Auditorium della Tecnica

The Auditorium della Tecnica is at Viale Umberto Tupini 65, in EUR, inside the Confindustria building, and it is a private congress center: it has no box office, publishes no schedule of shows and cannot be visited at fixed hours. You get in when you take part in a conference, an assembly or an event organized by whoever rents the hall, or on the days of Open House Roma, the latest on May 17, 2026 with free admission. The owner and operator is Confindustria Servizi S.p.A.

The heart of the complex is the plenary hall designed by Pierluigi Spadolini, about 800 fixed seats according to the congress center, inaugurated on May 30, 1974 during the General Assembly of Confindustria that elected Giovanni Agnelli president. Around it are a large foyer, two exhibition halls, seven private rooms, a second block of meeting rooms with its entrance at Viale dell'Astronomia 30 and the Capogrossi Terrace, with the mosaic floor designed by Giuseppe Capogrossi. Between 2015 and 2016 everything was renovated.

Data checked on September 29, 2026 on the official website of the Confindustria congress center, on the history page of the building published by Confindustria, on the tourist portal of Roma Capitale and on the Open House Roma page dedicated to the building. The operator publishes no calendar of events open to the public, doesn't sell tickets on its own and gives no theater or music season. For information the reference is the congress center's secretariat, at 06 5903379 or at centrocongressi@confindustria.it.

In brief: address, hours, ticket

• Address: Viale Umberto Tupini 65, EUR, Rome, with the meeting room block at Viale dell'Astronomia 30.
• Operator: Confindustria Servizi S.p.A., telephone 06 5903379 and 345 7248335, email centrocongressi@confindustria.it.
• How to get in: only by taking part in an event or at special openings, such as Open House Roma.
• Price: the operator sells no tickets, any admission or registration depends on the organizer of the individual event.
• Hours: not published, because the hall opens only for the events on the calendar.
• How to get there: subway Line B, stops EUR Magliana or EUR Palasport, according to Open House Roma.
• Accessibility: Open House Roma lists the site as accessible to people with disabilities, details to be asked of the operator.

Where it is and what you really see

The Confindustria building occupies a lot next to the Palazzo della Civiltà Italiana, the Square Colosseum, in the upper part of EUR. On one side is Viale Umberto Tupini, where the auditorium's entrance is, on the other Viale dell'Astronomia, which gives its name to the headquarters and to the entrance of the meeting rooms. The tourist portal of Roma Capitale places the congress center about 9.8 kilometers from the center of the city and 23 from Fiumicino airport.

From outside you see an office building from the late 1960s, designed, according to Open House Roma, by the architects Vincenzo and Edoardo Monaco. No theater signs, no posters. Anyone walking by without knowing that inside there is an 800-seat hall wouldn't guess it. The interesting part is all inside and on the roof: the double-height foyer, the circular hall, the exhibition rooms and the large terrace paved with mosaic.

Inside, according to the Open House Roma page, the first thing that strikes you is the foyer, with a sequence of pillars with a tree-like structure that open out into the double-height space. The plenary hall is circular, with the radial ceiling designed by Spadolini. The congress center describes it as the technological heart of the complex, with a speakers' table nine meters long, two galleries, three concave screens, a control booth and an infrared simultaneous interpretation system.

Next to the plenary hall are two exhibition halls, totaling 1,200 square meters according to the operator, used for exhibitions, catering and meetings. Then seven private rooms with thematic names: the Industry, Urban Planning, Art, Publishing, Chemistry, Physics and Architecture rooms. Viale dell'Astronomia block adds more meeting rooms, with movable walls that let you change the capacity. The tourist portal of Roma Capitale counts 16, with configurations from 20 to 300 people.

Above it all is the Capogrossi Terrace. The congress center describes it with a mosaic floor of black and white stoneware tiles designed by Giuseppe Capogrossi, and offers it for gala dinners and exhibition areas. Federcongressi, the meeting industry association of which the center is a member, gives an area of 2,230 square meters and a view that runs from the Palazzo della Civiltà Italiana to the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul.

