The events will all have free admission and will take place from Monday 26 December to Sunday 8 January in the small museums of the city, all to be discovered: the Napoleonic Museum with its precious nineteenth-century relics, the Pietro Canonica Museum in Villa Borghese, a home-studio in where you can immerse yourself in the sculptor's end-of-the-century atmospheres, the Giovanni Barracco Museum with its prestigious collection of ancient sculptures, the Museum of the Walls with its evocative walkway and towers, the Carlo Bilotti Museum of Villa Borghese with works by de Chirico, Severini , Warhol, Rivers and Manzù and the Museum of the Roman Republic and Garibaldi's memory to retrace the tormented struggles of the Rome Republic of 1849.
Thanks to the Christmas edition of the "Museum Social Club" contest dedicated to emerging artists, 4 dance, music and theater performances will be selected to be performed in the civic museums between 2 and 8 January 2017. You can participate until 26 December by sending to social@museiincomuneroma.it a video with one's performance on the themes of "celebration and holidays". The videos will be uploaded to the Facebook channel of the Musei in Comune from 27 December and the public will be able to express their preference from 27 to 29 December.
SCHEDULED EVENTS
Free entry subject to availability unless otherwise indicated
From December 23rd to January 8th
THE ARA AS IT WAS
A story in augmented reality
A multimedia story, in which history and technology meet for an immersive and multisensory visit of the Ara Pacis. Characters, gestures, divinities and animals come alive in 3D to illustrate, together with colour, the origins of Rome and of Augustus' family.
Booking recommended 060608
every evening (except 25 and 31 December and 1 January) from 19.30 to 24 (last admission at 23)
Full ticket €12 reduced €10
Everyday
INFLATABLE PLANETARIUM AT TECHNOTOWN
The structure of the so-called 'Inflatable Planetarium' reproduces a projection system in a space of 6 meters in diameter, which thanks to a renewed digital technology, is able to reproduce the 1500 brightest stars of the northern and southern sky, with the constellations, the Sun, the Moon and its phases, the planets, the Milky Way and 12 stars of the deep sky. You can view the main celestial reference circles: meridian, equator, ecliptic.
At the Planetarium, a rich program of scientific in-depth shows is scheduled every day for both adults and children.
Monday 26 December and Monday 2 January 6 shows are scheduled under the inflatable dome, in the morning at 10 - 11 - 12 and in the afternoon at 16 - 17 -18, divided into various in-depth categories, with the presence of the scientific staff of the Planetarium.
Booking recommended 060608
Monday December 26 2016
11.30 am | THE NIGHT OF DISSONANCES
in collaboration with Roma Tre Orchestra
Carlo Bilotti Museum at the Orangery of Villa Borghese
A spacious house, the most beautiful Mozart lived in in Vienna, a select group of guests, including his father Leopold and the great Joseph Haydn, the instruments to make music together. It is in this setting that on the evening of 12 February 1785, in an apparently happy period in Mozart's life, one of his most controversial and enigmatic compositions is performed for the first time: the "Quartet for strings in C major", called "le Dissonances”. What lies behind the twenty-two bars of the introductory Adagio that have made musicologists and composers of the last two centuries pour rivers of ink, often contradictory? The will to circumvent the musical conventions of the time? The attempt to express the inexpressible, through the use of intervals "forbidden" by traditional harmony? The demonstration of the reached maturity of a genre, the string quartet?
With: Sandro Cappelletto, narrator; Roma Tre Ensemble, String Quartet
Programme: WA Mozart: String Quartet No. 19 in C May K 465
11.30 am | A FANTASTIC CHRISTMAS BETWEEN SCI-FI, HORROR AND AMERICAN CLASSICS
in collaboration with the Teatro di Roma
Pietro Canonica Museum in Villa Borghese
A review of readings that proposes the theme of Christmas declined in different nuances. In Paul Auster's Christmas Story, the protagonist, who does not resign himself to having to spend the holidays alone, even discovers himself willing to lie in order to spend a day with friends.
With: Antonietta Bello, Michele Lisi and Fabrizia Pandimiglio (cello)
16 pm | JAM JAZZ AT THE MUSEUM
in collaboration with the Casa del Jazz
Napoleonic Museum
A tested rhythm section awaits the visit of the best soloists of the capital, young and old, known and less known, to give life to a vibrant jam session in the best tradition of Jazz.
