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Boncompagni-Ludovisi Museum
Centre for the promotion and documentation of modern decorative arts, fashion and dress.
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Borghese Gallery
The Gallery’s most important exhibits are its famous marble statues, particularly Canova’s Paolina Bonaparte Borghese and Bernini’s Truth revealed by Time. Of comparable importance are a number of major paintings including Raphael’s Deposition and Caravaggio’s David with the Head of Goliath.
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Canonica Museum
Houses numerous works by the sculptor Pietro Canonica and a small collection of 19th-century paintings and furniture donated by him to the City of Rome.
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Civic Museum of Zoology
The museum is situated near the Zoological Gardens and its highly-valued zoological collections contain a vast number of items, including illustrations of the local fauna and of the whole range of different taxonomic groups in all their zoogeographical regions.
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Hendrik Christian Andersen Museum
The home-cum-studio of the Norwegian artist Christian Andersen.
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National Etruscan Museum, Villa Giulia
Founded in 1889 to house pre-Roman antiquities from Lazio, southern Etruria and Umbria, the museum contains a vast collection of excavated material. All the material illustrates the civilisations that flourished in Lazio from the Iron Age to the Roman period, particularly the Etruscan and Faliscan civilisations.
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National Gallery of Modern Art
The Gallery was set up in 1883 and still constitutes the most important collection of works by Italian painters and sculptors of the 19th and 20th centuries. A close and engaging look at 19th-century Italian art.
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Palazzo Barberini
This is one of the most impressive of Rome’s baroque mansions and houses the National Gallery of Antique Art. An altogether extremely rich collection of masterpieces mainly from the 16th and 17th centuries.
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National Roman Museum, Palazzo Massimo alle Terme
This museum contains one of the most important archaeological collections in the world, split into three sites: the Baths of Diocletian, Palazzo Massimo and Palazzo Altemps. Ancient Rome comes back to life in these evocative surroundings.
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National Roman Museum: Octagonal Hall, Baths of Diocletian
The Baths of Diocletian were built between the late 3rd and early 4th centuries AD and are the largest baths ever built in the ancient world. As well as having the traditional bathing areas, they are richly endowed with halls, libraries, changing-rooms and auditoriums for musical performances. In the southwest corner of the complex is the Octagonal Hall, possibly built originally as a foyer.
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Temple of Minerva Medica
A large twelve-sided structure dating from about the 4th century AD, which takes its name from a statue of the goddess Minerva with serpent, discovered within its walls.
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Montemartini Power Station
An old power station that generated electricity for Rome, now transformed into an atmospheric setting for the statues from the collection of the Capitoline Museums. Classical art alongside industrial archaeology.
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Via Ostiense Museum
The History of Via Ostiense illustrated by a series of scale models. You can admire the great gateway in the Aurelian walls and see models of the town of Ostia and Trajan’s Harbour, as well as other items of historical interest.
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Capitoline Museums
One of the oldest public collections, not just in Rome but in the world, with a wealth of classical sculptures, some of which are extremely fine. Founded in 1471 by Sixtus IV, the Capitoline Museums were subsequently enriched by the donations of some of Rome’s most famous popes. They have now been completely restored for public exhibition.
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Capitoline Picture Gallery
An important collection of paintings by artists such as: Caravaggio, Guido Reni, Guercino, Pietro da Cortona, Rubens etc.
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Colosseum – Flavian Arena
Inaugurated by the emperor Titus in 80 AD and called the Amphitheatrum Caesareum, it became known as the Colosseum in the 11th century because of the colossal bronze statue of Nero nearby. The amphitheatre stood 170 feet high and consisted of four tiers, each of 80 arches. It could hold 70,000 spectators and was the greatest arena in the ancient world.
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Doria Pamphilj Gallery
One of the most important private collections in the world, containing works by Caravaggio, Annibale Carracci, Guido Reni, Guercino, Bruegel, Velázquez, Titian, Raphael.
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Imperial Forums
The origin of the Imperial Forums dates back to the transition from the Republic to the Empire. All the most important Roman emperors wanted to leave their mark by building a forum named after them. For lovers of art and the ancient world a visit to the Forums is an unforgettable must.
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National Monument to Victor Emanuel II (Vittoriano)
A grandiose structure by Giuseppe Sacconi, begun in 1885 to celebrate the unification of Italy. It was inaugurated in 1911 and is an imposing display of bronze and marble sculpture.
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National Museum of Rome: Museum of the Early Middle Ages – Balbi Crypt
The Balbi Crypt offers an extraordinary archaeological record of how Rome grew upon its own antiquities over the centuries. In particular, evidence has come to light of social habits and economic activity that developed during the obscure transition from the ancient to the mediaeval period.
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National Museum, Palazzo Venezia
Situated on the west side of Piazza Venezia, this was the first renaissance palazzo to be built in Rome. The museum contains paintings from the 13th to the 18th centuries, sculptures in marble and wood, bronzes, terracottas, ceramics, porcelain, silverware etc.
