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MACRO

marsha — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:25:37 +0000

The Museum of Contemporary Art in Rome, was inaugarated in October 2002 and is found in Via Reggio Emilio in Rome. The museum has a second site located in the historical Roman district of Testaccio and was given the name Macro FUTURE. Both places boast collections from Italian artists of international recognition, from 1960’s to present day.

http://en.macro.roma.museum/

Ara Pacis

marsha — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 10:36:49 +0000

The Ara Pacis Augustae commonly shortened to Ara Pacis is an altar to Peace, envisioned as a Roman goddess. It was commissioned by the Roman Senate on 4 July 13 BC to honor the triumphal return from Hispania and Gaul of the Roman emperor Augustus, and was consecrated on 30 January 9 BC by the Senate to celebrate the peace established in the Empire after Augustus’s victories.The altar was meant to be a vision of the Roman civil religion. It sought to portray the peace and fertile prosperity enjoyed as a result of the Pax Augusta (Latin, “Augustan peace”) brought about by the military supremacy of the Roman empire, and a visual reminder of the Julio-Claudian dynasty that was bringing it about.

During the Eighties, the first systematic restoration work began on the Altar. It was dismantled and several of the iron pivots supporting the projecting parts of the reliefs were substituted; fractures in the mortar were repaired, the restoration work that had already taken place was consolidated, the non-original parts were recoloured, and, naturally, the dust and deposits that had collected over the years were removed. It was during this work that the head now recognised as belonging to Honour, which had been mistakenly inserted into the Aeneas panel, was removed.

The ticket office closes an hour in advance

Charges

Ordinary entrance tickets
Full price € 6,50
Reduced price € 4,50

During cultural events the price of tickets may vary.

For more ticketing info click the link below:

http://en.arapacis.it/informazioni_pratiche/biglietti_e_prenotazion i

The Synagogue of Rome

marsha — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 10:22:12 +0000

The Great Synagogue of Rome is the largest synagogue in Rome.

Apart from Jerusalem, which has been the holiest city in Judaism and the spiritual centre of the Jewish people since tenth century BC, Rome is the sity of hte next longest continuous Jewish habitation in the world.

Designed by Vincenzo Costa and Osvaldo Armanni, the synagogue was built from 1901 to 1904 on the banks of the Tiber, overlooking the former ghetto. The eclectic style of the building makes it stand out even in a city known for notable buildings and structures^.This attention-grabbing design was a deliberate choice made by the community at the time who wanted the building to be a visible celebration of their freedom and to be seen from many vantage points in the city. The aluminium dome is the only squared dome in the city and makes the building easily identifiable even from a distance. Commemorative plates honour the local Jewish victims of Nazi Germany and of a Palestine Liberation attack in 1982.

The synagogue celebrated its centenary in 2004. In addition to serving as a house of worship, it is also serves a cultural and organizational centre for la Comunità Ebraica di Roma (the Jewish community of Rome). It houses not only the offices of the Chief Rabbi of Rome as well as the Jewish Museum of Rome.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synagogue_of_Rome

Palazzo della Consulta

admin — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 11:41:52 +0000

The palace was built to a design by Ferdinando Fuga in 1732, after the demolition of an older building which housed the Ecclesiastical Court of the Consulta. During the Napoleonic era the building was used as the seat of the Prefecture of Rome and was later seat of the triumvirate government of Mazzini, Armellini and Saffi. Residence of Umberto and Margherita di Savoia, the heirs to the throne, after 1874 the palace housed various ministries. Since 1955 it has been the seat of the Constitutional Court.

Piazza del Quirinale 41 - phone 06 46 981
Internet: www.cortecostituzionale.it
Hours: The palazzo is opened to the public only on special occasions. Court hearings are public and can be attended on written request.

Palazzo Madama

admin — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 11:41:04 +0000

The first palace dates back to the XV century but it was Giovanni de’ Medici, the future Pope Leo X, who transformed it into a rich residence. In the XVIII century it was the seat of various papal offices and since 1871 it became the seat of the Italian Senate. The Senate chamber was built in the courtyard of the old papal post office. Extensive art collections and a valuable library still belong to the palace.

