Rome's CArMe Project Advances: Via dei Fori Imperiali Redesign and Antiquarium del Celio Opening
The CArMe initiative, spearheaded by Walter Tocci for Roma Capitale, is set to revamp the central archaeological zone stretching from Terme di Caracalla to Fori di Traiano, with an anticipated finish between 2025 and 2027. This project is backed by €200 million from PNRR, Giubileo, along with state and municipal resources, and will include a pedestrian ring. In 2024, Labics emerged victorious in a competition to redesign Via dei Fori Imperiali. Recent developments feature improved paving and access for both pedestrians and cyclists. Mayor Roberto Gualtieri recently inaugurated the Museo delle Terme di Traiano, commending the initiative. More than 80 interventions are planned, including restorations and new urban links. The Antiquarium del Celio is set to open by late November 2026, supported by €10 million from PNRR, serving as a cultural hub.
Key facts
- CArMe project led by Walter Tocci for Roma Capitale aims to regenerate Rome's central archaeological area from Terme di Caracalla to Fori di Traiano.
- Total investment is approximately €200 million from PNRR, Giubileo, state, and municipal funds, with completion targeted for 2025-2027.
- Studio Labics won the 2024 international competition to redesign Via dei Fori Imperiali, working with Openfabric and Orizzontale on a reversible project.
- Over 80 interventions are planned, including restorations, archaeological recoveries, public space upgrades, and sustainable mobility improvements.
- The restoration of the back wall of the Foro di Augusto is complete; a portion of the Porticoed Court of the Foro di Traiano will be rebuilt.
- Future openings include the western Biblioteca of the Foro di Traiano, Via Alessandrina excavations, and the northeastern sector of Templum Pacis.
- The new Antiquarium del Celio, a €10 million PNRR-funded project, will open by late November 2026 after remediation of the site abandoned since 1939.
- Mayor Roberto Gualtieri compared the project to 'a grand boulevard, almost entirely pedestrian and cyclable, overlooking the archaeological area.'
Entities
Artists
- Walter Tocci
- Roberto Gualtieri
- Massimiliano Smeriglio
- Ornella Segnalini
- Claudio Parisi Presicce
- Andrea Moretti
- Livia Montagnoli
Institutions
- Roma Capitale
- Studio Labics
- Openfabric
- Orizzontale
- Ministero della Cultura
- Museo delle Terme di Traiano
- Antiquarium del Celio
- Museo della Forma Urbis
- Artribune
Locations
- Rome
- Italy
- Terme di Caracalla
- Fori di Traiano
- Palatino
- Circo Massimo
- Via dei Fori Imperiali
- Via di San Gregorio
- Via dei Cerchi
- Colle Oppio
- Foro di Augusto
- Suburra
- Campo Carleo
- Sant'Urbano
- Via Alessandrina
- Templum Pacis
- Celio
- Parco del Celio