What takes place there today and who runs it?

Today the Auditorium della Tecnica is a congress center. The page of the tourist portal of Roma Capitale says that Confindustria Servizi S.p.A. handles the organization of events and the promotion of the venue. The history page of the congress center names the same company as owner. The catalog of services speaks of conferences, company meetings, gala dinners, assemblies and presentations. Among the published services there is no season of drama, dance or concerts.

This doesn't mean that no shows have ever been held in the hall. An 800-seat hall with a control booth, lights and professional amplification can also host musical evenings, award ceremonies or performances organized by third parties. The point is a different one: the operator publishes no public calendar, and every event depends on whoever rents the spaces. Anyone who finds the auditorium mentioned in an announcement must refer to the organizer of that evening, not to the congress center.

The typical audience is that of conferences. Trade associations, professional bodies, companies, public agencies and foundations book the plenary hall for assemblies, congresses and presentations, with the exhibition halls for exhibitors and the meeting rooms for parallel sessions. The terrace is used for receptions and dinners. The operator also offers video mapping projections, streaming and filming with three cameras, that is the tools of an institutional event more than of a theater.

Anyone who simply wants to see the auditorium has only one road, outside invitation-only events: the special openings. The clearest example is Open House Roma, the event that opens to the public architecture that is usually closed. In the 2026 edition the Auditorium della Tecnica was scheduled for May 17, from 10:00 to 12:50, with entries every hour, 50-minute visits, a maximum of 35 people per group and free access on a first-come basis, according to the event's page.

For organizers, the venue works by modules. The plenary hall connects to the seven private rooms and the two exhibition halls, according to the congress center, and Viale dell'Astronomia block adds meeting rooms with movable walls. A conference with a plenary session in the morning, exhibitors in the foyer and working groups in the afternoon takes place entirely in the same building. The operator publishes no rates, and the quote has to be requested from the secretariat, giving dates, number of participants and services required.

A curiosity about the Auditorium della Tecnica

The hall was inaugurated with an election. The history page of the congress center and the Confindustria one agree: the auditorium opened on May 30, 1974, on the occasion of the General Assembly of Confindustria, the day Giovanni Agnelli was elected president. Few Roman halls can state their first audience so precisely. Here it was Italian industrialists gathered in assembly, two years after the confederation's move to EUR.

The second curiosity concerns the name. Tecnica, here, doesn't refer to stage machinery. The congress center presents the venue as a place where the historic value of architecture and technological innovations meet, and the private rooms carry the names of disciplines and sectors: Industry, Urban Planning, Art, Publishing, Chemistry, Physics, Architecture. The auditorium's name should be read within this program, that of a representative venue of the productive world.

Third curiosity: the congress center defines the building as a case of architecture within architecture. The main structure carries the signature of Edoardo Monaco, the history page says, while the auditorium is a work by Pier Luigi Spadolini, set inside the building as an autonomous organism. Anyone entering from the foyer passes from an office building to a space designed for the public, with a different and recognizable design.

The last curiosity is under your feet. The floor of the Capogrossi Terrace, according to Confindustria, is one of the largest mosaics in Europe, designed by Giuseppe Capogrossi. RomaToday, presenting the opening for Open House Roma 2024, spoke of the famous roof designed by the artist. It's a great work of art that the city, in fact, doesn't see. It's seen from above or by walking on it during an event, and the chances to do so freely are few.

Something nobody tells you about the Auditorium della Tecnica

The name is misleading, and it's the contrary position to keep in mind. Auditorium makes you think of a concert hall with a program, like the Auditorium Parco della Musica. Here it isn't so. Anyone looking for tickets for a season at the Auditorium della Tecnica won't find them, because the season doesn't exist. In our view it's best to consider it for what it is, a quality congress hall, and not an EUR theater.