Piazza Madama 11 - phone 06 67 061
Internet: www.senato.it
Hours: 1st Saturday of each month 10 - 18 (guided visits in Italian). Scools, groups and associations please apply to 06 67 06 24 30.
Admission free.

Palazzo Chigi

admin — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 11:40:11 +0000

Once property of the Aldobrandini family, the palace was bought in 1659 by the Chigi family who enlarged it and made it one the most luxurious noble houses in Rome. Some of its rooms are still decorated with furniture, mirrors and paintings from the Chigis’ collection. In 1917 the palace was sold to the Italian State and in 1961 it became the seat of the Prime Minister.

Piazza Colonna 370 - phone 06 67 791
Internet: www.governo.it
Admission: only schools and associations on written request
phone 06 67 79 31 11 - fax 06 67 89 952

Palazzo Montecitorio

admin — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 11:39:11 +0000

In 1653 G.L. Bernini was charged with designing the palace by Pope Innocent X; it was later chosen as headquarters of the pontifical courts and in 1870 became the seat of the Chamber of Deputies. At the beginning of the twentieth century it was decided to build a new section at the back of the seventeenth-century palazzo to accommodate the new assembly hall. Several works of antique and contemporary art decorate the palace.

Piazza Montecitorio - phone 06 67 601
E-mail: sic_visite@camera.it
Internet: www.camera.it
Hours: 1st Sunday of each month 10-18. Schools and groups also on workdays on written request - fax 06 67 60 99 50.
Admission free.

Palazzo del Quirinale

admin — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 11:37:47 +0000

Since 1948 it has housed the offices and residence of the President of the Italian Republic. It used to be residence of noble families and summer residence of the Popes. Since 1871 it became residence of the King of Italy. The Savoys decorated the palace with expensive tapestries, antique paintings and other furnishings from a variety of royal residences in Piedmont.

Piazza del Quirinale - phone 06 46 991 - fax 06 46 99 31 25
Internet: www.quirinale.it
E-mail: presidenza.repubblica@quirinale.it
Hours: Only Sundays 8.30-12. Closed in July and August and on most important holidays.
On June 2nd, Italian Republic Day, the gardens are open to the public.
Admission Euro 5,00

Termini Station

marsha — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:07:01 +0000

This is literally the heart of Rome’s transportation system. Termini is the major train station in Rome with both local and international trains. Outside the station itself, in Piazza Cinqecento you will find the majority of buses necessary for tourists to get to the numerous attractions around Rome. The two underground lines, Metro A and Metro B both converge at Termini allowing for an easy change in direction. The station itself has undergone extensive renovation and remodelling, culminating in the distinctive architecture of the building and numerous shops and restaurants located inside. Tickets for both trains and buses can be bought at the station itself.

St. Patricks in Rome

marsha — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:30:52 +0000

St. Patrick’s in Rome is an Irish National Catholic Church found in the centre of the city. This church is the home base of the Irish Augustinians here in Rome and also the vibrant Irish community which lives in the Eternal City. It is a welcoming place for both expatriates and vistors alike and the church holds mass in both English and Italian at different times during the day. Fleeing persecution in Ireland during the 1600’s, priests of the Augustinian sect were forced to come to Europe to train priests. They then took up residence in their present location in the Villa Ludovisi area in 1892. The church holds numerous weddings throughout the year for Irish couples wanting to marry in the Eternal City.

http://www.stpatricksrome.com/services.asp

Palazzo Barberini

marsha — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 13:53:49 +0000

Palazzo Barberini or the National Gallery of Ancient Art is another art museum worth seeing as it contains half of the National Gallery of Art. The other half is contained in Palazzo Corsini on the other side of the Tiber river. What distinguishes this gallery from the many others in Rome, is that the majority of the art work and pieces, have come from the private collections of Rome’s great families. The impressive collection of art, spans works from the 12th century right through to the 18th. Famous paintings on display include, Raphael’s portrait of La Fornarina and those by Carvaggio, Canaletto and Titian. The palazzo itself was designed for Pope Urban VIII, a member of the Barberini family and the crown jewel of the building itself is said to be the magnificent frescoed ceiling by Pietro da Cortona with the visual panegyric of the Allegory of Divine Providence and Barberini Power to glorify the papal Barberini family. There is a beautiful garden known as a ‘giardino segreto’ because it is hidden from view from the outside of the building.

