The museum housed in the buildings around piazza del Campidoglio, all designed by Michelangelo, is the oldest public art collection in the world.

​It contains some of the most symbolical pieces of Roman art, such the Etruscan bronze She Wolf, the Brutus, the equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius, the Esquiline Venus, the dying Galata and many more.

The painting collection includes works by Giovanni Bellini, Caravaggio, Rubens, Titian.
From the Tabularium there is a splendid view over the Roman Forum.
A must see museum.

Archeological collections witnessing the taste and love of antiquities of Rome’s aristocratic families. The museum is housed in an aristocratic renaissance palace

 
Created within one of the most beautiful Renaissance villas, it hosts the collection of Etruscan works of art witnessing the complexity and skills of the Etruscan civilization flourishing in V century BC in the area north of Rome. 

The collection gets its name from the Barone Giovanni Barracco, a passionate of antiquities, who bequeathed it to the city of Rome in 1902.

Contains Egyptian, Assyrian, Greek, Etruscan and Roman sculpture, some dating from 1500 BC. Beneath the museum are remains of a Roman building and frescoes; however this area is currently closed due to repairs.

The museum is located in a wonderful palace located between Navona Square and piazza campo dei fiori. It is worth a visit to rest from the crowds while experiencing the spaces of this renaissance aristocratic palace deigned by Antonio da Sangallo il Giovane.

The villa was committed by Cardinal Scipione Borghese. He was the nephew of Pope Paul V.
When a family had a pope suddenly it required splendid palaces and outdoor villas.

The Borghese villa was the most incredible of the days surrounded by a huge park.

In the villa he held his private collection of works of fine art and antiquities. Its world-famous pieces include sculptures by Bernini and Canova;  paintings by Raphael, Caravaggio, Titian, Antonello da Messina, Botticelli, Correggio, Rubens and others.

Once Emperor Hadrian’s mausoleum, the structure was constantly used during the middle ages as a fortress and prison to become, in the renaissance period, the residence and fortress of the popes.

It is a place where the different epochs of Rome’s history are visible.

The ring corridor that leads to the papal apartment and the funerary chambers dates back to the imperial ages.

The pope’s apartments were decorated by the greatest artists of the renaissance with exquisite frescoes.
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The building became a museum in 1925 and contains a historical military museum, paintings, ceramics, sculptures and tapestries

Paintings by italian and foreign artists from the XV to the XVIII century, decorate the halls and rooms of the most luxurious roman aristocratic palace.

The Colonna family, who retrace its origins to the XI century is one of the oldest and most influential in town. Their palace perfectly reflects their past glories. The great hall is one of the most sumptuous of Europe

The villa of Agostino Chigi, one of the leading personality of the renaissance age and the banker of the popes .
Designed and frescoed by the greatest artists of the period: Raphael and his pupils, Peruzzi, Sebastiano del Piombo and Sodoma. Not to be missed !

The recently restored palace of the Barberini papal family house a  rich and fascinating art collection. On display are paintings of artists of the Italian school from the 14th to the 18th century, Caravaggio and Raphael amidst the others. Particularly worth of notice are also the staircases projected by Bernini and Borromini and the main hall frescoed by Pietro da Cortona.

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Palazzo Spada visit gives the opportunity of experiencing the lifestyle and taste of 17 century aristocrats. The palace was built by the greatest architects and the Spada cardinal collected  important paintings to embellish it. Works of art by Titian, Guido Reni, Guercino and other 17 century artists. The famous trompe d’oeil by Borromini is a main attraction of the art gallery. Beautiful.

The Torlonia was the most important family of the 19 century, therefore they purchased the large park and committed the luxurious villa with dependences, stables fountains etc. it is a very enjoyable visit.

The museum is organized in three villas: the 18th century Casino Nobile hosts the Museum of the Villa  and a collection of works from the roman school. The Museum of the Casina delle Civette focuses on stained glasses. The Casino dei Principi is the home of the Archives of the Roman School and hosts temporary exhibitions.

The Doria Pamphilj family become a papal family in 1644 with the election of the Pope Innocent X. aside from leaving their mark in Navona square, the palace where the pope nephew lived, located along the Corso road, became one of the most luxurious in town.

The palace of the Doria Pamphili family still hosts their rich painting collection with works by Titian, Caravaggio, Velasquez, Lippi and many others.

​The Piano Nobile gives a good understanding of noble palaces in the baroque times. Absolutely worth a visit.

A collection of memories of the Bonaparte Family donated to the city of Rome. The collection is aimed to document the close relationship between the Bonaparte’s and Rome. These ties were established by force of arms in 1808, after the French occupation of Rome. The city in 1811 was named "and imperial free city", destined to be ruled by Napoleon's son who was given, even before birth, the title of King of Rome.
 Later, after the fall of the Empire, almost all members of the Bonaparte family sought asylum to Pope Pius VII and settled in Rome: the mother Letizia Ramolino, the brothers Louis and Jerome and napoleon’s sister, Pauline.