Invisible City at Rebibbia Nuovo Complesso, Dec 15, 2026

Visita alla Città invisibile (Visit to the Invisible City), art exhibition at Rebibbia Nuovo Complesso prison, Dec 15, 2026

In short. On Tuesday, December 15, 2026 the Casa Circondariale di Rebibbia Nuovo Complesso, at Via Raffaele Majetti 70 in Rome, hosts the «Visita alla Città invisibile» (“Visit to the Invisible City”), an art exhibition with the works born in the prison workshops.

Watercolor illustration generated with artificial intelligence

Illustration generated with artificial intelligence: it is not a photograph of Rebibbia or of the event.

On Tuesday, December 15, 2026 the Casa Circondariale di Rebibbia Nuovo Complesso, at Via Raffaele Majetti 70 in Rome, hosts the «Visita alla Città invisibile» (“Visit to the Invisible City”), an art exhibition with the works born in the prison workshops. Admission is free, but access requires a nominal reservation and accreditation.

Invisible City: watercolor illustration of an exhibition hall with visitors seen from behind — Illustration generated with artificial intelligence: it is not a photograph of Rebibbia or of the event.

Updated October 30, 2026.

Official presentation of the Invisible City visit

«Presentazione al pubblico interno ed esterno al Carcere di prodotti artistici realizzati a Rebibbia»
Text from the official Cultura Roma Capitale page (service translation: “Presentation to the public inside and outside the prison of artistic products made at Rebibbia”), source

The «Visita alla Città invisibile» is part of the project «Rebibbia: la Città invisibile» and offers an art exhibition with the products made at Rebibbia at the end of the 2026 workshops. The exhibition is aimed at both the audience inside the prison and the audience outside it. The Invisible City project is curated by Fabio Cavalli.

The art directors are Alessandro De Nino and Franco De Nino, the video direction is by Paolo Modugno and the production by Francesca Di Giuseppe. Inmate artists, some penitentiary police officers, professors from Roma Tre and DAMS students take part.

Two steps are needed to enter. Admission is allowed to people over 15 and is subject to review by the Penitentiary Administration. You must book by name by writing to ottava.arte@tiscali.it and obtain accreditation by writing to rebibbiafestival@gmail.com.

The Invisible City project takes place in collaboration with the Ministry of Justice, Department of Penitentiary Administration, and is supported by Regione Lazio. It is promoted by Roma Capitale, Culture Department, as a winner of the Roma Creativa 365 public call, with the collaboration of Zètema Progetto Cultura. The official page also thanks Municipio Roma IV.

Where the Invisible City visit takes place: Rebibbia Nuovo Complesso

The venue is the Casa Circondariale di Rebibbia Nuovo Complesso, at Via Raffaele Majetti 70, 00156 Rome. To get there, the official page lists the Rebibbia stop of metro line B and buses 311, 341 and 350.

The same institution also hosts, on December 18, Tempo perduto, tempo ritrovato. In Municipio IV, outside the prison, you find the events of the Casa del Municipio IV Ipazia di Alessandria, such as Madri Costituenti.

Practical information for the Invisible City visit

Date: Tuesday, December 15, 2026
Venue: Casa Circondariale di Rebibbia Nuovo Complesso, Via Raffaele Majetti 70, 00156 Rome
Admission: free, allowed to people over 15 and subject to review by the Penitentiary Administration
Mandatory nominal reservation: ottava.arte@tiscali.it
Mandatory accreditation: rebibbiafestival@gmail.com
Curated by: OTTAVA ARTE, cultural association
Website: ottavaarte.eu
Transport: metro B, stop Rebibbia, buses 311, 341, 350

Frequently asked questions about the Invisible City visit

How much does the «Visita alla Città invisibile» cost?

Admission is free.

How do you get into the «Visita alla Città invisibile»?

With a nominal reservation to ottava.arte@tiscali.it and accreditation at rebibbiafestival@gmail.com. Admission is subject to review by the Penitentiary Administration.