Second thing rarely said: there are two addresses, and anyone who gets the entrance wrong wastes time. The auditorium has the address Viale Umberto Tupini 65. The congress center with the meeting rooms instead gives Viale dell'Astronomia 30, the same address as the Confindustria headquarters. If a conference invitation doesn't clearly indicate the gate, it's best to ask the organizer which side to enter from, especially when the sessions are split between the plenary hall and the side rooms.

Third thing: for anyone who loves architecture, in our view the plenary hall matters less than what surrounds it. The hall, renovated in 2016, is functional and well equipped. The foyer with Spadolini's tree pillars and the terrace with Capogrossi's mosaic, instead, are the parts that set this building apart from many other congress centers. During a conference you rush through the foyer, between registration and the coffee break. It's worth stopping to look at it.

Fourth thing: the capacity figures don't match among the sources. The congress center speaks of about 800 fixed seats in the plenary hall. Federcongressi gives 734 fixed seats, with the possibility of adding 50. The tourist portal of Roma Capitale says 800 seats. The difference probably depends on the configuration of the stage and the technical stations, but the operator doesn't explain it. Anyone organizing an event should ask the secretariat for the updated floor plan.

Who designed the building and the hall, and what changed in 2016?

The sources don't fully agree on the building's designers. Open House Roma and the project sheet published on Archilovers by the firm that handled the renovation attribute the building to the architects Vincenzo and Edoardo Monaco, at the end of the 1960s. The Confindustria history page speaks instead of a building commissioned from the architects Luccichenti and Monaco. The congress center page cites only Edoardo Monaco for the main structure.

On the auditorium the sources agree. The interiors, according to Open House Roma, were designed by Pierluigi Spadolini between 1971 and 1974. To him are due the sequence of tree-like pillars in the double-height foyer and the circular hall with the radial ceiling. The confederation left its historic seat in Piazza Venezia in 1972, Confindustria writes, and the auditorium arrived two years later, completing the move to EUR.

Between 2015 and 2016 the hall was renovated with the project of Guendalina Salimei and her firm Tstudio, winner of a competition according to the sheet published on Archilovers. The interventions described: steel structural elements, wider tiered seating, a ceiling with concentric changes of level, a new circular skylight in place of the original one, updated acoustic systems, screens and lights. The same sheet gives Aedificatio S.p.A. as the client and an amount of €6,360,000.

Confindustria presents the renovation as an enhancement project, which put the hall back into the circuit of the city's prized modern architecture. In 2016 the new Congress Center was thus born, made up of the Auditorium della Tecnica, the exhibition areas and the meeting rooms. From that moment the venue has worked as a congress center open to the market, with its own website, and no longer only as the confederation's internal auditorium.

The renovation did not change the nature of the hall. It remains a plenary hall for conferences, with tiered seating, a speakers' table and a control booth, and not a stage with a fly tower and backstage. It's a fact to keep in mind for anyone thinking of bringing a complex show there: the operator publishes neither the stage dimensions nor the equipment for theatrical productions, and the technical characteristics have to be requested from the secretariat before any project.

My advice for visiting the Auditorium della Tecnica

The advice is to follow the Open House Roma calendar. It's the only documented occasion on which the auditorium opens to anyone, without an invitation and without registration for a conference. In 2024 and 2026 the building was on the program, with free admission on a first-come basis. It's best to arrive before the group's opening, because each group admits at most 35 people, and to check on the event's website if the building appears again among the openings.

During the visit, look first at the foyer and then at the hall. Spadolini's tree pillars read well only from below, with the light coming down from the double height. In the hall, raise your eyes to the radial ceiling and the circular skylight redone in 2016. If the route includes the terrace, as in the edition reported by RomaToday in 2024, look for the design of the mosaic from the highest point available.

If instead you take part in a conference, arrive a little early. Registration is done in the foyer, and the moments before the start are the only quiet ones for looking at the spaces. Keep in mind that the hall is designed for long events, with simultaneous interpretation and parallel sessions: bring an ID, because institutional events often require named accreditation, and check with the organizer if the reserved parking indicated by the operator is available to participants.

