The festival of Roman terraces aims to rediscover these spaces as places of gathering and creative production while admiring extraordinary and unseen landscapes. Eleven Roman terraces, from the city center to the outskirts, will be the protagonists of installations, workshops, video art, exhibitions, multimedia tours, and audio storytelling. The terraces will transform into real squares where the plurality of creative forms can be expressed: from music to art, from photography to cinema, from architecture to design.

On three of these terraces, site-specific setups will be created: the terrace of the Scelsi Foundation will be dedicated to sound, the “vision” will be the theme of the installation on the terrace of the IC “Via delle Carine,” while the terrace of the Institute for the Blind S. Alessio will focus on multisensory experiences. The other terraces will instead host unprecedented visits to unique places for their panoramic views and the architectural value of the buildings or the surrounding landscape.

Please note that the events will be conducted in Italian, but this presents a wonderful opportunity to explore the most beautiful terraces in Rome while immersing yourself in a cultural experience.

The project is the winner of the Public Notice “Roman Summer 2023-2024.”
The program may be subject to changes.

Program

August 1st

TERRACE OF THE SCELSI FOUNDATION
Installation and Sound Workshop.
RESONANCES – SCELSI FOUNDATION TERRACE
From 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Installation Project: Gaia Maria Lombardo and Giorgio Pasqualini
Soundwork: Leonardo Zaccone
Access to the terrace and visit to the installation “Resonances” inspired by the work of the composer Giacinto Scelsi, his passion for the Orient, and his microtonal music, which Charles Ives defined as the “notes between the cracks” of the piano. The installation will work precisely on these “sonic cracks” and on the white spaces typical of Chinese and Japanese painting, which will enhance the views of the surrounding ancient landscape.
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RESONANCES – SOUND WORKSHOP
At 7:30 PM
Via di S. Teodoro 8
Curated by: Leonardo Zaccone
Sound Narratives: Lidia Alessandra Zianna
We are constantly surrounded by sounds, yet our ears are accustomed to background noise that prevents us from giving quality to the sounds. In this workshop, we will exercise our sense of listening because hearing is not just a mechanical fact but a true human exercise.
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VISIT TO THE TERRACE OF THE SWISS INSTITUTE
Guided tour. 6:00 PM and 7:30 PM
Curated by: Lidia Alessandra Zianna and Eleonora Aliano – Swiss Institute
From the terrace of the Swiss Institute, the second highest point in Rome after the dome of St. Peter’s, you can grasp the urban planning of the Ludovisi district, which played a significant role in the development of Rome, the Capital of Italy. From the first Roman General Regulatory Plan (PRG) to the construction of the “Third Rome,” this visit will be an opportunity to retrace the city’s history from a unique and unprecedented perspective, thanks to the use of vintage photographs and binoculars.
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August 2nd

SCELSI FOUNDATION TERRACE
RESONANCES
From 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Via di S. Teodoro 8
Installation Project: Gaia Maria Lombardo and Giorgio Pasqualini
Soundwork: Leonardo Zaccone
Sound Narratives: Lidia Alessandra Zianna

Access to the terrace and visit to the installation “Resonances,” inspired by the work of the composer Giacinto Scelsi, his passion for the Orient, and his microtonal music, which Charles Ives described as the “notes between the cracks” of the piano.
The installation will focus precisely on these sonic “cracks” and the white spaces typical of Chinese and Japanese painting, enhancing the views of the surrounding ancient landscape.
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RESONANCES – SOUND WORKSHOP for children and adults
Starting at 7:00 PM
Via di S. Teodoro 8
Curated by: Leonardo Zaccone

A true sound treasure hunt, where young participants must recognize hidden sounds to reconstruct a path and find the treasure.
A playful way to focus on our sense of hearing and discover that silence doesn’t exist in nature. For children aged 4 to 10.
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TERRACE OF THE SCELSI FOUNDATION – ENCOUNTER
At 8:30 PM
Via di S. Teodoro 8
Curated by Leonardo Zaccone and Irene Aurora Paci

A conversation about the relationship between space and sound. About the resonances that accompany us in our existence, starting from those we perceive while inside the mother’s body. A primordial relationship we experience even before coming into the world, and one whose existence we often ignore. The audience will be invited to directly experience their own resonances.
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August 3rd

VISIT TO THE TERRACE OF THE SPANISH ACADEMY
At 10:00 AM
Piazza S. Pietro in Montorio 3
Curated by: Lidia Alessandra Zianna