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Roman Forum
The hub of the city’s public, religious and economic life, the Roman Forum includes the Comitium, the Curia, the Senate, the Forum – the actual square and market place – and numerous temples. From the 6th century onwards all the civic and religious monuments in the Forum were converted into places of Christian worship, the most important being the Church of Santa Maria Antiqua. In the 10th and 11th centuries the great families of Rome built their fortresses and towers.
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Scuderie del Quirinale
Built in the space of a decade (1722-1732), the Papal Stables, like the Palazzo del Quirinale and the Consulta, marks one side of that extraordinary square at the centre of which stands the fountain with its statues of the Dioscuri and the obelisk, discovered in the 19th century near the Mausoleum of Augustus.
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Tabularium
The Palazzo Senatorio stands on the remains of this impressive late-republican building.
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The Capitoline Coin and Medal Collection
An interesting collection ranging from coins of the Etruscan and Roman period up to those minted by the Municipality to commemorate the anniversary of the city's foundation.
The collection is housed in the Capitoline Museums and has never been accessible until now.
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The Palatine and Palatine Antiquarium
This is the hill that preserves the oldest vestiges of Rome. Visitors can enjoy a superb walk among the ruins and the surrounding greenery, with a variety of sweeping views to admire. Of particular note are the great palaces of the imperial age, Nero’s Domus Transitoria, Domus Tiberiana, Domus Flavia, Domus Augustana and the Palatine Antiquarium, which houses sculptures and other items discovered on the Palatine from 1870 onwards.
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Barracco Museum
The exhibits in this museum were collected and donated by Baron Giovanni Barracco with the idea of providing a practical illustration of the history of ancient art, with particular emphasis on sculpture. It offers an interesting blend of Egyptian, Assyrio-Babylonian, Cypriot, Minoan, Greek and Roman art.
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Mario Praz Museum
Created from the collections of anglicist and critic Mario Praz, this museum is presented in the form of a 19th-century stately home, laid out in every detail with furniture, paintings, sculptures, carpets, silverware and marble statues.
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Museum of Rome - Palazzo Braschi
The Museum of Rome is housed in the 18th-century Palazzo Braschi and contains a collection of paintings, sculptures, drawings, engravings, photographs, ceramics, textiles and other items recording various aspects of the history and culture of the city from the Middle Ages to the 19th century.
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Napoleonic Museum
Situated on the ground floor of Palazzo Primoli, this museum contains a collection of works of art, documents and relics relating to the exploits of Napoleon Bonaparte and his relatives and illustrates the intensity of the bond linking the Bonaparte family to Rome.
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National Museum of Castel Sant'Angelo
This is one of the most important monuments of Ancient Rome. It was originally the emperor Hadrian’s mausoleum and was later converted into a fortress then a refined papal residence, a prison and finally the present-day museum. A significant element of the original structure remains (Ramp, Hall of the Urns, Hall of Justice, the Treasury, the Rotunda) around which the fortified castle took shape over a period of time. Noteworthy among the museum’s collections are its marbles, with decorative fragments from the original mausoleum, and the Historic Armoury.
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National Museum of Rome, Palazzo Altemps
This historic renaissance building houses an extraordinary selection of Greek and Roman statues which are part of the Cardinal Ludovisi collection. Masterpieces on show include the Ludovisi Throne, depicting the birth of Venus; the famous group of Orestes and Electra; and the renowned Suicide of Galata.
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Spada Gallery
A small but significant collection of works of art, mainly from the 17th century, put together by Cardinal Bernadino Spada (1594-1661), together with some pieces added later on.
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The Pantheon – Church of Santa Maria ad Martires
An ancient temple dedicated to several deities, it was restored by Domitian and the reconstruction carried out by Hadrian in 130 AD has survived virtually intact. It was converted into a church in 609.
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Ara Pacis Museum
This monument was erected between 19 BC and 13 BC to celebrate the peace established throughout the Roman regions by Augustus. It is an altar table with three façades on a stepped plinth within a marble surround. It is a symbol not just of Ancient Roman history but especially of the artistic perfection achieved by Roman sculpture.
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Museo del Corso
The Museum incorporates fully-integrated resources for multimedia and virtual reality to enhance its display of artworks.
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Palazzo Ruspoli
The building was begun in 1556 by Bartolomeo Ammannati for the Rucellai family and completed in 1596. It was finally bought by the Ruspoli family in 1776.
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Casina delle Civette Museum
The museum is a symbol of Roman eclecticism, as can be seen from its grandiose architecture. It takes us on an exemplary journey through the history of stained glass windows – a little-known art which is here demonstrated in all its many facets.
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Macro
A point of reference for all people working in the field of contemporary art, for the creation and spreading of culture, for the application of new technologies to artistic wealth.
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Museum of Historical Photography
The museum exhibits photographic apparatus from the 19th to 20th century, belonging to the collection of the Gabinetto Fotografico Nazionale; it works in collaboration with the Fototeca Nazionale and the University of Tor Vergata.
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Villa Doria Pamphilj Museum
The museum shows the visitor a variety of phases in the history of Villa Doria Pamphilj.