Anyone coming from outside Rome for an event can use the day to see the rest of the neighborhood. The Palazzo della Civiltà Italiana is next door, the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul can be seen from the terrace, the EUR lake is reachable on foot. For a full picture of the neighborhood, on the site you'll also find the page EUR: what to see, with the list of Rationalist buildings and museums.

How do you get in and how do you buy tickets for events?

The congress center doesn't sell tickets. The official website presents rooms, services and contacts for those who want to rent the spaces, with no ticketing section and no public calendar. To take part in an event you have to turn to whoever organizes it: an association, a company, a professional body, an agency. They decide if admission is free, by invitation, with registration or paid, and through which channel.

The official channel for any question about the venue is the website of the Confindustria congress center, with the secretariat's contacts: 06 5903379, 345 7248335, centrocongressi@confindustria.it. The operator doesn't name a sales network such as TicketOne or VivaTicket, and for this reason we don't point to links of outside ticket offices. If you find an event on sale through a network, check that the organizer is clearly indicated and that the place is really Viale Tupini 65.

The Open House Roma openings follow their own rules, published by the event. For the 2026 edition the building's page indicated free access, without booking, on a first-come basis. In 2024, according to RomaToday, the formula was the same, with groups every hour from 10:00 to 13:00 and a maximum of 35 visitors at a time. The advice is to check the building's page on the Open House Roma website in the weeks before each edition.

Anyone who wants to rent the hall for their own event has to ask the secretariat directly. The operator publishes no price list. It publishes instead the list of equipment: three video projectors of 14,500 lumens, a 3,600-watt audio system, three concave screens, three cameras, simultaneous interpretation, a control booth, LAN and wifi network, cloakroom, bar and equipped kitchens. The tourist portal of Roma Capitale adds a company cafeteria, catering service and reserved parking.

Another well-known fact, yet rarely cited

Many people know that Confindustria is headquartered in EUR, because Viale dell'Astronomia address appears constantly in business news. Few know that the confederation arrived there in 1972, leaving its historic seat in Piazza Venezia, as Confindustria itself writes. The move brought to the district of the 1942 Exposition, which was never held, one of the country's great representative headquarters, in a new building constructed next to the palaces of the 1930s.

The second fact known to insiders is Spadolini's role. Pierluigi Spadolini signed the auditorium's interiors between 1971 and 1974, according to Open House Roma. His intervention is not limited to furnishing: the circular hall, the radial ceiling and the tree pillars of the foyer are structural and spatial elements. The congress center, speaking of architecture within architecture, acknowledges that the hall has an identity of its own inside the building.

Third rarely cited fact: Capogrossi's mosaic, according to Confindustria, is among the largest in Europe. Andrea Jemolo's photo archive holds a photograph titled after the building's parking lot with the work of Giuseppe Capogrossi, dated 1972. The congress center describes it as a gigantic mosaic of black and white stoneware tiles. It's a large 20th-century work of art that nevertheless stays off the EUR itineraries because it's on private property.

Finally a fact that surprises anyone who thinks of the congress center as a recent structure. The auditorium has been working for more than 50 years. The congress center's history page recalls that it has hosted important national and international events for over 40 years, and the count starts from 1974. The 2016 renovation changed the systems, tiered seating and ceiling, but the shape of the hall and the foyer are still those conceived by Spadolini at the start of the 1970s.

The right photo to take at the Auditorium della Tecnica

The photo that tells the story of the place is the one of the foyer, with the tree pillars opening upward. It's taken from below, with a wide-angle lens, preferably vertical to capture the double height. It is, however, a private interior: you photograph only during a public opening such as Open House Roma or during an event you attend, respecting the instructions of the staff and organizers, and without filming participants without their consent.

The second image is the hall seen from the top of the tiered seating, with the radial ceiling and the circular skylight at the center. It works when the hall is empty, before the start of the proceedings or during a visit. With the stage lights on and the screens active the image changes a lot compared with the natural light that comes from the skylight. If the hall is occupied by a conference, ask the organizer first if filming is allowed.

