NXTGrazzini Tonazzini ColomboQuintessenza
piazza del MAXXI – ingresso libero
a cura di Pippo Ciorra
single ticket valid until 17 April, for all ongoing exhibitions, due to the refurbishment of 2 galleries
– for young people aged between 18 and 25 (not yet turned 25);
– for groups of 15 people or more;
– La Galleria Nazionale, Museo Ebraico di Roma ticket holders;
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– upon presenting at the ticket office a Trenitalia ticket to Rome purchased between 27 November 2024 and 21 April 2025
valid for one year from the date of purchase
– minors under 18 years of age;
– myMAXXI cardholders;
– on your birthday presenting an identity document;
– upon presentation of EU Disability Card holders and or accompanying letter from hosting association/institution for: people with disabilities and accompanying person, people on the autistic spectrum and accompanying person, deaf people, people with cognitive disabilities and complex communication needs and their caregivers, people with serious illnesses and their caregivers, guests of first aid and anti-violence centres and accompanying operators, residents of therapeutic communities and accompanying operators;
– MiC employees;
– journalists who can prove their business activity;
– European Union tour guides and tour guides, licensed (ref. Circular n.20/2016 DG-Museums);
– 1 teacher for every 10 students;
– AMACI members;
– CIMAM International Committee for Museums and Collections of Modern Art members;
– ICOM members;
– from Tuesday to Friday (excluding holidays) European Union students and university researchers in art history and architecture, public fine arts academies (AFAM registered) students and Temple University Rome Campus students;
– IED Istituto Europeo di Design professors, NABA Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti professors, RUFA Rome University of Fine Arts professors;
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for groups of 12 people in the same tour; myMAXXI membership card-holders; registered journalists with valid ID
under 14 years of age
disabled people + possible accompanying person; minors under 3 years of age (ticket not required)
MAXXI’s Collection of Art and Architecture represents the founding element of the museum and defines its identity. Since October 2015, it has been on display with different arrangements of works.
piazza del MAXXI – ingresso libero
a cura di Pippo Ciorra
The winner of the programme dedicated to the new generation of architects is a new installation in the Museum’s square for you to inhabit and explore.
Quintessenza (Quintessence) is the project by the Grazzini Tonazzini Colombo group, winner of the new edition of NXT, the MAXXI programme dedicated to promoting a new generation of architects and enhancing public space.
Designed as an abstract volume with a strong plasticity, Quintessenza is a sequence of vertical surfaces in galvanised sheet metal, a scenography, a device shimmering and reflecting through surprising plays of water. A place devised to welcome the Summer at MAXXI, as well as a space to relax, play, and learn while visiting and spending time in the Museum’s outdoor spaces.
On the one hand, the silver tones of the cladding recall those of the concrete and pillars of Zaha Hadid’s structure; on the other, they reference the industrial history of the square that hosts it. The choice of materials, which either come from previous use or are destined for reuse after the installation’s dismantling, minimises the entire project’s carbon footprint.