Opening time: Tuesday to Sunday, from 8.30 a.m. to 7.30 p.m

Closed: Monday; December 25th, January 1st

Ticket office closes 30 minutes before Gallery’s closing

http://www.galleriaborghese.it/barberini/en/einfo.htm

Palazzo delle Esposizioni

marsha — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:54:19 +0000

Palazzo delle Esposizioni as the name suggests is an exhibition hall but yet so much more. Providing the city of Rome with the largest exhibition space -10,000 square meters, it hosts temporary art exhibitions from a wide variety of artists and artistic genres. The building itself is found on the famous shop-lined Via Nazionale, and is renowned for its distint neo-classical facade. The exhibition hall also features a theatre, lecture hall, cafe, book and gift shop, and restaurant with a bar.

Opening hours Tuesday - Thursday and Sunday 10am - 8pm; Friday and Saturday 10am - 10:30pm; Monday CLOSED.

http://english.palazzoesposizioni.it/

Opera Theatre

marsha — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 11:50:45 +0000

Although Rome is not a city associated with famous operas and opera houses like Milan or Venice, there is a flourishing and critically-acclaimed movement taking place within the city. The best place to see this taking place is in the revered Teatro dell’Opera formally called Teatro Costanzi. The theatre, originally opened in November 1880, has held major works, including those never performed up until that time in Rome or even Italy, including La faniculla del West, Turandort and Il trittico by Giacomo Puccini; Parsifal by Richard Wagner, Francesca da Rimini by Riccardo Zandonai. The opera house itself, has undergone many restorations and modernizations, the final being in 1958, which saw the architect Marcello Piacentini radically altering the existing architectural style and designing the present facade, entrance and foyer. The stucco work was completely restored, the great proscenium arch strengthened, and a parquet floor of solid oak blocks laid to replace the previous one. The opera theatre does not only hold operas but also numerous ballets are put on throughout the year. Dress for the opera is expected to be smart but can be less formal than tuxedos and evening gowns if you prefer. Please be aware that although tickets are bought individually the majority of the seating is in boxes, and it is the norm that you end up sharing boxes with strangers. A night at the Roman opera house makes for an enriching and entertaining night out.

To find out the productions for the 2009 season click the following link:

http://en.operaroma.it/stagione/cartellone_2009/(mese)/4

Christian Catacombs

admin — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 15:07:59 +0000

Places of burial and worship of the early Christians. Their most ancient nuclei date from the 2nd century and were created along the edges of the consular roads outside of the city walls. At present the upkeep and management of all Roman Christians catacombs are under the care of the Pontificia Commissione di Archeologia Sacra
Via Napoleone III 1 - tel 06 44 65 610 - fax 06 44 67 625
E-mail: pcomm.arch@arcsacra.va.
Internet: www.vatican.va/roman curia

San Sebastiano’s Catacombs
Via Appia Antica 136 - phone 06 78 50 350 - fax 06 78 43 745
Hours: 8.30 - 12/14.30 - 17, summer 17.30, closed Sundays and from Nov 15th to Dec 15th. Admission Euro 6,00

San Callisto’s Catacombs
Via Appia Antica 110 - phone 06 51 30 15 80 - fax 06 51 30 15 67
Internet: www.catacombe.roma.it
Hours: 8.30 - 12/14.30 - 17, summer 17.30, closed Wednesdays and in February.
Admission Euro 5,00

Priscilla’s Catacombs
Via Salaria 430 - phone 06 86 20 62 72 - fax 06 86 39 81 34
Internet: www.catacombedipriscilla.com
Hours: 8.30 - 12/14.30 - 17, closed Mondays and in January.
Admission Euro 5,00

Domitilla’s Catacombs
Via delle Sette Chiese 282 - phone 06 51 10 342 - fax 06 51 35 461
Internet: www.catacombe.domitilla.it
Hours: 8.30 - 12/14.30 - 17, summer 17.30; closed Tuesdays and in January.
Admission Euro 5,00

Sant’Agnese’s Catacombs
Via Nomentana 349 - phone / fax 06 86 10 840
Internet: www.santagnese.org
Hours: 9 - 12/16 - 18, closed Mon afternoons and Sun and holiday mornings.
Admission Euro 5,00

Archaeological Areas

admin — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 15:06:51 +0000

Colosseum (Amphitheater of Flavius)
In the amphitheater, the most important monument of ancient Rome, bloody battles between gladiators and against ferocious animals were once held. Divided into four levels of seats, it could hold at least fifty thousand spectators.