The third choice is Capogrossi's mosaic, if the visit route reaches the terrace. The design can only be read from a high point, and from the ground you see only portions. Federcongressi describes from the terrace a panorama between the Palazzo della Civiltà Italiana and the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul. A photo with the mosaic in the foreground and the Square Colosseum in the background puts two eras of EUR in the same frame.

From the street, the only photo always possible is that of the facade on Viale Umberto Tupini, legal and without permits, taken from the public sidewalk. On its own it says little. With the Palazzo della Civiltà Italiana next to it, instead, it tells the contrast between the Rationalism of the 1930s and the office construction of the late 1960s. The best light is that of late afternoon, when the travertine of the Square Colosseum warms in color.

How do you get there from the center of Rome?

By subway. Open House Roma lists Line B, with the stops EUR Magliana and EUR Palasport, and also mentions some bus lines that serve the district. Surface lines change often because of roadworks and new timetables, so it's best to check the day's route with the planner on the ATAC website, giving Viale Umberto Tupini 65 as your destination. From the subway you continue on foot.

From EUR Magliana you climb toward the upper part of the district, in the direction of the Palazzo della Civiltà Italiana, which serves as a landmark visible from afar. From EUR Palasport you instead cross the district toward the northwest, passing by the Palazzo dello Sport and the avenues around the lake. The operator publishes no walking times. Anyone with mobility difficulties would do well to ask the secretariat for the most convenient gate.

By car EUR is reachable from Via Cristoforo Colombo and Via del Mare. The tourist portal of Roma Capitale lists a reserved parking lot of the congress center, but the operator doesn't say if it is open to participants of all events or only at the organizer's request. The streets around are full of offices, and on weekdays street parking fills up early. It's best to ask the event's organizer first.

From Fiumicino airport, 23 kilometers away according to the tourist portal, EUR is on the route toward the center, and for a same-day conference it's a convenient venue. For those arriving by train, subway Line B links Termini station to EUR with no changes. Getting there on foot from the historic center makes no sense: the distance, about 10 kilometers, makes public transport or a car necessary.

Some important events that happened here in history

The story begins with the district. In December 1936, according to EUR S.p.A., the Ente autonomo per l'Esposizione universale di Roma was born, tasked with building the exposition city planned for 1942. The exposition was not held because of the war. In the postwar period the district was completed and became an area of offices, ministries and headquarters of large companies. It's in this context that, at the end of the 1960s, the new Confindustria headquarters was designed.

In 1972 Confindustria left Piazza Venezia and moved to the new building in EUR, the confederation writes. Between 1971 and 1974 Pierluigi Spadolini designed and built the auditorium's interiors, according to Open House Roma. On May 30, 1974 the hall was inaugurated on the occasion of the General Assembly that elected Giovanni Agnelli president. From that day the auditorium became the place of the confederation's assemblies and major appointments.

For over 40 years the hall has hosted national and international events, the congress center recalls. In 2015 the renovation signed by Guendalina Salimei with Tstudio began, concluding in 2016. In the same year Confindustria presented the new Congress Center, made up of the auditorium, the exhibition areas and the meeting rooms. The venue thus began to offer itself as a facility open to outside organizers, with its own website and a catalog of services.

In recent years the building has also entered the circuit of architecture openings. In April 2024, according to RomaToday, the Auditorium della Tecnica was among the buildings of Open House Roma, with free visits that also included the roof designed by Capogrossi. On May 17, 2026 the building returned to the program of that year's edition, with free visits on a first-come basis, according to the event's page.

Who passed through the Auditorium della Tecnica

The first name is that of Giovanni Agnelli, elected president of Confindustria on May 30, 1974, the day the hall was inaugurated, according to the confederation and the congress center. Since then the hall has welcomed the assemblies of the confederation and of Italian industrialists. The names of the later presidents and speakers are not listed by the operator, and for this reason we don't report them here one by one.