With: Andrea Saffirio, piano; Andrea Colella, double bass; Matteo Bultrini, drums and special surprise guests!
Tuesday December 27 2016
11.30 am | A FANTASTIC CHRISTMAS BETWEEN SCI-FI, HORROR AND AMERICAN CLASSICS
in collaboration with the Teatro di Roma
Giovanni Barracco Museum of Ancient Sculpture
A review of readings that proposes the theme of Christmas declined in different nuances. Not all the writers for whom the warm atmosphere of Christmas was an inspiration have interpreted the theme in the same way and in some cases the sweet melodies of the holidays can accompany death scenes or brighten the days of strange creatures on others planets. The proposed story by Truman Capote will remind us that when money is lacking, the problem becomes how to make those we love happy and the solution is always the inestimable value of a gesture made with the heart, like that of the protagonists of Remembrance of Christmas.
With: Antonietta Bello, Michele Lisi and Fabrizia Pandimiglio (cello)
Wednesday December 28 2016
11.30 am | A FANTASTIC CHRISTMAS BETWEEN SCI-FI, HORROR AND AMERICAN CLASSICS
in collaboration with the Teatro di Roma
Museum of the Walls
A review of readings that proposes the theme of Christmas declined in different nuances. Not all the writers for whom the warm atmosphere of Christmas was an inspiration have interpreted the theme in the same way and in some cases the sweet melodies of the holidays can accompany death scenes or brighten the days of strange creatures on others planets.
In Ramsey Campbell's The Fireplace (a horror classic), on the other hand, the doubts of a 12-year-old boy will become such obsessions as to transform the most awaited night of the year into a terrible nightmare of death.
With: Antonietta Bello, Michele Lisi and Fabrizia Pandimiglio (cello)
Thursday December 29 2016
16.30 pm | ANCIENT HARMONIES IN MODERN TIMES
in collaboration with Roma Tre University
Napoleonic Museum
Johann Sebastian Bach, master of form and father of modern harmony, also returns to impressionist music, as a model of contrapuntal musical writing. Ravel's music is imbued with the Bach model and there are numerous references by this author to the eighteenth-century, classical and pre-classical style. Performers Andrea Feroci, one of the most important Roman pianists and Gabriele Campagna, winner of numerous awards in Italy and abroad and recent recipient of the Annarosa Taddei award promoted by Roma Tre Orchestra in November 2016.
With: Andrea Feroci, piano; Gabriele Campagna, violin
Programme: JS Bach: Sonata no. 1 in B minor for violin and harpsichord BWV 1014; M. Ravel: Sonata for violin and piano, Tzigane, Prelude and toccata from “La tombeau de Couperin”
Friday 30 December 2016
16 pm | JAM JAZZ AT THE MUSEUM
in collaboration with the Casa del Jazz
Napoleonic Museum
A tested rhythm section awaits the visit of the best soloists of the Capital, young and old, known and less known, to give life to a vibrant jam session in the sign of the best Jazz tradition.
With: Vittorio Solimene, piano; Dario Piccioni, double bass; Giacomo Camilletti, drums and special surprise guests!
Monday January 2 2017
11.30 am | A FANTASTIC CHRISTMAS BETWEEN SCI-FI, HORROR AND AMERICAN CLASSICS
in collaboration with the Teatro di Roma
Museum of the Roman Republic and Garibaldi memory
Not all writers who have been inspired by the warm atmosphere of Christmas have interpreted the theme in the same way. The review of readings that we propose is the clear testimony of this.
In the story The Gift of the Magi, the American writer O. Henry will remind us of the priceless value of a gesture made with the heart.
With: Maria Teresa Campus, Michele Lisi and Alice Cortegiani (clarinet)
Tuesday January 3 2017
11.30 am | THE CINEMA BOOK – MY AFRICA
in collaboration with Roma Tre Orchestra Ensemble
Pietro Canonica Museum in Villa Borghese
Reading of pages from K. Blixen's novel accompanied by the performance of J. Barry's music
taken from the soundtrack of the film of the same name.
