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What to do and see in Navona / Pantheon / Campo de’ Fiori, Lazio: The Best Art Museums
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. Museo Nazionale Romano - Palazzo Altemps
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4.5 based on 486 reviews
The Museum of Palazzo Altemps houses absolute masterpieces of ancient sculpture belonging to famous and valuable noble collections received in state ownership. The installation aims to integrate - in a harmonious combination - the marbles in the decorative context of the rooms, having in mind and proposing solutions adopted in the arrangement of antique collections. The visit, on two floors, reveals a succession of decorated rooms, a maze of stairs and corridors leading to the discovery of the ancient works of art.
Reviewed By JonathonGreen
Housed in a splendid 15th century palazzi.Houses the best of rome's classical sculptures.Many pieces from Cardinal Ludovico Ludovisi's collection.Houses the amazing Trono Ludovisi,a marble sculpture of Athrodite.Has a grand central courtyard and frescoed rooms.Also has a good Egyptian collection.
2. Museo Altemps
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4.5 based on 52 reviews
The 16th-century museum of paintings and sculptures houses exhibits from important Roman families, including the magnificent Ludovisi throne depicting the Birth of Venus.
Reviewed By 82manuelal - Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
When in Piazza Navona, just across the street of the north end of the square, and the fifteenth century Museo Altemps await's with statues of Hermes, renderings of Apollo, the Lyrist and Athena; many paintings of bucolic scenes of ancient Rome, a colossal head of Hera, many works of Goethe, this was very interesting and moving; after this visit you will feel you a little bit tired, but you will visit it next time again.
3. Palazzo Doria Pamphilj
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4.5 based on 2,619 reviews
Stunning palace located in a central location. Full of galleries of gorgeous paintings. Make sure to ask for the audio guide to get the full experience.
Reviewed By PattiGB - Brisbane Region, Australia
One of my favourite destinations when visiting Rome. The villa is full of magnificent art and sculptures. The complimentary audio guide is a very personalized glimpse into the world of one of Rome’s most important aristocratic families, their colorful lives, and their sense of duty to maintain their rich history for all. The audio guide is narrated by Prince Jonathan Doria-Pamphilj who shares personal memories, stories of his ancestors, and details about various works of art including famous works by Caravaggio. It is one of the very few Italian palaces which have their original art collections still in tact.
4. Museo di Scultura Antica Giovanni Barracco
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4.5 based on 120 reviews
The collection, carefully arranged to set up “a museum of comparative antique sculpture” includes works of Egyptian, Assyrian, Phoenician, Cypriot, Etruscan, Greek, Roman and medieval art.
Reviewed By Loskr
In Rome, for a short trip? Consider visiting this neglected small museum for a bitesized experience of ancient sculpture. First of all, it's bang in the center of Rome. Second, it's free. And third it's not overwhelmingly large like the Capitoline or Vatican Museums. A one time private collection, it is also eclectic with works from Cyprus, Greece and Egypt as well as ancient Italy. There are some lovely works. Older kids will like this. It is not too much and some of the works will appeal to youngters.
5. Galleria Spada
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4.0 based on 347 reviews
Reviewed By pakabay - Adelaide, Australia
Built in 1540 and updated/modenised in 1632, the palazzo was home to Cardinals and was purchased by the Italian government in 1926. It now houses a gallery with works by more than a dozen Italian artists. The highlight for me is just off the courtyard, where one of the residents, Cardinal Spada, in 1632 commissioned Baroque architect Francesco Borromini to create an optical illusion, a forced perspective illusion where a vista appears to show diminishing columns lining a gallery. the gallery appears to go for 10's of meters with a lifesize sculpture at the end of the gallery. The "gallery" is in fact only 8 meters long and the "life size" sculpture is just 600mm high. It really is amazing.
6. Chiostro del Bramante
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4.0 based on 638 reviews
Located in the historical centre o f Rome, the Cloister of Bramante, designed by the great architect Donato Bramante, offers in every season the unique sight of its Renaissance architecture located near the most visited places in Rome, like Piazza Navona, Vatican City, Trastevere, Trevi Fountain.
Reviewed By 882mrl - Foligno, Italy
We visited this Gallery for the first time to see an exhibit called Bacon, Freud and the School of London which was a presentation of modern works by Francis Bacon, Lucius Freud, Michael Andrews, Frank Auerbach, Leon Kossoff, and Paula Rego. We were not familiar with any of these artists so this was a real treat. The organizers chose some excellent paintings and we got a real sense of the times when these artists were active. Even though we did not get any refreshments while visiting, there is a nice cafe in the building.
7. Museo Musja
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4.0 based on 21 reviews
8. Museo dei Camilliani
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
