Tickets and visits for the Capitoline Museums
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The Capitoline Museums, or *Musei Capitolini* in Italian, are located in the palaces on Capitoline Hill—namely the Palazzo Nuovo and the Palazzo dei Conservatori. They are the first museum in Rome to visit for anyone interested in Roman antiquity. Their vast collections, largely dedicated to antiquity, house many masterpieces, including statues and archaeological artefacts, as […]
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The National Roman Museum was established in 1889 to preserve and showcase the remains of ancient Rome. It houses the most important archaeological collection in the world, gathering artifacts discovered during excavations in the city and its surroundings. This institution is spread across four landmark sites in Rome, each offering a different perspective on Roman […]
The Borghese Gallery (“Galleria Borghese” in Italian) is located within the vast Villa Borghese Park, in a palace of the same name built in the 17th century by Flaminio Ponzio. It is one of the most prestigious museums in Rome, with the important Borghese Collection comprising paintings, sculptures, and antiquities. Particularly notable are the Greco-Roman […]
General Overview The Vatican Museums, located in the heart of the Vatican City, are among the world’s most prestigious and extensive museum complexes. Housed within the Papal Palaces—masterpieces of Renaissance architecture in themselves—they hold an exceptional collection accumulated over centuries by the popes.With 12 museums, 1,400 rooms, and a 7-kilometer itinerary, they offer a journey […]
The very interesting Museum of the Imperial Forums – Trajan’s Markets (Mercati di Traiano Museo dei Fori Imperiali) is topographically and historically connected to the vast urban complex of the Imperial Fora: those of Caesar (46 BC), Augustus (2 BC), the Temple of Peace (75 AD), Nerva (97 AD), and Trajan (113 AD). Opened in […]
Visit the Castel Sant’Angelo in Rome, built on the mausoleum of Hadrian. Information, schedules and description of the monuments of Rome.
The Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, located near Termini Station, is the main building of the National Roman Museum. It houses the most significant section of this prestigious institution, founded in 1889. Dedicated primarily to ancient Rome, this museum, housed in a 19th-century neo-Renaissance palace, displays an exceptional collection of archaeological artifacts from excavations in the […]
Near Monte Testaccio, the Mattatoio complex corresponds to a former slaughterhouse in Rome, built between 1888 and 1891 by the architect Gioacchino Ersoch. Industrial architecture and contemporary exhibitions This site is one of the most important examples of industrial archaeology in Rome, featuring a modern and rational structure characteristic of the late 19th century.It was […]
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