Zaha Hadid, MAXXI National Museum of XXI Century Arts, Rome

Zaha Hadid, MAXXI National Museum of XXI Century Arts, 1998 -- 2009 (opened 2010), Via Guido Reni, Rome. A conversation between Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker. Created by Steven Zucker and Beth Harris.

[@khaledbenaida3532]

I visited this museum last summer. I lost the feeling of time and I missed my flight because of this museum. RIP Zaha

[@yahyahakim1]

The fact that Zaha designed a museum for the future is a unique feat. The museums of Rome, as mentioned in the introduction, were palaces turned into museums. The former architects designed the past that they knew and touched. Zaha was given the task of imagining the future which she had to dream to achieve. Zaha was given the task of designing a museum for the future and she succeeded brilliantly.

[@FrancescaMazza]

I like the way you explained this building. You gave me a lot of new points of view to understand better the modern architecture. Thanks!

[@khaledbenaida5676]

Not modern but contemporary architecture !

[@FrancescaMazza]

@@khaledbenaida5676 Thanks!

[@wonderboyingameland9108]

Great, great video and info. Thanks!

[@vasiledabest]

thanks for the video - from romania

[@dzhellenicpoetry]

Nice! (both, description and museum)

[@johnblaine1479]

The commentary here dwells on the architecture of MAXXI as Art, which indeed it is and very successfully so. Viewed from above it might be seen to have aspired to represent estuaries of a river though to me it more clearly resembles the overlapping train lines and platforms of a station like Roma Termani, and this is echoed in the meandering internal walkways . The problem as I see it is that the art for which it was designed is crammed into a few difficult shaped smallish spaces left over after the arty walkways and promenades have taken pride of place in the vast emptiness of the multi story entry foyer. Worst of all is the end “ gallery “ space that not only has a dramatically undulating floor resembling a hillside ( thus making the placement of three dimensional items impossible, but several of the walls are on severe angles making the display of two dimensional pieces virtually impossible. The final straw is the floor to ceiling glass wall ( also on a severe angle to the vertical) that allows so much sunlight in that a huge curtain has had to be erected to protect anything on display there from deterioration . As a gallery space this room in particular is a disaster, and my experience negotiating the floor was a challenge. The overpowering stairways elsewhere do a major disservice to the beautiful Amish Kapoor sculpture seen in this video , as would most likely be the case for anything else exhibited in the ground floor space , that when exploring it tentatively , felt like the exit to a car park. MAXXI s brief was for an art gallery, but at my visit, it felt like a great work of art, an exciting sculpture for wandering in, but it saddened me that the architecture got in the way of the art.

[@Sasha0927]

Moholy-Nagy... 😍 Too bad a photo of him didn't accompany that cameo, lol.
It was a surprise to hear "her" as the video progressed and that much more once I heard about her achievements. I'm really impressed.
It's been a bit since I've seen an architecture vid and Middle Eastern artists are a rare treat too. A interesting start to a hopefully interesting day of orientation.
I love the questions posed at the end - looking back or forward as we move into the future. I take a Janus-esque approach to life. Why choose?

[@rr7firefly]

The reference to Piranesi's intricate drawings is an interesting thing to consider. Playful is a good word to describe those circulatory elements -- as children some of us were intrigued seeing those drawings, imagining a complex world with intricate paths to follow.

[@ultraali453]

This building actually looks pretty good.

[@khaledbenaida5676]

Iam terribly mesmerized by this building !

[@tizianamordeglia9419]

I have not seen this building but only seen the photos. I don't like it, it makes me anxious and sad. It looks like a moon base ready to receive a spaceship to me. I'm tired of these architectures that seem to me to just want to be talked about.

[@azurbleu4335]

RIP . Your works are your legacy to the world

[@emoster]

the metal grid staircase make me nervous, but i want to look down them so bad

[@Brkdmrcn57]

who is the voiceover? It''s fascinating desribtion...

[@joolianlee]

0:25 poking its nOse...arOUUUUND

[@elenaukanovic6482]

Interesting..

[@arturocostantino623]

The only problem is that the building couldn’t be worse for paintings and sculpture.

[@CircusNarcissus]

WOW !!!

[@valeria-militiamessalina5672]

This was voiced as if reading from Henry James