Summer at the National Cinema Museum

The National Cinema Museum will be open regularly during the entire summer period, including the Ferragosto holiday on Wednesday 15 August 2012.

Special opening hours at the Museum are scheduled for Monday 13 August from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Until 23 September it is possible to visit the OFF THE SET. Chiara Samugheo’s photographs for cinema exhibition, by curator Mauro Raffini, a solo show dedicated to the first Italian female photographer, who has photographed worldwide stars, starting from the mid 1950s. The exhibition includes over 150 large-format pictures created for the covers of the most important international, and not only, magazines.

In July and August, summer evenings will be celebrated at the National Cinema Museum. From Saturday 7 July 2012 – and on all the Saturdays in July and August – from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m., a special deal will offer the possibility of spending time within the dehors of the Cabiria Cafè, the National Cinema Museum cafeteria (entrance also directly from Via Montebello) for a pleasant aperi-dinner before or after a visit to the museum, at the price of 10 euro + reduced Museum admission.

Booking is kindly requested by calling (+39) 011-8172401.

During the summer period, the Cinema Massimo (via Verdi 18) and the “Mario Gromo” Library Mediatheque (via Matilde Serao 8/A) will be closed to the public as follows:

- Cinema Massimo, from Monday 23 July to Thursday 23 August 2012 included. Normal programming will resume on Friday 24 August.

- “Mario Gromo” Library Mediatheque and Archives, from Monday 6 to Sunday 26 August 2012 included. The Library Mediatheque will be open regularly for the public from Monday 27 August.