The Museums of Rome

VATICAN MUSEUMS

Vatican Museums   Founded in the 16th century by Pope Julius II, after the acquisition of the statue of the Laocoon and enriched during the centuries by more acquisitions and structural enlargements, the Vatican Museums with over four million of visitors a year...

CAPITOLINE MUSEUMS

Capitoline Museums   On top of the famous Capitoline Hill are contained in three palazzi surrounding a central trapezoidal piazza in a plan conceived by Michelangelo in 1536. Palazzo Nuovo houses items from the Roman times among which are: the marble statue of...

BORGHESE GALLERY

Borghese Gallery   Built to be the summer residence of the omonimous family in the seventeenth century, was transformed by Cardinal Scipione Borghese, nephew of the Pope Paul the fifth, into his own private art collection. Houses the Madonna of the Palafrenieri...

PAMPHILJI GALLERY

Pamphilji Gallery   The Palazzo has grown over the centuries; it is likely the largest in Rome still in private ownership. The large collection of paintings, furniture and statuary has been assembled since the 16th century by the Doria, Pamphilj, Landi and...
CAPITOLINE MUSEUMS

CAPITOLINE MUSEUMS

Capitoline Museums   On top of the famous Capitoline Hill are contained in three palazzi surrounding a central...

BORGHESE GALLERY

BORGHESE GALLERY

Borghese Gallery   Built to be the summer residence of the omonimous family in the seventeenth century, was...

PAMPHILJI GALLERY

PAMPHILJI GALLERY

Pamphilji Gallery   The Palazzo has grown over the centuries; it is likely the largest in Rome still in private...

BARBERINI PALACE

BARBERINI PALACE

Barberini Palace   Purchased in 1625 by Maffeo Barberini, who had come to the papal throne as Urban VIII, the...

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VILLA FARNESINA

VILLA FARNESINA

Villa Farnesina   The villa was built for Agostino Chigi, a rich Sienese banker and the treasurer of Pope Julius...

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SPADA PALACE

SPADA PALACE

Spada Palace   The Palazzo Spada is a palace in Rome that houses a grand art collection, the Galleria Spada. The...

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VILLA GIULIA

VILLA GIULIA

Villa Giulia   Pope Julius III in 1550 assigned the initial design of the building to Jacopo Barozzi da Vignola...

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COLONNA GALLERY

COLONNA GALLERY

Colonna Gallery   The first documentary mention notes that the property hosted Cardinal Giovanni and Giacomo...

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CORSINI PALACE

CORSINI PALACE

Corsini Palace   The Palazzo Corsini is a prominent late-baroque palace in Rome, erected for the Corsini family...

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BRASCHI PALACE

BRASCHI PALACE

Braschi Palace   Palazzo Braschi is a large Neoclassical palace built by the papal nephew duca Luigi Braschi...

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