MODO (Museo del Objeto de Objeto)
Literally the Museum of the Object of the Object, MODO presents fascinating rotating exhibits from an immense collection of some 150,000 objects dating back to the early 19th century, all with some relationship to design. The building itself is a series of relatively compact gallery spaces inside a gracious Porfirian art nouveau mansion on one of Roma's prettiest streets. This trove of objects was donated by collector Bruno Newman, the museum's founder, and it's really intended to celebrate prosaic objects of everyday use that aren't often celebrated in museums: recent exhibitions have featured vintage sneakers, household appliances, political posters and propaganda, beer and liquor bottles, erotica, lucha libre memorabilia, and rock music. The little gift shop is terrific, too, filled with original, captivating items, large and small, practical and whimsical.