With: Maria Teresa De Sanio, violin; Livia De Romanis, cello; Stella Ala Luce Pontoriero, piano; Alessia Rabacchi, reciting voice.
12 o'clock | APERITIF WITH THE CHAMPIONS
Organized by Agro Camera, Special Agency of the Chamber of Commerce of Rome
MACRO – via Nice
Tasting itinerary with a selection of cheeses winners of the Rome section of the 2016 "Premio Roma" in combination with two craft beers.
Reservation required on 060608
16.30 pm | SCENES FROM “LA TRAVIATA”
in collaboration with the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma – Fabbrica Young Artist Program
Napoleonic Museum
A selection of excerpts from "La Traviata" by G. Verdi: Semper libera, di Provence il mar il suol, Farewell to the past and Paris o dear.
With: Reut Ventorero, Roberta Mantegna, Sara Rocchi, Valentina Varriale, Erika Beretti, Aleandro Mariani, Timofei Baranov and Edina Bak (piano).
Wednesday January 4 2017
11.30 am | THE CINEMA BOOK – THE AGE OF INNOCENCE
in collaboration with Roma Tre Orchestra Ensemble
Reading of pages from the novel by E. Wharton accompanied by the performance of the music by E. Bernstein taken from the soundtrack of the homonymous film.
Napoleonic Museum
With: Maria Teresa De Sanio, violin; Livia De Romanis, cello; Stella Ala Luce Pontoriero, piano; Alessia Rabacchi, reciting voice.
16.30 pm | WORK WITHOUT BORDERS
in collaboration with the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma – Fabbrica Young Artist Program
Performance of famous opera arias in various spaces of the Museum.
Giovanni Barracco Museum of Ancient Sculpture
An articulated program that includes a selection of pieces from: Rossini, Offenbach, Delibes, Reger, Bizet, Monteverdi, Puccini and Mozart.
With: Reut Ventorero, Roberta Mantegna, Sara Rocchi, Valentina Varriale, Erika Beretti, Aleandro Mariani, Timofei Baranov and Edina Bak (piano).
Thursday January 5 2017
11.30 am | A FANTASTIC CHRISTMAS BETWEEN SCI-FI, HORROR AND AMERICAN CLASSICS
in collaboration with the Teatro di Roma
Museum of the Roman Republic and Garibaldi memory
This last appointment of the exhibition dedicated to actor readings proposes an unusual version of the Christmas atmosphere. In The Christmas Tree by Robert Bloch (the author of Psycho), a desperate jealousy will turn into a killing spree and even the image of purity of a Christmas tree will be stained with blood.
With: Maria Teresa Campus, Michele Lisi and Alice Cortegiani (clarinet)
Friday January 6 2017
11.30 am | A FANTASTIC CHRISTMAS BETWEEN SCI-FI, HORROR AND AMERICAN CLASSICS
in collaboration with the Teatro di Roma
Carlo Bilotti Museum at the Orangery of Villa Borghese
A review of readings that proposes the theme of Christmas declined in different nuances. Not all the writers for whom the warm atmosphere of Christmas was an inspiration have interpreted the theme in the same way and in some cases the sweet melodies of the holidays can accompany death scenes or brighten the days of strange creatures on others planets. In the protagonist story of this appointment Christmas on Ganymede by Isaac Asimov an irrepressible desire to meet Santa Claus will lead a colony of aliens to rebellion.
With: Maria Teresa Campus, Michele Lisi and Alice Cortegiani (clarinet)
Saturday January 7 2017
11.30 am | FROM BELCANTO TO THE GREEK TRADITION
With the patronage of the Greek Embassy in Rome
Pietro Canonica Museum in Villa Borghese
A program that combines the most famous pieces by the great romantic and post-romantic opera composers (Chopin, Donizetti, Puccini, Arditi) with those of Y. Constantinidis, Greek composer of the first half of the 900th century and great scholar and music lover traditional Greek.