Then the designers. Vincenzo and Edoardo Monaco for the building, according to Open House Roma, with Luccichenti named by Confindustria. Pierluigi Spadolini for the auditorium and its interiors, between 1971 and 1974. Giuseppe Capogrossi for the great mosaic of the terrace, whom the congress center presents as a prominent figure of 20th-century Italian informal painting. They are names that tie the building to Italian architecture and art of the second half of the 1900s.

In 2016 came Guendalina Salimei, with the firm Tstudio, author of the hall's renovation. The project sheet on Archilovers also cites the engineer F. Trimarchi for the structures and P. Torelli for the systems. Their work kept the circular shape of the hall and Spadolini's foyer, changing tiered seating, ceiling, skylight and technical equipment. It's a rare case of renovation that openly declares its wish to preserve the original design.

Finally today's audience: conference attendees, professionals, officials, journalists, exhibitors. And, on the days of Open House Roma, ordinary visitors, who enter in groups of at most 35 people per turn, according to the event's rules. They, more than the speakers, bring into the building the gaze of those who look at architecture for the pleasure of it, outside the tight schedule of a conference.

What is the Capogrossi Terrace and why does it matter?

What the sources say: the congress center describes the Capogrossi Terrace as an outdoor space with a mosaic floor of black and white stoneware tiles designed by Giuseppe Capogrossi. Confindustria writes that the building is enriched by an imposing floor mosaic, among the largest in Europe. Federcongressi gives an area of 2,230 square meters. Andrea Jemolo's archive titles a photograph after the building's parking lot with Capogrossi's work, dated 1972.

Putting the data together, the terrace seems to coincide with the roof of the parking lot, and RomaToday in fact speaks of the roof designed by Capogrossi. The operator, however, doesn't explain the structure, and publishes no floor plan. What can be said with certainty is that the mosaic is a large walkable surface, meant to be seen from above, and that today it is used for gala dinners and exhibitions.

Why does it matter? Because it's a great work by a 20th-century artist inside a district conceived for public art, and almost nobody knows it. EUR is full of mosaics, reliefs and statues from the 1930s. Capogrossi's mosaic belongs instead to the following season, that of the 1970s, and has stayed off the itineraries because it's on private property and can be seen only on particular occasions.

To see it, the roads are the same as for the auditorium: an event on the terrace or a special opening. The operator doesn't organize visits dedicated to the mosaic. Anyone interested can ask the secretariat if there are visiting opportunities for scholars or cultural associations. The operator publishes no procedure, so the answer has to be asked case by case, without assuming the visit is possible.

How does it fit among EUR's congress and show venues?

EUR is Rome's congress district. EUR S.p.A., a company 90 percent controlled by the Ministry of the Economy and 10 percent by Roma Capitale, manages the Palazzo dei Congressi, the Fuksas Cloud and the Palazzo dello Sport. The Auditorium della Tecnica is different: it's private, owned by Confindustria Servizi, and smaller than the district's large public venues.

By size, Spadolini's hall sits halfway between hotel meeting rooms and the large auditoriums. With about 800 seats it suits the national assemblies of associations and professional bodies, not the big international congresses that choose the Nuvola. In our view it is precisely this middle size that makes it attractive to organizers, together with the position next to the Square Colosseum and the terrace for receptions.

For shows, those who live or stay in EUR look elsewhere. The Palazzo dello Sport hosts concerts and major events. For outdoor summer evenings, on the site you'll also find the Eur Social Park. The big concert and theater halls are in other districts: the Auditorium Parco della Musica, the Teatro Olimpico, the Auditorium Conciliazione and the Auditorium Antonianum.

For architecture, the Auditorium della Tecnica completes the story of the district. The page EUR, Esposizione Universale Roma retraces the history of the 1930s project. The Square Colosseum, the Palazzo dei Congressi and the basilica are the exposition city. The Nuvola is the architecture of the new century. The Confindustria building, with Spadolini's hall and Capogrossi's mosaic, represents the intermediate season, that of the 1970s.

