MAXXI and MACRO – Rome
This Macro is not the members only mega supplier market (I learnt they used to have this in UK too) and the Maxxi is not a type of skirt, 🙂 both are great looking modern art museums. Another one I would recommend to visit when you are in Rome.
Maxxi
Maxxi (Museo nazionale delle arti del XXI secolo, or National Museum of the 21st Century) is located out of the centre slightly northwest of Villa Borghese park. You can take the Metro then Tram or walk from the metro station.
Maxxi was my second usual travelling luck in Rome, first it was the Trevi Fountain, this time, they were changing the exhibitions so most of the building were closed. The only exhibition they have is Alien Cave. Which was a free exhibition of huge illustrations by Lorenzo Terranera, Alessandro Ferraro and Fabio Magnasciutti.
See I told you I am not tall. Tee hee.
So the visit was not a completely a waste as I got to see one of the famous buildings by Zaha Hadid. Remember, I saw Hadid’s work last month in London Design Festival.
As usual does not open on a Monday
On Saturday it opens until 10pm
Entrance: was free but usually €11
MACRO
There are two MACRO (Museo d’Arte Contemporanae Roma) I went to the one in Via Nissa, which is slightly South East from Villa Borghese. It was a bit of a walk from the nearest metro, but not too far.
The museum looked like an office building outside, with bamboo front courtyard and glass doors.
The inside had this red giant structure.
The main exhibition on at that moment was concentrating a lot on photography.
Then I discovered there is an exhibition by Indonesian artists called SHOUT! Indonesian Contemporary Art.
The most attractive one I think this piece by Maria Indra Sari called Destiny and Regret
Some other pieces in the other galleries on the second floor that attracted me.
These lampshades are made out of Velcros.
This one looks like a photo but it is actually 3-d paper sculpture in an acrylic box.
Then there is some kind of walk way to the other sides building, where I saw this.
An installation by a Japanese Artist,Toshiko Horiuchi, called Harmonic Motion. A giant knitted play ground/air, that is the only way I can describe it. It encourages people to interact with art. Both children and adult can have a go at it. But you need to wear socks! otherwise you can’t go on it.
You can swing on the pendulums, you can climb up through the holes to find your way up.
it was so much fun.
Not open on Mondays
Entrance was €13.50
Would really recommend both places, but don’t forget to check their website before visiting. As they might be closed or maybe the exhibition they have got on would not be an interesting one for you.
Have you interacted with a piece of artwork before? If you have what was it and what kind of experience did you have?
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Hey thank you dear! We Aliens like Indonesia so much!
Oh wow! Are you the actual artist? Thank you for reading. Which ones specifically did you draw?
wah keren keren ya karya seninya..
iya, bagus dan striking (apa yah bahasa indonesianya striking?)
Keknya gw mesti tinggal di Roma sekitar 3 bulan kali ya buat explore semuanya :))
Iya kayaknya sih gitu Fe. Kayaknya gw juga nih harus pindah lagi..