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Rome, 9^th December 2024 - The 6^th of December saw the opening of “Italia in movimento. Autostrade e futuro”, the exhibition at the Fondazione MAXXI | Museo nazionale delle arti del XXI secolo in Rome in collaboration with Autostrade per l'Italia. The exhibition shows how motorways have shaped the landscape, society and imagination of an entire country. The Italian motorway is not just an infrastructure: it is the thread that weaves together modernity and memory, connecting places, people and stories. Through archival projects, authors' photographs, evolving maps and iconic images, the exhibition takes visitors on a spectacular journey through time and space, through the history of motorways, but also through their recurring places and themes. Created to mark the centenary of the construction of Italy's first motorway in 1924, the exhibition celebrates the role of the motorway as a protagonist of everyday life and collective history.

Design architecture also plays a central role in one section of the exhibition, and it is here that the Valvigna architectural project, the industrial headquarters of the Prada Group designed by the architect Guido Canali, is narrated. With its balance between greenery and interiors based on the rigour of architectural design, it represents a structure that is part of people's daily lives, visible both to those on the motorway and to those who are close to it.