With: Hera Zerva, soprano; Marios Panteliadis, piano
Programme: F. Chopin: Andante spienato e grande polacca brillant Op.22; G. Donizetti: “Take, for me you are free… My rigor forgets” (L' elisir d'amore); G. Puccini: “When I go” (La Bohème); ?. Constantinidis: “Your black eyes”, “I had a love”, “Little Irene” (20 Greek folk songs); L. Arditi: The kiss, worth brilliant for voice and piano
Sunday January 8 2017
11 and 12 | ROMAN DIXIELAND FEW STARS by Michele Pavese
in collaboration with the Casa del Jazz
Carlo Bilotti Museum at the Orangery of Villa Borghese
From the origins of New Orleans, the blues, the spirituals, the primordial jazz of the tradition, the exodus of 1917, the Chicago period, the great authors, Gershwin, Porter, Carmichael to finish with the decade of the Swing Era (from '35 to '45), hinting at the contents of the great Orchestras, Ellington, Basie, Herman, which also represent the prodromes of BeBop – practically an overview of 50 years of American music!
With: Pietro Crescimbeni, trumpet; Michele Pavese, trombone; Gianni Sanjust, clarinet; Alessandro Cicchirillo, bass tuba; Vincenzo Barbato, guitar & banjo.
ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN
Free entry subject to availability upon payment of the entrance ticket to the museum where applicable
until January 6
ZOOCHRISTMAS 2016
Civic Museum of Zoology
Young paleontologists, marine biologists and zoologists will be involved in exciting scientific missions to discover fossils and extinct dinosaurs, the deep sea and the world of microorganisms in the exhibition halls, laboratories and garden of the Museum of Zoology.
Paid activities
Edited by the Myosotis Cooperative
26, 30 December and 6 January at 16pm
MAGIC AND BALLOONS
Capitoline Museums | Caffarelli terrace
An afternoon of magic and fun with puppet shows and magic tricks in an equally magical place, the splendid Caffarelli Terrace of the Capitoline Museums. During the shows, and for the entire duration of the event, an entertainer will further brighten the atmosphere with balloons, marshmallows and sweets for everyone!
Free entry subject to availability
Organized by Le Voilà Banqueting
26 December at 16pm; 31 December at 11; 2 January at 11; 3 January at 16pm
ON THE TOP OF OLYMPUS
Educational workshop
Montemartini
Discovering the sculptures that represent the gods of the classical world, through the images that stand out from the frame of a pop-up, the young participants will learn the stories of the main deities and heroes of antiquity.
Organized by Società Cooperativa Culture
Booking recommended on 060608
26 December, 4 and 6 January at 11
HIEROGLYPHICS AND WEDGES. WRITING TESTS
Educational workshop
Giovanni Barracco Museum of Ancient Sculpture
The children will learn to decipher the inscriptions of the works and then they will be able to write their name with the ancient signs and perform simple arithmetic operations using the hieroglyphic and cuneiform numerical signs.
By ARX
Booking recommended on 060608
27 December 11.30 hours
GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER!
Didactic comedy workshop with Walter Del Greco
Pietro Canonica Museum in Villa Borghese
The workshops are dedicated to children aged 6 to 12. Discovering the journey of food around the world to our table.
Organized by Agro Camera, Special Agency of the Chamber of Commerce of Rome
Booking recommended on 060608
27, 30 December and 3 January at 11pm
AN OWL FOR CHRISTMAS
Educational workshop
Museums of Villa Torlonia
For children between 6 and 10 years old. La Casina delle civette is a place full of charm and magic, which during the Christmas period will see us busy making bats and owls to put on the Christmas tree.
By ALICE
Booking recommended on 060608
27 December and 3 January at 11
PATRIOT CHRISTMAS. VERSES AND VERSES OF THE AUTHORS AT THE TURN OF THE TWO CENTURIES.
Educational workshop
Museum of the Roman Republic and Garibaldi memory
Rediscovering the history of the Risorgimento through the words of literature. To make known the peculiarities of the festivities spent in times of war and conflict and how poetry was not an elitist art, but a common and widespread language capable of speaking on many levels.
Edited by AC Bell'Italia 88
Booking recommended on 060608
27 December at 11; 30 December and 7 January at 15.30pm
SANTA'S LITTLE HELPERS. DRAWING WORKSHOP IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF GIOVANNI PRINI
Educational workshop
Municipal Gallery of Modern Art
The children will be involved in a drawing workshop where they can realize their idea of the 'game that makes every child happy', that perfect game, which cannot be missing on Santa's sleigh.