A visit to the terrace of the Spanish Academy, a privileged observation point on the Gianicolo hill, from which you can admire the gentle line of the river accompanied by plane trees. The visit will be an opportunity to recount the history of the Academy and its connection with the surrounding landscape.
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SEEDS – IC TERRACE VIA DELLE CARINE
From 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM
Via Vittorino da Feltre 3
Installation Project: Luigi Castelli Gattinara and Davide Paterna
Video installation: Stanislao Cantono di Ceva
Street artwork: Hitnes
Virtual reality: Luigi Castelli Gattinara in collaboration with Lazzarini Pickering Architects
Sound Narratives: Lidia Alessandra Zianna
In collaboration with: Libera, Legambiente, ANAB (National Association for Bioecological Architecture)

Access to the terrace and visit to the installation Seeds. In a place characterized by the magnetic presence of the Colosseum and the stunning view of ancient Rome, visual atmospheres will breathe new life into the rooftop spaces through scenic effects, virtual reality, projections, and large artworks displayed on sheets blowing in the wind.
Ideas and visions will thus be planted in a virgin place lifted from urban chaos, experiencing the enhancement and restoration of space for common use.
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IC TERRACE VIA DELLE CARINE – ENCOUNTER
At 8:00 PM
Via Vittorino da Feltre 3
Curated by Chiarastella Sorrentino and Giulia Chiaramonte

“And then I no longer knew what to look at and I looked at the sky” (Italo Calvino).
Actresses Chiarastella Sorrentino and Giulia Chiaramonte will guide us through a journey among images created by authors who have opened windows to fantastic and distant worlds, which for some reason, we feel close to and laden with meaning.
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August 4th

VISIT TO THE TERRACE OF THE ARGENTINA THEATRE MUSEUM – the city on stage
At 6:30 PM
Largo di Torre Argentina 52
Curated by: Giorgia Dal Bianco and Vanessa Ascenzi (Capitoline Superintendence)
The Argentina Theatre, inaugurated in 1732 by Duke Giuseppe Sforza Cesarini, houses a small museum in the attic that documents its history, designed by Cecilia Pericoli Ridolfini in 1973. The museum is divided into three sections: the first, topographic, documents the transformations of the urban area where the theater was built; the second includes remains of the ancient structure and the previous decorations of the theater, such as four fragments of the oldest preserved velarium with cherubs and floral festoons (18th-19th century) to the bas-reliefs by A. Biagini (1926), dating back to the renovation by Marcello Piacentini. The third section finally covers the life of the theater.
Completing the museum’s spaces is a panoramic terrace with an exclusive view of the temples of the sacred area of Largo Argentina and the historic city.
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SEEDS – IC TERRACE VIA DELLE CARINE
From 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM
Via Vittorino da Feltre 3
Installation Project: Luigi Castelli Gattinara and Davide Paterna
Video installation: Stanislao Cantono di Ceva
Street artwork: Hitnes
Virtual reality: Luigi Castelli Gattinara in collaboration with Lazzarini Pickering Architects
Sound Narratives: Lidia Alessandra Zianna
In collaboration with Libera, Legambiente, ANAB (National Association for Bioecological Architecture)

Access to the terrace and visit to the installation Seeds. In a place characterized by the magnetic presence of the Colosseum and the stunning view of ancient Rome, visual atmospheres will breathe new life into the rooftop spaces through scenic effects, virtual reality, projections, and large artworks displayed on sheets blowing in the wind.
Ideas and visions will thus be planted in a virgin place lifted from urban chaos, experiencing the enhancement and restoration of a space for common use.
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IC TERRACE VIA DELLE CARINE – PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP
At 7:00 PM
Via Vittorino da Feltre 3
Curated by: Gilberto Maltinti
A photography workshop from above at sunset to imagine a different city and capture details that are not perceptible at street level. Guided by photographer Gilberto Maltinti, participants will follow the skyline of Rome to capture their own unique perspective. The use of a reflex or mirrorless camera is recommended.
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August 5th

VISIT TO THE TERRACE OF TOR BELLA MONACA – looking up
At 6:00 PM
Terrace of the Tower Building in Tor Bella Monaca / Viale Santa Rita da Cascia 50
Curated by: Giorgia Dal Bianco and TorPiùBella Association

The visit to the terrace of one of the towers in Tor Bella Monaca will be an opportunity to imagine the city we would like, a city that people and communities like the one realized with the “Caring Tower” project envision. Through a multidisciplinary approach involving the residents of the tower, the project has reclaimed the open terrace of the tower to create a new public space open to the community. Currently in progress, Caring Tower also involves the enhancement of indoor spaces adjacent to the terrace, creating multi-functional environments.
The aerial view will allow us to tell a complex part of Rome, a symbol of the opposition between intensive public housing and unauthorized sprawl, which characterized the birth of our suburbs and are still seeking aesthetic and social balance.
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VISIT TO THE ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY OF MONTE MARIO – celestial terraces
At 9:00 AM and 10:00 AM
Via Parco Mellini 84
Curated by: Lidia Alessandra Zianna and Researchers from INAF (National Institute for Astrophysics)

