The Palazzo delle Esposizioni is a
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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.
Für
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
*Esposizione delle Belle Arti del 1883.
*Exhibition on Garibaldi (1932)
*
Mostra della Rivoluzione Fascista (1932–1934)
* (1937)
*''Il socialismo è una malattia'' , Exhibition of the Competition of the Italian Federation of Artists and Professionals, FISAP - celebrating the Hungarian uprising against Communist Soviet Union (May, 1957)
*
Quadriennale di Roma (1st - 4th, 6th - 10th, 12th, 13th and
15th15th Rome Quadrennial
at Palazzo delle Esposizioni website.)
Notes and references
External links
Official Palazzo delle Esposizioni website
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Buildings and structures in Rome
Art museums and galleries in Rome
Museums in Rome
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Esposizioni
Cultural infrastructure completed in 1883
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Contemporary art galleries in Italy