MACRO Testaccio in Rome

MACRO Testaccio

Category

Specialisation

Italian contemporary art from the 1960s onwards

Tip

MACRO has two locations: Via Nizza and Testaccio

MACRO – Museo di Arte Contemporanea di Roma (Museum of Contemporary Art of Rome) is specialised in Italian contemporary art from the 1960s onwards. The museum has two locations: one called Via Nizza and the other Testaccio.

The Testaccio location is named after its neighbourhood, which in recent years has become more and more culturally and artistically active. The museum is housed in a former 19th-century slaughterhouse and consists of two pavilions, mostly used for temporary exhibitions.

Practical Information

Address

Piazza Orazio Giustiniani 4, Rome, Italy

Phone

+39 06 0608

Website

www.museomacro.org

Opening Times

Monday	Closed
Tuesday	10:30 - 19:30
Wednesday	10:30 - 19:30
Thursday	10:30 - 19:30
Friday	10:30 - 19:30
Saturday	10:30 - 19:30
Sunday	10:30 - 19:30

Last admission 60 minutes before closing time.

Closed on 1 January, 1 May , 25 December and Mondays

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Past Exhibitions

Ugo Rondinone: Vocabulary of Solitude

MACRO Testaccio in Rome displays the installation Vocabulary of Solitude by the Swiss artist Ugo Rondinone. The exhibition is part of the cycle giorni d’oro + notti d’argento (days of gold + nights of silver) consisting of two installations by Rondinone. The other installation can … [read more]

Premio Fondazione VAF (VII edition)

MACRO Testaccio in Rome presents the works of the 15 finalists for the 7th edition of the Premio Fondazione VAF. This prize is awarded every two years to a young Italian artist under 40 by the VAF Foundation, a German organisation committed to promoting Italian … [read more]

Forgotten… (The Exhibition)

Forgotten… (The Exhibition) at MACRO Testaccio focuses on the buildings in the centre of Rome that, due to the physical transformation of the city or the changing needs of its inhabitants, have lost their sociological and functional importance and are therefore at the risk of … [read more]