Piazza del Colosseo
Information and reservations: phone 06 39 96 77 00
On-line booking: www.pierreci.it or at the Visitor Centre of the APT - Via Parigi, 5. Booking is compulsory for groups of over 14 people. The reservation includes free audioguides.
Hours: 9 - 1h before sunset.
Admission €11,00 - reduced € 6,50.+ € 2,00 for exhibitions(ticket valid also for the Palatine and Roman Forum).
Roman Forum
The Roman Forum was the political, economic, and religious centre of ancient Rome, the site of temples, tribunals and other buildings used for public and private business.

Via dei Fori Imperiali
Information and booking of guided visits phone 06 39 96 77 00
Hours: 9 - 1h before sunset. Admission: € 11,00 – reduced € 6,50. Two days ticket also including the entrance to Colosseum and Palatine.

Reopening of Oratorio dei Quaranta Martiri and of Tempio di Romolo: guided visits every day from 10am to 1.30pm - € 4,50.

Palatine
A walk of incomparable beauty along the most ancient memories of Rome: the Domus Augustana, residence of the emperors, and other private houses.

Via di S. Gregorio, 30 or Piazza S. Maria Nova 53 (Foro Romano) - phone 06 39 96 77 00
On-line booking: www.pierreci.it or at the Visitor Centre of the APT - Via Parigi, 5. Booking is compulsory for groups of over 14 people. The reservation includes free audioguides.
Hours: 9 - 1h before sunset.
Admission: € 11,00 - reduced € 6,50 (ticket valid also for the Colosseum and Roman Forum).

Reopening of Augustus’s house on the Palatine Hill after years of restauration. Free entrance.

Roman Houses on the Celio Hill and Antiquarium
The Roman Houses on the Celio Hill contain more than 20 frescoed underground rooms dated between the 2nd and the 4th Century A.C. According to tradition, St. John and St. Paul were martyred there in 362 A.C.

Clivio di Scauro - phone/fax 06 70 45 45 44
E-mail: prenotazioni@spazioliberocoop.it
Internet: www.caseromane.it
Hours: winter 10-13/15-18, summer 10-13; Tue and Wed closed.Only guided visits by prior arrangements. Thu and Wed closed.
Admission Euro 6,00.

Markets of Trajan and Trajan’s Forum
The markets, with their tabernae and bargaining rooms, are the ingenious building complex expecially designed to support the ground of the Quirinal Hill, dug out for the construction of the Imperial Forums, where the centre of public life had shifted.

Via IV Novembre 94 - phone 06 67 90 048 - www.mercatiditraiano.it
Information and reservations: phone/fax 06 69 78 05 32
Hours: winter 9 - 16.30, summer 9 - 18.30, Mon closed. Euro 6,50.
Domus Aurea
Magnificent ruins of the Domus (Golden House) built for Nerone after the fire of 64 A.D. The villa extended for a square mile between the slopes of the Caelian and Palatin hills.

Via della Domus Aurea - Giardini di Colle Oppio
Hours: 10.00am-4.00pm from Tuesday through Friday.

Reservation compulsory: phone 06 39 96 77 00
On-line booking: www.pierreci.it

Pantheon (Church of Santa Maria ad Martyres)
One of the most magnificent Roman buildings, which has survived almost intact up to the present day. Dedicated in 609 to St. Mary ad Martyres, it holds the tombs of the painter Raphael and of the Kings of Italy.

Piazza della Rotonda - phone 06 68 30 02 30
Hours: 8.30 - 19.30, Sun 9-18, holidays 9 - 13.
Admission free. Masses Sat 17; Sun 10.30.

