{"id":4503,"date":"2020-08-19T16:39:19","date_gmt":"2020-08-19T15:39:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/?p=4503"},"modified":"2026-03-22T10:11:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T09:11:21","slug":"contemporary-rome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/?p=4503","title":{"rendered":"Contemporary Rome"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p><em>[revised March 2026] <\/em>&#8220;Eternal Rome&#8221; means that the jewel box of antiquity also has a very modern soul that will surprise you. Here is a<strong> list<\/strong> of areas, museums and venues we recommend, if you are looking for the contemporary aspect of Rome:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4579 size-medium alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/2c-1-300x184.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/2c-1-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/2c-1-1024x628.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/2c-1-768x471.jpg 768w, https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/2c-1-1536x942.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/2c-1-2048x1255.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/2c-1-220x135.jpg 220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurspa.it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">EUR<\/a> district was the rationalist project that should have been hosting the EXPO of 1942, cancelled for WW2. Great buildings are scattered in the area, such as the <strong>Palazzo della Civilt\u00e0 del Lavoro<\/strong> (also called &#8220;squared Colosseum&#8221;), the former <strong>Palace of Congresses<\/strong> and the new version, <strong>Fuksas&#8217; Cloud<\/strong>, the artificial <strong>lake<\/strong> and the <em><strong>stele<\/strong><\/em> dedicated to Guglielmo Marconi, the huge domed <strong>church of St. Peter and St. Paul<\/strong>, meant originally as a mausoleum for Mussolini. <strong>We are happy to take you there for a guided visit, if you wish. <\/strong><\/li>\r\n<li>Interesting churches are <a href=\"http:\/\/www.parrocchiasantovolto.it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Santo Volto di Ges\u00f9<\/a> in Portuense area and the so-called &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.diopadremisericordioso.it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Church of the Sails<\/a>&#8221; by Richard Meier in Tor Tre Teste. Also fascinating is Paolo Portoghesi&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/centroislamicoculturale\/about\/?ref=page_internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mosque<\/a>, accessible upon request in some occasions.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4583 size-medium alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/roma_chiesa-dio-padre_Jacqueline-Poggi-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/roma_chiesa-dio-padre_Jacqueline-Poggi-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/roma_chiesa-dio-padre_Jacqueline-Poggi-220x145.jpg 220w, https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/roma_chiesa-dio-padre_Jacqueline-Poggi.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li><strong>Street art<\/strong> is everywhere in Rome right now: Quadraro, Ostiense, San Lorenzo, Trullo, Pineta Sacchetti, Torpignattara, San Basilio, Rebibbia, Garbatella, Pigneto, Tormarancia&#8230; You can easily get lost and even accurate maps get old soon. We strongly recommend to <strong>visit these suburban districts with us, even better to rent a bike or a Vespa <\/strong>and get the highlights of Rome street art in a day&#8230;<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/IlForoItalico\/about\/?ref=page_internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Foro Italico<\/a> is another creation of the Fascist age, with Mussolini&#8217;s <strong>obelisk<\/strong>, the great <strong>stadium &#8220;Dei Marmi&#8221;<\/strong>, the sport districts for tennis, swimming, diving and fencing and the nearby <strong>Ministry of Foreign Affairs.<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<li>Not far from Foro Italico there is the <strong>Park of Music<\/strong>, anticipated by the &#8220;Bridge of Music&#8221; that leads to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maxxi.art\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MAXXI<\/a> museum by Zaha Hadid and to Renzo Piano&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/en.auditorium.com\/la_storia.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Auditorium<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4581 size-medium alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/principale_maxxi_copy-helene-binet-1-300x237.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/principale_maxxi_copy-helene-binet-1-300x237.jpg 300w, https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/principale_maxxi_copy-helene-binet-1-1024x811.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/principale_maxxi_copy-helene-binet-1-768x608.jpg 768w, https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/principale_maxxi_copy-helene-binet-1-1536x1216.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/principale_maxxi_copy-helene-binet-1-2048x1621.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/afriendinrome.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/principale_maxxi_copy-helene-binet-1-220x174.jpg 220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>Other interesting <strong>museums<\/strong> dedicated to contemporary art are the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.museomacro.it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MACRO<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/gnamc.cultura.gov.it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GNAMC<\/a>, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.galleriaartemodernaroma.it\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Civic Collection of Modern Art<\/a> and the very unconventional <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/museoMAAM\/?locale=it_IT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MAAM Museo dell&#8217;Altro e dell&#8217;Altrove,<\/a> a &#8220;museum of the Other and the Elsewhere&#8221;, a squat in a factory only accessible to visitors on Saturdays.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[revised March 2026] &#8220;Eternal Rome&#8221; means that the jewel box of antiquity also has a very modern soul that will surprise you. 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