Dall’identità moderna al contemporaneo. L’asse di trasformazione Flaminio / Fori / EUR

Curated by Elena Andreoni, together with Giulia Luciani and Sofia Tullo, the free exhibition at Metropolitano Urban Center explores three areas of the city undergoing significant transformation, all of which share the need to balance heritage conservation, the quality of public spaces and new prospects for development: the Flaminio district, the Monumental Archaeological Center - Centro Archeologico Monumentale (CArMe) and the Colombo-EUR axis.

The Foro Italico and the Flaminio bend represent one of the main hubs of modern and contemporary Rome, currently the focus of projects aimed at integrating the area’s sporting and cultural heritage, expanding public spaces and strengthening links with the River Tiber and the major urban parks. In the heart of Rome, the CArMe project proposes a new relationship between archaeological heritage, landscape and urban life, with initiatives such as the Nuova Passeggiata Archeologica, the Parco del Celio and the museum-stations on the underground network. In the southern quarter of the city, the EUR district and Via Cristoforo Colombo are at the center of a process of evolution towards a more complex urban system, in which office functions coexist with cultural, conference, sporting and recreational activities.

The maps, images, texts, videos and models on display guide visitors on a journey of discovery through these three strategic areas (whose importance dates back to the 1930s, when Rome envisaged its expansion along a north-south axis, a plan that was only partially realised), whilst at the same time offering a unified vision of the city. Each project described is, in fact, part of an overarching plan, in which the promotion of historical identity goes hand in hand with the ability to strengthen the links between monuments, neighborhoods and communities, and to design new spaces.