Top 6 History Museums in Piazza Venezia / Ancient City, Lazio

July 18, 2021 Giuseppe Pratt

Rome wasn't built in a day--and you'll need much more than a day to take in this timeless city. The city is a real-life collage of piazzas, open-air markets, and astonishing historic sites. Toss a coin into the Trevi Fountain, contemplate the Colosseum and the Pantheon, and sample a perfect espresso or gelato before spending an afternoon shopping at the Campo de’Fiori or Via Veneto. Enjoy some of the most memorable meals of your life here, too, from fresh pasta to succulent fried artichokes or a tender oxtail stew.
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1. Musei Capitolini

Piazza del Campidoglio 1, 00186 Rome Italy +39 06 0608 [email protected] http://www.museicapitolini.org/
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4.5 based on 2,757 reviews

Musei Capitolini

The creation of the Capitoline Museums has been traced back to 1471, when Pope Sixtus IV donated a group of bronze statues of great symbolic value to the People of Rome. The collections are closely linked to the city of Rome, and most of the exhibits come from the city itself.

Reviewed By GreenThumb331 - San Fernando, Philippines

It is surprising that the Capitolini Museum is not at the top list of one of the most popular things to do on the tripadvisor list. It should be at least in the top 20. We bought a Roma pass in order to enter this museum. The pass includes the Capitolini Museum as one of the options for entrance access. Once you enter, you will see the courtyard with ancient scultures most notably the Head of the colossal statue of Constantine I. The second floor of the Palazzo dei Conservatori is occupied by the Conservator's Apartment, housing such famous works as the bronze she-wolf nursing Romulus and Remus, which has become the emblem of Rome. The Conservator's Apartment is distinguished by elaborate interior decorations, including frescoes, stuccos, tapestries, and carved ceilings and doors. The third floor of the Palazzo dei Conservatori houses the Capitoline Art Gallery which houses the museums' painting and applied art galleries The Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius is the stand out attraction inside the Capitoline Museum. It is made of bronze and stands 4.24 m (13.9 ft) tall. Although the emperor is mounted, it exhibits many similarities to standing statues of Augustus. The one now standing in the open air of the Piazza del Campidoglio is a replica made in 1981 when the original was taken down for restoration.

2. Palazzo dei Conservatori

Piazza Campidoglio, 00186 Rome Italy
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4.5 based on 69 reviews

Palazzo dei Conservatori

Reviewed By kylesE8563QS

during the Middle Ages , this was the seat of the city magistrates and the ground floor is the municipal registrar's office.The first floor rooms have Classical statues and decorative items from the 16th and 17th centuries. the second floor has art galleries with works of Veronese, Guercino, Titian, Tintoretto, Ruebens, Caravaggio, and Van Dick

3. Casa dei Grifi

Via di San Gregorio 30, 00184 Rome Italy +39 06 3996 7700
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Casa dei Grifi

4. Museo Palatino

Via San Gregorio, 30 Palatine Hill, 00100 Rome Italy http://archeoroma.beniculturali.it/evento/museo-palatino-%E2%80%93-casa-augusto-%E2%80%93-casa-livia
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3.5 based on 51 reviews

Museo Palatino

5. Casa Museo di Giacinto Scelsi

Via di San Teodoro 8, 00186 Rome Italy +39 06 6992 0404 http://www.museionline.info/roma-musei-e-monumenti/casa-museo-di-giacinto-scelsi?category_id=132

6. Radici del Presente

Piazza Venezia, 00186 Rome Italy http://www.radicidelpresente.it/it/il-museo

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