Anyone comparing EUR venues for their own event looks mainly at three elements: capacity, included services and location. On these points the Auditorium della Tecnica publishes clear data, with the plenary hall's seats, the square meters of the exhibition halls, the audio and video equipment and the proximity to subway Line B. It does not publish prices, availability and conditions, which remain a matter of direct negotiation with the congress center's secretariat.

When is it closed and what not to expect?

The auditorium is closed to the public every day on which there is no event or special opening. The operator publishes no hours, because it has none: the hall opens for whoever has rented it and for their guests. There are no ordinary opening days, nor visits at fixed hours. Showing up at the gate without an invitation or a registration for an event is no use, and the staff is not obliged to let anyone in.

What not to expect? A schedule of shows: the operator publishes none. A box office: there isn't one. Ordinary guided tours: the operator doesn't offer them. A museum or a permanent architecture exhibition: the exhibition halls are set up for individual events. Free access to the terrace: it's used for gala dinners and exhibitions. An online calendar of public events: the site presents spaces and services, not programming.

Don't expect to see the mosaic from the street either. The terrace is not visible from the sidewalk, and there is no public viewpoint from which to look at it from above. The images in circulation are those of events, architecture openings and photo archives. Anyone who wants to see the work in person has to wait for an occasion when the terrace is included in the route.

The special openings can change from one year to the next. The Auditorium della Tecnica was in the Open House Roma program in 2024 and in 2026, but being in one edition doesn't guarantee the next. The same goes for any events such as the architecture days promoted by professional bodies and foundations. The reference remains the event's website, with the individual building's page, and the congress center's secretariat for any other question.

One last warning concerns announcements. In online guides and event calendars the place appears under different names: Auditorium della Tecnica, Centro Congressi Auditorium della Tecnica, Palazzo della Confindustria, Auditorium di Confindustria. They are the same venue. Anyone receiving an invitation with one of these names should refer to the address Viale Umberto Tupini 65, or Viale dell'Astronomia 30 if the event takes place in the meeting rooms.

Eating in the area

During a conference the problem usually doesn't arise: the operator lists bars, equipped kitchens, catering and a company cafeteria, and many events include a coffee break or lunch for participants. Outside the congress center, EUR is an office district. On weekdays the restaurants work mainly with the people who work there, with quick lunches and daily menus, while in the evening and on weekends some areas empty out.

The traps of the historic center are less frequent here, but the signs to recognize are the same: the barker on the sidewalk, the menu with photographs of the dishes, items with no price, a different menu inside and outside, the kitchen open continuously with no break. In EUR one more rule applies: on the days of big events at the Palazzo dei Congressi and the Nuvola the nearby places fill up, and service slows down.

The practical rule is to choose where you see people from the neighborhood on their lunch break, with a short menu and clear prices. If the event ends at lunchtime, it's best to move earlier or later by half an hour to avoid the office lunch line. To find addresses chosen with care between EUR, Ostiense and the center there is the list of addresses on Google Maps, useful also for organizing a dinner after the proceedings.

What to combine in a day

The first pairing is on foot: the Square Colosseum next door, to look at from the outside, and the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, visible from the terrace. Going down toward the center of the district you meet the Palazzo dei Congressi, the lake and the park, and Luneur Park for those traveling with children. On the site you'll also find the page Rome with children.

For museums, EUR has the Museum of Civilizations, with the collections of the Museo Pigorini, the Museo delle arti e tradizioni popolari, the Museo dell'Alto Medioevo and the Museo d'arte orientale. On the site you'll also find the pages on the Historical Museum of Communication and on the Planetarium.

Anyone who prefers the open air has the Abbey of Tre Fontane, a short distance from EUR, and the reserves of the Laurentino Acqua Acetosa Nature Reserve and of Decima Malafede. Toward the center, along subway Line B, are the Basilica of San Paolo fuori le Mura, Garbatella and Ostiense, with the Centrale Montemartini.

