Palazzo delle Esposizioni

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Palazzo delle Esposizioni
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Façade of the building
Palazzo delle Esposizioni
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Established1883
LocationVia Nazionale, 194
00184 Rome, Italy
Coordinates 41°53′58″N12°29′24″E / 41.89944°N 12.49000°E / 41.89944; 12.49000
DirectorMario De Simoni
Website www.palazzoesposizioni.it

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

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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

Notes and references

  1. "Chi siamo" [About Us]. Azienda Speciale Palaexpo (in Italian). Retrieved 12 April 2013.
  2. 15th Rome Quadrennial [ permanent dead link ] at Palazzo delle Esposizioni website.
Preceded by
National Museum of Oriental Art
Landmarks of Rome
Palazzo delle Esposizioni
Succeeded by
Pigorini National Museum of Prehistory and Ethnography

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