Palazzo delle Esposizioni

41°53′58″N 12°29′24″E / 41.89944°N 12.49000°E / 41.89944; 12.49000DirectorMario De SimoniWebsitewww.palazzoesposizioni.it

The Palazzo delle Esposizioni is a neoclassical exhibition hall, cultural center and museum on Via Nazionale in Rome, Italy.

History

Designed by Pio Piacentini, it opened in 1883. It has housed several exhibitions (e.g. Mostra della Rivoluzione Fascista, Mostra Augustea della Romanità), but was temporarily modified during the Fascist era due to its style being thought to be out of step with the times.

The building is owned by the City of Rome and the gallery is administered by Azienda Speciale Palaexpo, an agency run by the City's Office for Education and Culture.^[1]

Cinema

It incorporates a 139-seat cinema, a 90-seat auditorium, a café, a large, 240-place restaurant, a library and a multi-functional room known as the Forum.

Main exhibitions

• Esposizione delle Belle Arti del 1883.
• Exhibition on Garibaldi (1932)
• Mostra della Rivoluzione Fascista (1932–1934)
• Mostra Augustea della Romanità [it] (1937)
• Il socialismo è una malattia , Exhibition of the Competition of the Italian Federation of Artists and Professionals, FISAP - celebrating the Hungarian uprising against Communist Soviet Union (May, 1957)
• Quadriennale di Roma (1st - 4th, 6th - 10th, 12th, 13th and 15th^[2])

Notes and references

External links

• Official Palazzo delle Esposizioni website
• Media related to Palazzo delle Esposizioni (Rome) at Wikimedia Commons

Preceded by National Museum of Oriental Art

Landmarks of Rome Palazzo delle Esposizioni

Succeeded by Pigorini National Museum of Prehistory and Ethnography