Baths of Caracalla
One of the most beautiful and luxurious Baths’ complexes in Rome. Equipped with sophisticated plumbing systems, they could hold up to 1,600 persons.

Via delle Terme di Caracalla 52
Information and reservations: phone 06 39 96 77 00
On-line booking: www.pierreci.it
Hours: 9 - 1h before sunset, Mon 9 - 14.
Admission: Appia Antica Card Euro 6,00 - Archeologia Card Euro 20,00.

Mamertine Prison
Ancient State prison. A legend tells that St. Peter was imprisoned there. Once a venerated place, it was dedicated in 1726 to St. Peter in Chains.

Clivio Argentario 1 - phone 06 67 92 902 - fax 06 67 93 533
Hours: winter 9 -17, summer 9 -18.30.
Admission: offering.

Ara Pacis Augustae
A monumental altar erected in 13-19 B.C to celebrate the peace established by Augustus in the entire Roman Empire.

Lungotevere in Augusta - phone 06 82059127 - www.arapacis.it. Hours: Tue-Sun 9.00 a.m. - 7.00 p.m. Mon. closed. December 25th, January 1st, May 1st closed. December 24th and 31st open from 9.00 a.m. - 2p.m. Guided visits on request. Admission: Euro 6,50. Reduced fee Euro 3.00.

Auditorium di Mecenate
Belonging to the Villa of Mecenate complex, the apsed room is partly undergrounded and was probably used as a triclinium for summer banquests.

Largo Leopardi 2.
Hours: 9 - 13.30. Mon closed. Advance booking necessary ph./fax 06 67103819.
Admission Euro 2,60.

Circus of Maxentius, Mausoleum of Romulus and Imperial Residences
Built by Maxentius in honour of his son Romulus, who died young and was buried in the nearby mausoleum.

Via Appia Antica 153 - phone 06 78 01 324
Hours: 9.00 - 13.00, Mon closed.
Admission Euro 2,60.

Tomb of Cecilia Metella
Famous funeral monument, dating from the last decades of the ancient Roman Republic.

Via Appia Antica 161 - phone 06 39 96 77 00
Hours: 9 - 1h before sunset, Mon closed.
Admission: Appia Antica Card Euro 6,00 - Archeologia Card Euro 20,00.

Villa of the Quintili
Magnificent, picturesque ruins of the villa whose main nucleus dates from the time of Hadrian.

Via Appia Nuova 1092
Guided visits booking: phone 06 39 96 77 00
Hours: 9 - 1h before sunset, Mon closed.
Admission: Appia Antica Card Euro 6,00 - Archeologia Card Euro 20,00

Park of the Tombs of Via Latina
In a protected area of the Roman countryside and not far from the city, are a number of funeral monuments of great interest.

Via dell’Arco di Travertino 151 - phone 06 78 09 255
Visits to the tumbs only on request: phone 06 70 04 261 - fax 06 70 08 416
Hours: 9-1h before sunset.

Ancient Ostia Escavations
Impressive remains of the Roman settlement which used to be the military garrison for the defense of the river entrance as well as shipyard, gathering place for the Roman fleet, and provisioning centre.

Ostia Antica, Viale dei Romagnoli 717 - phone 06 56 35 80 99 - fax 06 56 51 500
E-mail: ostia@arti.beniculturali.it
Internet: www.itnw.roma.it/ostia/scavi
Hours: winter 8.30 - 16, summer 9 - 18, Mon closed.
Admission Euro 6,50.

Note: The Archaeological Area of the Harbour of Trajan, in Via Portuense, and the Church of St. Ercolano, at the Cemetery of Ancient Ostia, can be visited on request to be addressed to the Soprintendenza Archeologica di Ostia - phone 06 56 35 80 99 / 06 65 29 192.

Castle of Jules II
One of the first examples of modern military architecture; it was built in 1483 by Jules II, a cardinal at the time.

Piazza della Rocca, Borgo Medievale di Ostia Antica - phone 06 56 35 80 24
For reservations: phone 06 56 35 80 86
Hours: 9 - 12.45, Tue and Thu also 15.00 - 17.00, Mon closed.
Free admission with guided tour.

