The exhibition “The Time of Futurism” at the National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art, promoted and supported by the Ministry of Culture and curated by Gabriele Simongini, marks the eightieth anniversary of the death of Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, which occurred on December 2, 1944. Unlike previous exhibitions dedicated to the revolutionary avant-garde movement founded by Marinetti in 1909, this show focuses on the relationship between art and science/technology. It explores the “complete renewal of human sensibility brought about by major scientific discoveries,” which formed the basis for the birth of Futurism.This is a highly relevant reflection today, as humanity is being swept by the technological tsunami of artificial intelligence—fulfilling the Futurists’ prophecy of the mechanization of the human and the humanization of the machine. The exhibition aims to be inclusive, educational, and multidisciplinary. It is addressed to the general public, with a particular focus on younger generations. For this reason, it illustrates the concepts of speed, space, distance, and perceptual sensitivity as manifested in Futurist masterpieces, placing them within the context of a society transformed by scientific and technological innovations.Approximately 350 works will be on display, including paintings, sculptures, designs, drawings, furniture pieces, and films, along with about a hundred books and manifestos. The exhibition also emphasizes the literary foundation of Marinetti’s movement—an aspect rarely explored—together with items such as a seaplane, automobiles, motorcycles, and period scientific instruments. To fully convey the Futurist atmosphere, the exhibition will feature two site-specific installations by Magister Art and Lorenzo Marini, and will be animated by a series of in-depth events.Special thanks go to the Italian and international museums that generously contributed loans to the exhibition, including MoMA, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Estorick Collection in London, and the Kunstmuseum Den Haag in The Hague. The exhibition catalogue will be published by Treccani and will include, in addition to institutional greetings, texts by Gabriele Simongini, Francesca Barbi Marinetti, Günter Berghaus, Elena Gigli, Claudio Giorgione, Giovanni Lista, Ada Masoero, Ida Mitrano, Riccardo Notte, Francesco Perfetti, and Marcello Veneziani.Important collaborations enrich the cultural offering of the exhibition. Among them: MAXXI, whose opening of Casa Balla to the public provides a key narrative milestone; the Magna Carta Foundation, which is promoting a program of cultural and educational activities; and the National Museum of Science and Technology “Leonardo da Vinci,” which has lent numerous objects that add a scientific dimension to the show.The exhibition enjoys the valuable support of its main sponsors, Autostrade per l’Italia and Enel, sponsors Gruppo Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane and Unipol Gruppo, and technical partner ACI Storico.