Villa Mellini, located at the top of the Monte Mario Nature Reserve, houses the Central Headquarters of the National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF), the main Italian Research Institution in the field of Astronomy and Astrophysics. The villa dates back to the 15th century and in the 20th century, it hosted the Astronomical Observatory of Rome. The visit, unique in its kind, will focus on the terrace that opens onto Rome from the park around Villa Mellini: from there, it will be easy to gaze at the sky and extend it to the “celestial terraces” through intertwined stories with INAF researchers.
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SEEDS – IC TERRACE VIA DELLE CARINE
From 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM
Via Vittorino da Feltre 3
Installation Project: Luigi Castelli Gattinara and Davide Paterna
Video installation: Stanislao Cantono di Ceva
Street art work: Hitnes
Virtual reality: Luigi Castelli Gattinara in collaboration with Lazzarini Pickering Architects
Sound Narratives: Lidia Alessandra Zianna
In collaboration with: Libera, Legambiente, ANAB (National Association for Bioecological Architecture)

Access to the terrace and visit to the installation Seeds. In a place characterized by the magnetic presence of the Colosseum and the stunning view of ancient Rome, visual atmospheres will breathe new life into the rooftop spaces through scenic effects, virtual reality, projections, and large artworks displayed on sheets blowing in the wind.
Ideas and visions will thus be planted in a virgin place lifted from urban chaos, experiencing the enhancement and restoration of a space for common use.
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IC TERRACE VIA DELLE CARINE – CHILDREN’S WORKSHOP
At 7:00 PM
Via Vittorino da Feltre 3
Curated by: ABACA
“3D ROME – REAL PROJECTIONS OF IMAGINATION,” a special fantasy itinerary dedicated to the most important and interesting historical sites of the Capital.
Children aged 5 to 11 will draw architectural, landscape, and urban elements on specific supports, designed from their point of view and inspired by their imagination. Their creations, through a visual perception experience, will be superimposed on films depicting the surrounding reality, generating an analog augmented reality. Duration: 90 minutes.
ABACA is a project created by architect Federica Turiaco, with the aim of conveying love for architecture and landscape through play.
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IC TERRACE VIA DELLE CARINE – ENCOUNTER – NATURE OUT OF PLACE
At 8:30 PM
Via Vittorino da Feltre 3
Speakers: Luigi Castelli Gattinara (architect and designer) and Prof. Antonio Vestrella (landscape architect)
What if each of us had the opportunity to enjoy our own green corner, with sage, apple trees, and rosemary? Annexing a garden to each living space is no longer a futuristic perspective but a true right of every citizen. Starting from this assumption, experts in the field will analyze possibilities and innovative solutions to transform the heritage of rooftop terraces into green spaces for well-being and social interaction. The visual presentation will showcase surprising technical solutions and realizations of hidden gardens among the rooftops of Rome.
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August 6th

VISIT TO THE TERRACE OF THE MUSEO DELLE MURA – inside and outside
At 9:30 AM and 10:30 AM
Via di Porta San Sebastiano 18
Curated by: Letizia Scacchi
In collaboration with: Sovrintendenza Capitolina

From the turret of the Museo delle Mura, one can gaze at the limes, the ancient boundary defined by the Aurelian Walls, which still today marks a passage between the inside and the outside, between the compact city and the nature of the Appian Park. From here, the view takes us far, allowing us to glimpse the city’s boundary.
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SEEDS – IC TERRACE VIA DELLE CARINE
From 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM
Via Vittorino da Feltre 3
Installation Project: Luigi Castelli Gattinara and Davide Paterna
Video installation: Stanislao Cantono di Ceva
Street art work: Hitnes
Virtual reality: Luigi Castelli Gattinara in collaboration with Lazzarini Pickering Architects
Sound Narratives: Lidia Alessandra Zianna
In collaboration with: Libera, Legambiente, ANAB (National Association for Bioecological Architecture)

Access to the terrace and visit to the installation Seeds. In a place characterized by the magnetic presence of the Colosseum and the stunning view of ancient Rome, visual atmospheres will breathe new life into the rooftop spaces through scenic effects, virtual reality, projections, and large artworks displayed on sheets blowing in the wind.
Ideas and visions will thus be planted in a virgin place lifted from urban chaos, experiencing the enhancement and restoration of a space for common use.
FREE ACCESS

August 7th

VISIT TO THE TERRACE OF VALLE AURELIA – as far as the eye can see
At 7:00 PM
Via di Valle Aurelia 41
Curated by Letizia Scacchi and Leonardo Zaccone
From the terrace of the tower building in Via di Valle Aurelia, built in the IACP plan by Arch. Di Castro in 1973, you can gaze upon the history of Roman urban planning. Next to the green meadows where sheep still graze, the dome of St. Peter’s stands tall, the railway continues towards Pineta Sacchetti, on the opposite side, the buildings climb up the hill, revealing the speculation of the 1960s. From this terrace-clothesline, you can see the beauties and wounds of our city.
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STRAVEDO TERRACE ASP S. ALESSIO
From 6:30 PM to 10:30 PM
Viale Odescalchi 40
Installation Project: Laura Calderoni
Artworks by Fulvio Morella

The installation exhibition STRAVEDO transforms the terrace of the ASP S. Alessio Institute, founded in 1868 “for the reception and education of poor blind children of the Pontifical State,” into a tactile journey to be experienced not only with hands but with our whole body. The bedsheet will be the “base” element to create tactile spaces that will take us through a very intimate emotional journey. The artworks of the artist Fulvio Morella, which use dialoguing forms and braille, are integrated into the installation. The terrace will also be a place to stop, rest, read, and chat. The event will be broadcast live by “A tutta radio,” a program on Radio32, created by the editorial staff of ASP Sant’Alessio.
ACCESSIBLE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
FREE ENTRANCE

TERRACE ASP S. ALESSIO – CHILDREN’S WORKSHOP
At 6:30 PM
Viale Odescalchi 40
Curated by: ABACA
Duration: 90 minutes
“3D Perfect Park – REAL PROJECTIONS OF IMAGINATION,” a special fantasy itinerary dedicated to the most important and interesting historical sites of the Capital.
Children aged 5 to 11 will draw on special supports, architectural elements, landscapes, and urban furnishings, designed from their point of view and the fruit of their imagination. Their creations, through a visual perception experience, will be overlaid on films depicting the surrounding reality, generating an analog augmented reality. ABACA is a project conceived by the architect Federica Turiaco, with the aim of conveying love for architecture and landscape through play.
ACCESSIBLE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
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TERRACE ASP S. ALESSIO – MULTISENSORY VISIT
At 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Viale Odescalchi 40

How can a landscape be narrated without the use of sight? Visitors will be blindfolded before accessing the terrace and guided to discover the landscape through touch and hearing. They will explore the tactile works of Fulvio Morella, and at the end of the visit, they can remove the blindfold and share their reflections and emotions, leaving their tactile trace on the installation.
ACCESSIBLE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
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August 8th

STRAVEDO TERRAZZA ASP S. ALESSIO
From 6:30 PM to 10:30 PM
Viale Odescalchi 38
Installation Project: Laura Calderoni
Artworks by Fulvio Morella

The exhibition-installation STRAVEDO transforms the terrace of the ASP S. Alessio Institute, founded in 1868 “for the shelter and education of poor blind children of the Pontifical State,” into a tactile journey to be experienced not only with hands but with our entire body. The bedsheet will be the “base” element to create tactile spaces that will take us on a deeply emotional journey. The works of the artist Fulvio Morella, using interactive shapes and braille, are integrated into the installation. The terrace will also be a place to stop, rest, read, and chat. The event will be live-streamed by “A tutta radio,” a broadcast by Radio32, produced by the editorial staff of ASP Sant’Alessio.
ACCESS FOR DISABLED
FREE ENTRY

TERRAZZA ASP S. ALESSIO – MEETING
At 7:30 PM
Viale Odescalchi 38
With Sabino Maria Frassà and Antonio Organtini

Talk with the artist Sabino Maria Frassà from artistic CRAMUM and the Director of S. Alessio, Antonio Organtini. A multi-voiced dialogue in which the audience will also be involved in reflecting on the relationship between our perception of space and architecture in relation to layered memories.
ACCESS FOR DISABLED
FREE ENTRY

TERRAZZA ASP S. ALESSIO – MULTISENSORY VISIT
From 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM
Viale Odescalchi 40

How can a landscape be described without using sight? Visitors will be blindfolded before accessing the terrace and guided to discover the landscape through touch and hearing. They will explore the tactile artworks by Fulvio Morella and at the end of the visit, they can remove the blindfold and share their thoughts and emotions, leaving their tactile mark on the installation.
ACCESS FOR DISABLED
RESERVATION REQUIRED