Necropolis of Porto
Over one hundred brickwork tombs with cippi, sculptures and terracotta pieces.

Fiumicino, Isola Sacra - Via di Monte Spinoncia 52 - phone 06 65 83 888
Guided visits by appointment: phone 06 56 35 80 03
Hours: 9 - 1h before sunset, Mon closed.
Admission free.

Arch of Malborghetto
An archaeological area that includes the remains of a monumental arch from Roman times and a small museum.

Via di Malborghetto 1 - Via Flaminia Km. 19,400 - phone/fax 06 33 62 55 95
Guided tours by appointment.
Hours: 9 - 14, Sat 16 - 19, Sun 9 - 19, Tue closed.
Admission free.

Archaeological Area of Veio
Ruins of the important Etruscan city that was Rome’s enemy before it became a Roman colony.

Località Isola Farnese, Via Riserva Campetti - phone 06 30 89 01 16/06 32 26 571
Hours: 8 - 14; Thu and Sat 8 - 16, Mon closed.
Admission Euro 2,00

Vittoriano - Monument to King Victor Emmanuel II
The monument inaugurated in 1911 and devoted to the King Victor Emmanuel II contains since 1921 the tomb of the Unknown Soldier and it is now completely open to the public.

Piazza Venezia - phone 06 69 91 718
Hours: winter 9.30 - 16.30, summer 9.30 - 17.30.
Admission free.

Basements of San Giovanni - Addolorata Hospital
Charming archaeological itineraries (2/4 hours) along the basements and the monumental courtyards of the hospital. It is possible to see: the “Villa degli Anni”, the “Villa of Domitia Lucilla” and the “Villa of Licinio Sura”.

Azienda Ospedaliera “Complesso Ospedaliero San Giovanni-Addolorata ”
Ufficio Patrimonio Immobiliare- Via dell’Amba Aradam 9
phone 06 77 05 30 11 - fax 06 77 05 34 95
E-mail: fpontoriero@sangiovanni.roma.it
Visits on request.
Admission: free offering

Military Museums

admin — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 15:03:50 +0000

Museo Sacrario delle Bandiere delle Forze Armate
Monumento a Vittorio Emanuele II
Entrance on Via dei Fori Imperiali - phone 06 47 35 50 02
Hours: Tue-Sun 9.30 - 15, Mon and holidays closed.
Admission free.

Museo Garibaldino e Museo Divisione Italiana Partigiana Garibaldi
Largo di Porta San Pancrazio 9
Temporarily closed for restoration.

Museo Storico dell’Arma dei Carabinieri
Piazza Risorgimento 46 - phone/fax 06 68 96 696
Hours: Tue-Sun 8.30 - 12.30, Mon closed.
Admission free.

Museo Storico dei Bersaglieri
Porta Pia - phone/fax 06 48 67 23
Visits on request.

Museo Storico della Fanteria
Piazza S. Croce in Gerusalemme 9 - phone/fax 06 70 27 971
Hours: Mon-Thu 9 - 13, Fri 9 - 12, Sat Sun and holidays only on request.
Admission free.

Museo Storico dei Granatieri di Sardegna
Piazza S. Croce in Gerusalemme 7 - phone/fax 06 70 28 287
Hours: Mon-Fri 9 - 16, Sat Sun and holidays only on request
Admission free.

Museo Storico della Guardia di Finanza
Piazza Armellini 20 - phone 06 44 23 88 41 - fax 06 44 04 205
E-mail: museostoricogdf@tin.it
Internet: www.gdf.it/museostorico
Hours: Mon-Fri 9 - 13; Sat Sun and holidays closed
Admission free

Istituto Storico e di Cultura dell’Arma del Genio
Museo Storico dell’Arma del Genio
Museo Sorico di Architettura Militare

Lungotevere della Vittoria 31 - phone/fax 06 37 25 446
Hours: Mon-Frid 8.30-12.30, Sat Sun and holidays closed.
Admission free.

Museo Storico della Motorizzazione Militare
Viale dell’Esercito 170 - phone/fax 06 50 11 885
E-mail: museotramat@tiscali.it
Hours: Sat. and Sun.9 - 12, Mon-Frid by appointment. August closed.
Admission free.

