MAXXI

Zaha Hadid – National Museum of XXI Century Arts, Rome Italy, 1998

Zaha Hadid – National Museum and center for documentation and enhancement of contemporary arts. Rome – Italy project year: 1998, implementation 2003 – 2006

The MAXXI – National Museum of XXI Century Arts is a museum based in Rome. Designed by the architect Zaha Hadid and managed by the homonymous foundation of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities, it is divided into two sections: MAXXI art and MAXXI architecture.
The MAXXI headquarters is located in the Flaminio district of Rome and is built in the area of the former Montello barracks next to the Basilica of Santa Croce in Via Flaminia. The complex is located between Via Masaccio and Via Guido Reni, on the latter the main entrance. Of the former barracks the body along the Basilica of Santa Croce survives, and the façade on Via Guido Reni, integrated in the project by Zaha Hadid.