MACRO is Rome's civic museum of contemporary art, occupying a converted late-19th-century Peroni brewery in the Salario-Nomentano district. French architect Odile Decq's 2010 extension threads black walkways, white galleries and a vivid red auditorium through the old industrial shell. Rather than a fixed permanent display, the museum runs an ambitious, ever-changing programme of solo shows, video art and research projects spanning Italian and international practice since the 1960s.
Via Nizza 138, 00198 Roma RM, Italy
Nearest station: Nizza/Regina Margherita (bus 38, 60, 62, 82), Regina Margherita/Nomentana (tram 3, 19), Castro Pretorio (Metro line B)
Show on mapTue-Fri 12:00-19:00, Sat-Sun 10:00-19:00; closed Mondays. Last entry 30 min before closing.
From €6
Reduced EUR 4 (ages 7-26, over 65, students, groups 10+); free for under 6s, visitors with disabilities + companion, ICOM members
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