Science Museums

admin — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 15:02:28 +0000

Astronomy Museum and Planetarium

Piazza G. Agnelli, 10

Hours: Tue-Fry 9.00-14.00; Sat. and Sun. 9.00-19.00; Mon. closed.

Information and shows reservation ph. 0682077304

Admission: Euro 6,20;

Special Museum Pass: Astronomy Museum, Planetarium and Museum of Roman Civilization Euro 8,30

Civic Zoology Museum
Newly rearranged following modern criteria, it offers an important animal and insect collection, including extinct species, and shells.

Via Ulisse Aldrovandi 18 - phone 06 67 10 92 70 - fax 06 32 65 01 86
E-mail: info.museo.zoologia@come.roma.it
Internet: www.comune.roma.it/museozoologia/
Hours: 9 - 17, Mon closed.
Admission Euro 4,50
Guided visits by appointment: 06 32 60 92 00

Mathematics Museum
The project is carried out jointly by the University and the City of Rome with the aim of bringing the school and the public closer to the culture of mathematics.

Dipartimento di Matematica.
Università La Sapienza, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5 - phone 06 58 33 10 22
Internet: www.comune.roma.it/museomatematica/
Hours: 9- 18. Sat and Sun closed.
Advance booking necessary. Admission free with guided tour.

Historic Postal and Telecommunications Museum
Equipments related to the histry of telecommunications. Particularly interesting are the sections dedicated to Guglielmo Marconi and Antonio Meucci.

Viale Europa 190 - phone 06 54 44 20 92 - fax 06 54 22 16 73
E-mail: museostorico@comunicazione.it
Hours: 9 - 13, Sat Sun and holidays closed.
Admission free. Free guided tours for schools on request.

National Historic Museum of the Medical Arts
Curios of the medical arts from the Roman age up to the present day, ex-votos, surgical instruments.

Lungotevere in Sassia 3 - phone 06 68 93 051 - fax 06 68 33 485
Internet: http://utenti.quipo.it/asas
E-mail: asas@quipo.it
Hours: Mon, Wed, Fri 10 - 12, August closed.
Admission Euro 3,00 Guided visits by appointment

Botanical Gardens
One of the most important Italian botanical gardens for extension and number of species. Important orchid, fern, and cactus greenhouses. Special itinerary for the blind.

Largo Cristina di Svezia 24 (Villa Corsini) - phone 06 49 91 71 07 - fax 06 49 91 71 08
Hours: winter 9.30 - 17.30, summer 9.30 - 18.30; Sun, Mon and holidays and
August closed. Admission Euro 3,00.

Università la Sapienza
Internet: www.uniroma1.it (section “musei”)

Erbario
Dipartimento di Biologia Vegetale - phone 06 49 91 24 10 - fax 06 49 91 24 09
E-mail: erbarioro@uniroma1.it
Museo delle Antichità Etrusche e Italiche
Dipartimento di Scienze Storiche, Archeologiche e Antropologiche dell’Antichità -
phone/fax 06 49 91 33 15
Museo dell’Arte Classica
Dipartimento di Scienze Storiche, Archeologiche e Antropologiche dell’Antichità -
phone 06 49 91 39 60 - fax 06 49 91 39 55
Museo delle Origini
Dipartimento di Scienze Storiche, Archeologiche e Antropologiche dell’Antichità -
phone 06 49 91 39 24 - 06 49 91 36 53
Museo del Vicino Oriente
Dipartimento di Scienze Storiche, Archeologiche e Antropologiche dell’Antichità -
phone/fax 06 44 66 611
Museo di Anatomia Patologica
Dipartimento Medicina Sperimentale e Patologica - phone/fax 06 44 61 484
Museo di Anatomia Comparata
Dipartimento di Biologia Animale e dell’Uomo - phone 06 49 91 80 07 -
fax 06 44 67 516
Museo di Antropologia “G. Sergi”
Dipartimento di Biologia Animale e dell’Uomo - phone 06 49 91 22 22 - fax 06 49 91 22 73
Museo di Arte e Giacimenti Minerari
Dipartimento di Ingegneria Chimica - phone 06 44 58 58 25 - fax 06 49 91 98 73
Museo di Chimica
Dipartimento di Chimica - phone 06 49 91 31 67 - fax 06 49 91 31 67
Museo di Fisica
Dipartimento di Fisica - phone 06 49 91 43 34 - fax 06 49 57 697
Museo di Geologia
Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra - phone 06 49 91 48 25 - fax 06 44 63 068
Museo di Idraulica
Facoltà di Ingegneria - phone 06 44 58 50 84 fax 06 44 58 50 91
Museo di Merceologia
Dipartimento di Merceologia - phone 06 49 76 65 28 - fax 06 44 52 251
Museo di Mineralogia
Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra - phone 06 49 91 48 87 - fax 06 44 54 729
Museo di Paleontologia
Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra - phone 06 49 91 43 15 - fax 06 44 54 729
Museo di Storia della Medicina
Istituto di Storia della Medicina - phone 06 49 91 44 45 - fax 06 44 51721
Museo di Zoologia
Dipartimento di Biologia Animale e dell’Uomo - phone 06 49 91 47 42 -
fax 06 49 58 259
Museo Laboratorio di Arte Contemporanea
Rettorato - phone 06 49 91 06 53 - fax 06 49 91 03 65
E-mail: muslab@uniroma1.it

