI Architecture

2. Contemporary architecture collection

Collections: special collections and photographs collection

Production and promotion: commissions, competitions, special projects, prototypes, design

Activities: exhibition, education and enhancement

1. XX century architecture collection

Collections: architecture archives

Studies and research: MAXXI Architecture Archives Centre

Activities: documentation and conservation; exhibition, education and enhancement

Architects and engineers personal archives

Carlo Scarpa 31.400 drawings

Aldo Rossi 1450 drawings, 11 models

Enrico Del Debbio 200 projects

Sergio Musmeci e Zanini 1500 drawings, 2 models

Vittorio De Feo 807 projects

Pier Luigi Nervi 425 projects


Architecture archives

Aldo Rossi



Enrico Del Debbio



Carlo Scarpa



Sergio Musmeci



Pier Luigi Nervi


Conservation and restoration

Inventory and digital copy

Usability and accesibility

Study and reserch

Enhancement and dissemination

MAXXI Architecture Archives Centre activities1. XX century architecture collection

Special collections

Cultural products that, through new languages, will approach the public to contemporary architecture:

- Prototypes

- Design objects

-Multimedia materials

- Sculptures

-Installations site-specific

2. Contemporary architecture collection

Special collections

Toyo Ito, Panca Naguisa

2. Contemporary architectural culture

MAXXI competition model, Zaha Hadid

Special collections2. Contemporary architectural culture

Photograph collections

Photographs selected both for the artistic value of the imagine, both for the meaning of the documentary research: imagines with a high poetic and aestethic value, are expressly commissioned by MAXXI.

- Sguardi contemporanei

- Cantiere d’autore

- Atlante italiano


Photograph’s collections

Sguardi contemporanei, Francesco Jodice, Edificio residenziale al Gallaratese di Aldo Rossi


Cantiere d'autore, Raffaela Mariniello, riprese marzo 2006

Photograph’s collections2. Contemporary architectural culture

Premio atlante italiano 007, Marcello Mariana, primo classificato

Photograph’s collections2. Contemporary architectural culture

SpazioDalle collezioni di arte e architettura del MAXXIMay 30 2010 – January 23 2011

Luigi Moretti architettoDal Razionalismo all’Informale.May 30 - November 28 2010

Geografie italianePermanent exhibition

MAXXIArchitecture

SpazioDalle collezioni di arte e architettura del MAXXI



Luigi Moretti architettoDal Razionalismo all’Informale.




Geografie italiane

Gino De DominicisL’ultimo immortaleMay 30 – November 7 2010

MAXXI Art

Kutlug AtamanMesopotamian DramaturgiesMay 30 – September 12 2010