Quando l’architettura parla di rovine. Nuovi modelli museali per l’archeologia

The paper explores the architectural design for archaeological museums as a process of knowledge and critical reading of the territory, in order to create a more coherent and immersive experience for visitors and also as an effective research tool for the construction of the New in the Ancient, of the New for the Ancient. The study starts from a comparison of archaeological museums, narrowing it to the Andalusia region and to the decade 1999-2010. Secondly, the paper shows the project for the new entrance to the Roman Forum-Palatine Hill, commissioned by MIBACT - Parco Archeologico di Roma and designed by the Department of Architecture and Project of Sapienza, University of Rome, of which the author was part of the work team. The design becomes a tool for the theoretical investigation, capturing the common aspects and divergences between the Spanish and Italian realities, to codifying possible strategies on the archaeological heritage.