Edited by AC Bell'Italia 88
Booking recommended on 060608
27 December, 6 and 7 January at 16pm
MERCHANT AT THE NAPOLEONIC FAIR
Napoleonic Museum
The game, intended for children and teenagers, will follow the rules of the merchant at the traditional fair but the cards used will depict works and objects from the museum or images related to the figure of Napoleon. In this way, the young players will be accompanied on a fun and educational visit to the Museum and the works housed therein.
Event organized in collaboration with the volunteers of the National Civil Service
Free entry subject to availability
27 December at 16pm; 30 December at 11; 5 and 7 January at 16pm
LET'S INVENT A FUNNY FACE!
Educational workshop
Ara Pacis Museum
Introductory visit to the Picasso Images exhibition and creation of a "Picassian" portrait, using all types of recycled and non-recycled materials.
By MUNUS
Booking recommended on 060608
27 December, 2 and 5 January at 11
FAMILY PORTRAIT
Educational workshop
Carlo Bilotti Museum Orangery of Villa Borghese
Educational activity aimed at children aged between 6 and 10 years.
Workshop to discover Giorgio de Chirico and his metaphysical paintings
By ALICE
Booking recommended on 060608
27 December at 11; January 5th at 15pm
RETURN TO CHRISTMAS
Educational workshop
Napoleonic Museum
Choosing among the objects and paintings of the Napoleonic Museum, children will be able to draw the work of art that most strikes them, to further enrich the museum collection.
Edited by AC Bell'Italia 88
Booking recommended on 060608
28 and 29 December, 4 January at 11
ONE, TWO, THREE … STATUE!!!
Educational workshop
Pietro Canonica Museum in Villa Borghese
The children will reproduce, mimicking them, poses and expressions of the statues. Costumes and accessories will be made available to children to allow them to play dress up.
By ALICE
Booking recommended on 060608
29 December 15 hours
DO YOU LIKE IT OR NATIVITY?
Educational workshop
Museum of Rome in Trastevere
An afternoon to rediscover the art of the crib, its origins, its regional characteristics and historical evolutions, in a place that still preserves the charm of popular Rome, intact and vibrant.
Edited by AC Bell'Italia 88
Booking recommended on 060608
31 December at 11; 2 January at 16pm; 8 January at 11
BUILDERS AND RE-BUILDERS
Educational workshop
Markets of Trajan - Museum of the Imperial Forums
the students will be guided in the discovery of the construction techniques of the various periods of life of the monument and in the identification of the restoration interventions implemented by the Emperors themselves and/or by their successors, during the Middle Ages, up to the demolitions and restorations of the modern and contemporary era.
By ARX
Booking recommended on 060608
2, 4 and 7 January at 11
IN THE LEGIONARY'S SHOES, THE DAILY LIFE OF A ROMAN SOLDIER
Educational workshop
Museum of the Walls
Workshop to discover the daily life of soldiers and the offensive and defensive techniques of the Roman army.
By ARX
Booking recommended on 060608
4 January 11.30 hours
THE GREAT HIDDEN TREASURE OF THE ROMAN COUNTRYSIDE.
Didactic comedy workshop with Walter Del Greco
Trastevere Museum
Discovering the wealth of local products. The workshops are dedicated to children aged 6 to 12.
Organized by Agro Camera, Special Agency of the Chamber of Commerce of Rome
Booking recommended on 060608
5 January at 11; 6 January at 16pm; 8 January at 11
ARTEMISIA GENTILESCHI THE DRAWING
Educational workshop
Museum of Rome
The children will be involved in a drawing workshop where they will create their "pictorial works" inspired by the colors and subjects by which they will be most inspired during the visit to the exhibition.
