“Designed by U.S. architect Richard Meier, the museum has had its share of critics since it opened in 2006. The modernist glass, marble and steel structure was dismissed by critics as an eyesore and compared to a giant gas station or a pizzeria. It is the first modern building to rise in Rome’s historic centre since the days of Benito Mussolini. It cost $24 million and took 10 years to build.”