The World's First Museum
Neighborhood: Centro Storico
Nearest Train: Linea B Colosseo
Phone: +39 06 6710 2475
Fax: +39 6 678 5488
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The Capitoline Museums are housed in two palaces that face each other. The one on the left of Michelangelo's steps is the New Palace, which houses one of Europe's most important collections of sculpture. It was designed by Michelangelo and became the world's first public museum in 1734 by order of Pope Clement XII. The other palace, the Conservatori, houses important paintings such as Caravaggio's St John the Baptist and works by Titian, Veronese, Rubens and Tintoretto. A sculpture of an enormous foot that was once part of a statue of Emperor Constantine stands in the courtyard. One of the most famous pieces is unquestionably the She-Wolf, a bronze Etruscan sculpture from the 5th Century BCE to which the twins Romulus and Remus were added by Antonio del Pollaiolo during the Renaissance.
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Associated Events
Musei per tattiOct 29th, 2008 to Dec 31st, 2009
A nature trail is arranged for one and all on every Wednesday till the end of year 2008. One and all can participate in it, including the disabled ones, blind people and the elderlies—provisions will be made to provide them comfort. Come and discover the Capitoline Museum with the help of an experienced guide at the Musei per tutti.
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don't pass it up!
great place and huge. interesting mix of old Roman and Middle Ages. put aside time to really take ...
Reviewed by:A Yahoo! Contributor from on Oct 06 2006
Great Place to Overlook the Forum
As other reviewers have mentioned, the museum has some fantastic exhibits. Outside of the exhibits, ...
Reviewed by:Susan from on Apr 09 2006
The she-wolf
Don't miss the she-wolf, the head and hand parts of Constantine's statues in the yard (it ha...
Reviewed by:StanislavG from on Aug 02 2005
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