Edited by AC Bell'Italia 88
Booking recommended on 060608
GUIDED TOURS
Free entry subject to availability upon payment of the entrance ticket to the museum where applicable
Until 30 December at 10, 11 (English); 11.30, 12.30 (English)
2-8 January 10am, 11am (English), 11.30am, 12.30pm (English), 15pm (English), 16pm
THE FRESCOES OF THE HALL OF THE HORACES AND CURIAZI. HISTORY AND EXECUTION TECHNIQUE
Educational visit
Capitoline Museums
Organized by Società Cooperativa Culture
Until all places are sold out
26 December 2016 11 hours
ARTEMISIA GENTILESCHI
Educational visit
Museum of Rome
Edited by AC Bell'Italia 88
Booking recommended on 060608
26 and 28 December at 11; 4 January at 16pm; 8 January at 11
PICASSO IMAGES. THE WORKS, THE ARTIST, THE CHARACTER
Visit to the exhibition
Ara Pacis Museum
By MUNUS
Booking recommended on 060608
7 and 8 January at 11
THE VILLA OF MAXENTIUS
Educational visit
By ARX
Booking recommended on 060608
CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
The Picasso images exhibition at the Ara Pacis Exhibition Space outlines, with about two hundred photographs, an unpublished and intimate portrait of the exceptional artist while in the Paladino Mosaic Room a boat - a memorial to the victims of the sea and a symbol of hope for salvation - and a hundred white ceramic plates are the fulcrum of Mare Internum / Table Of Silence., at the Museum of Rome in Palazzo Braschi Artemisia Gentileschi and her time reveals the most authentic aspects of the artist, crossing a time span that goes from 1610 to 1652
At Trajan's Markets in addition to MADE in Rome Production and ownership marks in ancient society, Corso Lapidarium is underway, a monumental intervention of contemporary sculpture, conceived by the Mexican artist Gustavo Aceves, which winds from the Arch of Constantine to the Piazza del Colosseo up to , at Trajan's Markets.
The painters of the '900 and the playing cards. Paola Masino's collection: this suggestive game will ideally be possible thanks to the original collection of cards by Paola Masino (1908-1989), donated by Alvise Memmo to the Museum of Rome in Palazzo Braschi and exhibited for the first time to the public in the rooms on the ground floor.
At the Gallery of Modern Art of via Francesco Crispi, Giovanni Prini. The power of feeling tells of the sculptor, painter, craftsman Giovanni Prini and his friends, intellectuals and artists including Cambellotti, Boccioni, Severini, Balla.
In the external space of the Carlo Bilotti Museum the work Bizhan Bassiri is visible – NOOR Solar Mirror in which the basic element is light. Inside, Piacere, Ettore Scola is the first monographic exhibition in honor of the great Italian filmmaker.
At the Casina delle Civette of Villa Torlonia, ceramics is the leitmotif of all the works on display by Andrea Viviani, which combine the skill of the hand with artistic vision. At the Casino dei Principi, on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the artist's death, the exhibition on Arturo Dazzi intends to enhance the works of an important protagonist of Italian twentieth-century art. At the Casino Nobile Trespassing on a journey between art and poetry: traveling as a condition of existence, where the pleasure and sense of travel are exhausted in the very action of travelling.
At the Museum of Rome in Trastevere Trastevere interweaving of art and life, a journey in the famous district, between testimonies and memories of those who still live there and the initiatives that have revived its cultural and social life in recent years. Continued Living in Rome in the suburbs, photographs by Rodrigo Pais in the second half of the 900th century.
At the Napoleonic Museum, until 31 December 2016, Minute visions. Roman micromosaics from the XNUMXth and XNUMXth centuries from the Ars Antiqua Savelli collection, one of the most important internationally dedicated to this particular artistic genre, the result of over forty years of acquisitions and research.
At the Pietro Canonica Museum of Villa Borghese Profumi d'Oriente exhibits precious finds from different areas of the Middle and Far East.
At the Montemartini plant the permanent exhibition has been enriched with new extraordinary masterpieces that have long been kept in storage. To admire the train room of Pius IX, the precious basanite portrait of the Empress Agrippina Minor on loan from the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen.
Many possibilities, as always, at MACRO in via Nizza with the extraordinary exhibition of one of the major artists of the contemporary scene, Anish Kapoor; characterized by a series of reliefs and paintings in red and white silicone and paint and by monumental sculpture-architectures. And again PHOTOGRAPHY – Rome International Festival XV edition: ROME, THE WORLD; Art and Politics. Works from Collection #4; Lia Drei/Francesco Guerrieri. The rule and the emotion; Prampolini laboratory. At MACRO Testaccio Francesco Cellini. Architectural design tools and techniques; Giorgio Ortona. Names, things and cities
