MAXXI in Rome was designed by Zaha Hadid, who won the 1998 international design competition. A foundation created by the Italian Ministry of Culture manages the museum. The infobox gives May 28, 2010 as established, while the text says construction took more than ten years and the museum opened in 2010. No start date is given.
The article calls the style contemporary architecture, and the Guardian called it Hadid's finest built work to date. It is concrete, with natural materials such as pressed hay, soil and grass in the archipelago. It was built on the former Caserma Montello site, incorporating parts of it. Hadid's submission had five structures, and only one was completed.
It won the Stirling Prize in 2010. A L'Aquila branch opened in 2020. MAXXI houses MAXXI Art and MAXXI Architecture, with permanent collections and an outdoor courtyard for large-scale art. The article gives no hours or ticket details.
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