MAXXI Architettura is the first national museum of architecture to be established in Italy and its roots in the Italian cultural and territorial context define its identity. Two distinct areas coexist in the museum: one devoted to the historicizing of the architecture of the 20th Century and the other responding to issues of the present, interpreting the expectations of present day society. A museum that is both historical and contemporary therefore; one in which past and present intersect, adopting forms and methods suitable for developing a particular knowledge path and analysing trends and personalities, cultural models and social behaviours.
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- Institutional Member
- Europe, Italy
Institutional Member
MAXXI Architettura
Collection
The architecture collection is composed of the archives of architects and engineers of international repute from the last century. The original documents (drawings, models, photographs, papers, publications, audio and video recordings and digital documents) have been acquired via donations or loan agreements with private individuals and public bodies. The Architecture Archives curates and manages the 20th century collections mainly kept at the H.C. Anderson Museum, while a significant part of the Carlo Scarpa Archive is conserved and may be consulted at the Carlo Scarpa Centre at the Treviso State Archive.Other Members:
