MAXXI: Museum of XXI Century Arts, Italy
The MAXXI Museum in Rome is another building by our superhero architect Zaha Hadid. It received the Stirling Prize in 2010. This museum stands on land originally occupied by an automobile factory and later by the army barracks.
The National Museum of XXI Century Arts, MAXXI, belonged to the Ministry for Cultural Heritage Italian and passed through strenuous mishaps before completion. It was constantly threatened with budget cuts and survived four different ministers of cultural parties and various political and economic crises.