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Zaha Hadid’s MAXXI building in Rome will open to the public only in Spring 2010, but next week there will be both a symposium on contemporary museum architecture – Exhibiting Architecture | Il Museo del XXI secolo (Monday 9th and Tuesday 10th November at Auditorium Parco della Musica) — and a preview opening of MAXXI, just for a few hours during the weekend (on Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th, from 10 AM to 1 PM — booking required, please contact edumaxxi@darc.beniculturali.it).

Guests of the symposium include: Barry Bergdoll (MoMA, New York), Aaron Betsky (Cincinnati Art Museum), Sarah Ichioka (Architecture Foundation, London), Giuliana Bruno (Department of Visual and Environmental Studies, Harvard University), Ole Bouman (Nederlands Architectuurinstituut, Rotterdam) and architects Diller Scofidio + Renfro.

[image: Zaha Hadid Architects]