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Corsini Gallery
The Gallery displays paintings from the 14th to 18th centuries, with emphasis on 17th-18th-century artists, ancient and modern sculpture, small bronzes and furniture from the 18th century. The Roman, Neopolitan and Bolognese schools are strongly represented, particularly from the 17th century.
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Museum of Rome in Trastevere
A collection of paintings, watercolours, prints and drawings illustrating aspects of social life in Rome from the late 18th to early 19th centuries. The musem’s collection includes material that belonged to the poet Trilussa.
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National Institute of Graphic Art
On show are prints, engraving instruments, mechanical apparatus, antique presses and over 2000 copper plates by major engravers, including Piranesi.
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Domus Aurea
Rising from the ashes of the fire in 64 AD, Nero’s imperial villa came to occupy virtually the entire centre of Rome. In time the area of the villa was divided up for various purposes and the building itself was buried when the Baths of Trajan were built.
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National Museum of Oriental Art
A collection of prehistoric-to-modern artwork from Asia, ranging from Iran to Japan and originating from donations, exchanges, private collections and particularly from excavations carried out in various countries by the Archaeological Missions of IsMeo.
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"L.Pigorini" National Museum of Prehistory and Ethnography
The museum contains an important collection divided into two sections: prehistory and ethnography. The first of these documents prehistory and protohistory in Lazio and the eastern Mediterranean, while the second displays works of art, artefacts and relics from all over the world.
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Coach Museum
This museum was opened recently and contains examples of vintage carriages from different countries around the world. Of particular note are seven frescoed ceremonial coaches from the 19th century, belonging to the Municipality of Rome.
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Museum of Roman Civilisation
The museum consists entirely of reproductions documenting the various aspects of Roman civilisation and the impact made by Rome on the world. An amazingly detailed display of the many features of Roman antiquity.
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National Museum of Popular Arts and Traditions
An extraordinary documentation of working-class life in Italy in the early years of the 20th century, before the profound socio-cultural upheavals that occurred in the wake of the two world wars. The collections of costumes and gold jewelry are outstanding.
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National Museum of the Early Middle Ages
An exhibition of archaeological material ranging from late antiquity to the heart of the Middle Ages (4th-13th centuries).
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Planetario e Museo Astronomico
Il nuovo planetario dispone di un modernissimo proiettore collocato in una sala da 100 posti con poltrone ergonomiche in cui è possibile assistere ad un fantastico viaggio attraverso la notte stellata fra pianeti, costellazioni e nebulose.
Il Museo Astronomico, subito accanto, si compone di sette sale nelle quali è raccontata la vicenda geologica del nostro pianeta, le implicazioni del movimento rispetto al Sole e alla Luna, la storia dei viaggi spaziali, le caratteristiche dei pianeti del nostro sitema solare: tutto con magnifici modelli sospesi, postazioni interattive e ricostruzioni.
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The Police-Car Museum
This new museum houses many of the superb vehicles which are part of the history of the Italian Police Force, including the jeeps abandoned by the Americans at the end of the Second World War, the Alfettas from the years of terrorism and the legendary Giulia from the economic boom of the Sixties.
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The Vatican Museums
This is the greatest collection of antiquities in the world. There are five miles of galleries in which to admire works of outstanding artistic interest. The Raphael rooms and the Sistine Chapel are unforgettable.
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Castle of Julius II – Ostia Antica
Here you can experience the atmosphere of a small renaissance village huddled around the Cardinal’s castle.
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Excavations at Ancient Ostia
A walk around the excavations takes you back into the public and private life of an ancient Roman town: its theatre, temples, baths, people’s houses, harbour warehouses, inns.
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Museum of Mathematics
An exhibition of antique calculating devices, plaster figures, geometrical models. On the guided tour young and old can interact with the exhibits, touch or handle them and, thanks to the expert guides, understand how they were used.
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Baths of Caracalla
This mammoth cluster of ruins offers one of the most impressive and picturesque visions of Ancient Rome. They were built by Caracalla between 212 and 217 AD, restored by Aurelian and remained in use until the 6th century, when they were rendered unusable by the Goths.
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Museum of the Walls
Organised in three sections – ancient, mediaeval and modern – the museum retraces the history of the defences of Rome using information panels, scale models and plaster casts.
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Tomb of Cecilia Metella
This cylindrical mausoleum is dedicated to a Roman noblewoman, Cecilia Metella, daughter of Quintus Metellus Creticus (the conqueror of Crete) and wife of Crassus – the son of the triumvir and a general under Caesar in Gaul. The tomb is one of the most important Roman monuments, affording a splendid prospect of the Via Appia.
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Villa of the Quintili
A magnificent, monumental building which was the country house of the emperor Commodus. Excavations began at the end of the 18th century and over the years have yielded numerous finds, now displayed at the national museum in Palazzo Massimo.
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Museum of Musical Instruments
The museum was set up in 1974 and contains a variety of exhibits, the most outstanding of which is the worldwide collection made by the tenor Evangelista Gorga. It was handed over to the state in 1950.
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