MAXXI joins the Day of Contemporary Art with free access to selected exhibitions. It is an opportunity to put a museum visit on your itinerary without committing to a paid ticket. Check the event programme carefully: the announcement does not establish that every museum service is free.
The listed displays include Italian architecture, Andrea Pazienza’s drawings and The Large Glass. Choosing a route before you arrive can make the experience more manageable than trying to cover every gallery.
Visiting without Italian
Artwork and architectural displays can provide a visual starting point even when you cannot read every text. Pazienza’s comic pages are also worth looking at for their drawing, but their dialogue and references are harder to follow without Italian.
Guided-tour and workshop languages have not been confirmed. Independent viewing is therefore the safer option for travellers whose plans depend on an English-language experience. Allow around two hours as an editorial estimate for a selective visit, rather than a guaranteed museum duration.
Visitor information
Date: 10 October 2026, 11am–7pm.
Address: MAXXI, Via Guido Reni 4/A, Rome.
Admission: free for the displays identified in the event programme; check separately charged services.
Booking: follow the free-ticket and activity links on the official event page. Availability can change; a visit is not reserved by reading this guide.
Getting there: Metro A to Flaminio, then tram 2 to Apollodoro. The museum also lists bus 168 to MAXXI–Reni/Flaminia and bus 910 to Flaminia/Reni. Check ATAC service changes before travelling.
Languages: English tours and workshop support have not been confirmed; comic text requires Italian.
