Mario Schifano, Marco Tirelli, ROMASUONA

Exhibitions
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Exhibitions

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Mario Schifano

17.03__12.07.2026
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Marco Tirelli

Anni luce
17.03__12.07.2026
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ROMASUONA

Music in Italy 1970-1979
01.05__12.07.2026
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World Press Photo

Exhibition 2026
07.05__29.06.2026
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Edoardo Bennato

On the road...
26.05__21.06.2026
FREE Free entrance
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Some like it classic

Notes of Cinema History. 15th edition. From January 20th to May 26th 2026, admission free.
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Palazzo Esposizioni Roma is the largest interdisciplinary exhibition area in the centre of Rome

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Conceived in response to the requirements of a modern exhibition space, since the year of its inauguration in 1883 the Palazzo Esposizioni Roma has been promoting exhibitions, meetings, reviews. It generates and spreads contemporary culture in all its forms, building its activities on research and experimentation that concern both visual arts and sciences
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History
The exhibition hall was inaugurated on 21 January 1883
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Everything you need to know before visiting Palazzo Esposizioni Roma

Ongoing events

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Contemporary Art & Colonial (Infra)Structures
FUORI SEDE. Festival of Foreign Academies and Cultural Institutes
14 may 2026 at 18:30
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TOITŪ – Visual Sovereignty – Film Screening and Q&A
FUORI SEDE. Festival of Foreign Academies and Cultural Institutes
15 may 2026 at 18:30
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Thief
Introduction by Matteo Berardini
26 may 2026 at 20:00
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Art Workshop

The Art Workshop run by the Palazzo Esposizioni Roma was set up in 2000 to tie in with the exhibition on Time! A Journey Through the Concept and the Depiction of Time, and has endeavoured ever since then to bring different kinds of audiences, particularly young people, closer to the art world by devising new and innovative ways of observing and interpreting reality through the different languages of contemporary art
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Families
Visits and workshops for young children, older children and their families
Schools
Workshops and guided tours for kindergarten and primary schools
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Bookstore

The Palazzo Esposizioni Roma bookshop, newly designed in the early 2000s, is at level 0 and is also accessible from via Milano 15/17. The shop specialises in books and periodicals on the visual arts, photography, architecture, design. It is constantly being updated with the latest publications on art criticism and theory, offering both focus and in-depth editorial analysis on running exhibitions
Catalogues
The catalogues of the exhibitions are on sale in the Bookstore
Exhibitions and presentations
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Study hall

The Study Hall of Palazzo Esposizioni Roma is equipped with 24 workstations
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Caffè delle Esposizioni

A contemporary bistro inside the historic building on via Nazionale
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Esposizioni Restaurant

In the greenhouse of the building, the lower floor hosts the City Lunch and Brunch and the upper floor hosts the à la carte restaurant
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Cinema

With 136 seats and an independent entrance, the cinema is chiefly intended for films and documentaries related to the exhibitions in progress
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Auditorium

The Auditorium can accommodate 88 people. Although it is designed specifically for theatrical activities, it is a multipurpose hall 
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Atelier

Situated on the ground floor, is an area designed to foster creativity during the workshop activity
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Forum

Comprising exhibition and seminar space, a workshop and a multimedial area
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Art Bookshelf

A library specialising in international art books for children, comprises over 2000 titles