For those who follow 20th-century Roman architecture, the route can continue with the Foro Italico, the MAXXI and the Casa dell'Architettura. Among the city's other university and congress halls, on the site you'll also find the Aula Magna of Sapienza University. Toward the sea, the subway and the train lead to Ostia Antica, and for no-cost ideas there is the page Free Rome.

Frequently asked questions

Does the Auditorium della Tecnica have a theater or concert season?

No, the operator publishes no season. The Auditorium della Tecnica is a congress center owned by Confindustria Servizi S.p.A., which rents the hall and the spaces to outside organizers for conferences, assemblies, presentations and gala dinners. Any shows or concerts are organized by third parties, who handle admission and tickets. For information about the venue the reference is the secretariat, at 06 5903379.

How do you buy tickets for an event at the Auditorium della Tecnica?

The congress center doesn't sell tickets and names no sales network. Admission, invitations and registrations depend on the organizer of the individual event, who decides if access is free, by invitation or paid. If you find an event on sale online, check who is organizing it and that the place given is Viale Umberto Tupini 65. For doubts about the venue you can write to centrocongressi@confindustria.it.

Can you visit the Auditorium della Tecnica without taking part in an event?

Only at special openings. The best documented is Open House Roma: in the 2026 edition the building was open on May 17, from 10:00 to 12:50, with groups every hour, 50-minute visits, a maximum of 35 people per group and free access on a first-come basis. It was on the program in 2024 as well. The operator doesn't organize ordinary visits, so it's best to follow the event's website.

How many seats does the Auditorium della Tecnica have?

The congress center gives about 800 fixed seats in the plenary hall, with two galleries. Federcongressi reports 734 fixed seats, with the possibility of adding 50. The tourist portal of Roma Capitale says 800 seats. The difference probably depends on the configuration of the hall. Besides the plenary hall there are two exhibition halls totaling 1,200 square meters, seven private rooms and the meeting rooms on Viale dell'Astronomia.

Who designed the Auditorium della Tecnica?

The auditorium's interiors are by Pierluigi Spadolini, between 1971 and 1974, according to Open House Roma. The building is attributed by Open House Roma to Vincenzo and Edoardo Monaco, while Confindustria speaks of the architects Luccichenti and Monaco. The 2015 and 2016 renovation is by Guendalina Salimei with the firm Tstudio. The terrace mosaic is by Giuseppe Capogrossi.

How do you get to the Auditorium della Tecnica by public transport?

By subway Line B, getting off at EUR Magliana or EUR Palasport, according to Open House Roma, which also mentions some bus lines of the district. Surface lines change with roadworks and new timetables, so it's best to check the route on the ATAC website. From the stops you continue on foot toward the Palazzo della Civiltà Italiana, next to which is the Confindustria building.

What is the Capogrossi Terrace?

It is the congress center's outdoor space, paved with a large mosaic of black and white stoneware tiles designed by Giuseppe Capogrossi, according to the operator. Confindustria lists it among the largest floor mosaics in Europe, and Federcongressi reports an area of 2,230 square meters. It is used for gala dinners and exhibitions, and is not accessible to the public outside events and special openings.

Is the Auditorium della Tecnica accessible to people with disabilities?

The Open House Roma page dedicated to the building lists the site as accessible to people with disabilities. The operator publishes no detailed description of the routes, the reserved seats in the hall or the dedicated services. The tourist portal of Roma Capitale refers to its own section on accessibility. For a specific event it's best to ask the organizer and the congress center's secretariat first, at 06 5903379.

Who wrote this and from what sources

The text comes from the editorial team of Tour Leader Pro, the Rome-based company that designs itineraries, visits and cultural events across Rome and Lazio. The data and access arrangements given here come from the official sources cited in the text, as of the date stated at the top: for the Auditorium della Tecnica the references are the website of the Confindustria congress center, the Confindustria history page and the Open House Roma page. Tell us what you find changed.

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