MAXXI Architettura between Museum and Archive. Protection, Research and Valorization of Architects’ Archives in the 21st Century

Margherita Guccione

doi:10.26375/disegno.10.2022.9

MAXXI Architettura between Museum and Archive. Protection, Research and Valorization of Architects’ Archives in the 21st Century

Authors

Margherita Guccione Scientific director Grande MAXXI

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26375/disegno.10.2022.9

Abstract

Within its premises, the MAXXI (National Museum of 21st Century Arts) of Rome houses the first Italian museum of architecture. Conceived since its genesis as a place of synthesis capable of activating a reciprocal and uninterrupted dynamic between research, documentation, conservation, production and exhibition, MAXXI started its activities in 2010 reflecting on the archive/museum model experimented in various international institutions.

The binomial archive/museum –a binomial that always alludes to coordinated and to a certain extent overlapping functions (conserving, consulting, exhibiting, promoting, disseminating)– has characterized the cultural project of the Museum of architecture since its inception, defining its physiognomy and identity. [read more]

References

Calabi, D., et al. (2004). Musei d’arte e di architettura, a cura di F. Varosio. Milano: Bruno Mondadori.

Centro Archivi MAXXI Architettura: <http://inventari.fondazionemaxxi.it> (accessed 24 May 2022).

Guccione, M. (2009). Intervista a Giuliana Bruno. Roma: MAXXI.

Polano, S. (1998). Archivi e (musei) di architettura: e l’Italia non li merita?. In Casabella, n. 655, p. 7.

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Published

2022-06-30

How to Cite

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M. Guccione, “MAXXI Architettura between Museum and Archive. Protection, Research and Valorization of Architects’ Archives in the 21st Century”, diségno, no. 10, pp. 77–84, Jun. 2022.