In Rome, a public middle devoted to pictures will open within the former Slaughterhouse of Testaccio.

by Redazione , printed on 08/01/2026

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The first public Center devoted to Photography, among the many flagship initiatives of the intensive city restoration and regeneration plan for the previous Slaughterhouse in Testaccio, destined to be reworked into the brand new “City of the Arts,” has been unveiled in Rome. It will open its doorways to the general public on January 30, 2026.

The first public Center devoted to Photography, one of many flagship initiatives included within the wide-ranging city restoration and regeneration plan of theformer Slaughterhouse in Testaccio, destined to be reworked into the brand new “City of the Arts,” has been unveiled on Capitol Hill in Rome. The new cultural area might be inaugurated on January 29, coinciding with the celebrations of the seventieth anniversary of the twinning between Rome and Paris, and can open its doorways to the general public the next day. The presentation was attended by Mayor of Rome Roberto Gualtieri, Slaughterhouse Foundation CEO Umberto Marroni and Capitoline Councillor for Culture Massimiliano Smeriglio.

The Center was created with the goal of changing into a level of reference for the dissemination and enhancement of up to date pictures, each Italian and worldwide. It might be situated inside the previous slaughterhouse complicated, in Pavilion 9D. The contract was managed by Roma Capitale and the Capitoline Superintendency, for an quantity of about 5 million euros of municipal funds. The constructing, which covers an space of about 1,500 sq. meters unfold over two ranges, will be capable of accommodate a number of actions concurrently. On the bottom flooring, greater than 1,000 sq. meters will home versatile exhibition areas, places of work, a ticket workplace and a library with about 3,000 volumes. The second flooring, which covers a complete space of 450 sq. meters, contains a big multipurpose corridor of almost 200 sq. meters and a scenic gallery meant for exhibitions.

The undertaking aimed to boost the constructing’s authentic structure, typical of late Nineteenth-century trade, by integrating historic parts corresponding to cast-iron constructions, guidovie and the truss roof with up to date options. New state-of-the-art lighting and air-con techniques guarantee excessive versatility in line with completely different exhibition wants.

The Center’s brand was additionally unveiled on the presentation: a monogram symbolizing the union of body and content material, deciphering the ideas of framing, perspective, duality and modularity in a contemporary manner.

The inaugural exhibitions

The first exhibitions, organized with the contribution of major sponsor Urban Vision and in collaboration with Civita Mostre Spa, might be devoted to the well-known U.S. photographer Irving Penn, who died in 2009, and the Italian photographer and artist Silvia Camporesi.

The exhibition Irving Penn. Photographs 1939-2007 – Masterpieces from the Collection of the Maison Européenne de la Photographie in Paris, curated by Alessandra Mauro, Pascal Höel and Frédérique Dolivet, might be on view from Jan. 30 to June 29, 2026. The exhibition Silvia Camporesi. There is a Time and a Place, curated by Federica Muzzarelli.

In the identical interval, the “Visual Field” area, devoted to analysis, experimentation and up to date languages, will host the exhibition Real Bodies and Imaginary Bodies, curated by Daria Scolamacchia, with the goal of stimulating a mirrored image on the themes of the physique and gesture, by a dialogue between archival supplies, documentary pictures and projections with a playful character.

The City of Arts

The Slaughterhouse complicated in Testaccio, masking about 105,000 sq. meters, was inbuilt 1881 and decommissioned in 1975. Today it’s on the middle of a serious transformation that may lead it to develop into a serious cultural middle, managed in an built-in manner by the Fondazione Mattatoio di Roma, established final November. Thanks to collaboration with Roma Tre University and the Fondazione Roma, and a complete funding of greater than 90 million euros from PNRR and municipal funds, redevelopment work might be accomplished between 2026 and 2027.

Fifteen main development websites are presently lively and a number of other areas are already operational, together with college and exhibition areas. Work includes the restoration of the facade, together with the long-lasting tauromachy, the redevelopment of the pavilions, and the creation of the primary Photography Center of Roma Capitale.

Work can be scheduled to be accomplished by 2027 within the Former Refrigerators Pavilion, which can home the Central Library of the Faculty of Architecture of Roma Tre and a cafeteria. Construction additionally started in March 2025 on Palazzina 27, situated within the former Livestock Warehouse, which can develop into a multimedia library with a research middle. Interventions additionally have an effect on the general public areas surrounding the Slaughterhouse, with the development of a brand new parking zone, the rehabilitation of the facades and exterior perimeter, in addition to the redevelopment of further pavilions for cultural and college actions. A big occasions pavilion can be below development and might be accomplished by June 2026. Finally, due to a grant from the Fondazione Roma, development has begun on a 550-meter-long bicycle path that may immediately join the Tiber cycleway to the previous Slaughterhouse space.

In Rome, a public middle devoted to pictures will open within the former Slaughterhouse of Testaccio.

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