Università di Tor Vergata
Sito internet: www.mifav.uniroma2.it
Museo dell’Immagine Fotografica e delle Arti Visuali - phone 06 72 59 45 24

Other Museums

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Central State Archives
Records of public Institutions, private archives of leading personalities, photographic and audiovisual archives.
Piazzale degli Archivi 27 - phone 06 54 54 85 68 - fax 06 54 13 620
E-mail: acs@archivi.beniculturali.it
Internet: http://archivi.beniculturi.it/ACS/index.html
Hours: 9 - 19, Sat 9 - 13; Sundays and holidays closed.
Admission free.

Emilio Greco Archives
Study center for the general catalogue of the renowned artist, whose sculptures and prints are on display.
Piazza San Salvatore in Lauro 15 - phone/fax 06 68 80 85 70
E-mail: archivie.greco@flashnet.it
Hours: Mon-Fri 10 - 14.
Admission free.

Burcardo Library and Theatre Collection
Theatrical costumes, texts, scene and stage sketches. Famous library with over 40,000 volumes.
Via del Sudario 44 - phone 06 68 19 471 - fax 06 81 94 727
E-mail: biblioteca.burcardo@siae.it
Internet: www.burcardo.siae.it
Guided visits on request
Hours: 9 - 13.30, Sat and holidays closed.
Admission Euro 2,00.

Goethe’s House
Original drawings, watercolors, diaries and letters.
Via del Corso 18 - phone 06 32 65 04 12 - fax 06 32 65 04 49
E-mail: info@casadigoethe.it
Internet: www.casadigoethe.it
Guided visits on request
Hours: 10 - 18, Mon closed.
Admission Euro 4,00

Pirandello’s House
Books, furnishings and personal belongings of the great Sicilian writer.
Istituto di Studi Pirandelliani, Via A. Bosio 13B/15 - phone/fax 06 44 29 18 53
Internet: www.studiodiluigipirandello.it
E-mail: studipirandelliani@libero.it
Hours: Tue, Wed,Thur and Fri 9.30 - 13. Advance booking recommended.
Admission free.

Giorgio De Chirico House-Museum
In the house where De Chirico lived from 1948 on, paintings, terracotta articles, casts and the artist’s tools are on display.
Piazza di Spagna 31 - phone/fax 06 67 96 546
Internet: www.fondazionedechirico.it
Hours: by appointment Tue-Sat 10 - 13, Sun and Mon closed. Open the 1st Sunday of every month. Closed in August.
Admission Euro 5,00

Crypt of the Capuchin Friars
The cemetery consists of five chapels, whose walls are completely decorated with skeletal remains of 4.000 thousand capuchin friars who died between 1528 and 1870.
Chiesa di S. Maria della Concezione - Via Vittorio Veneto 27
Internet: www.cappuccinviaveneto.it
Hours: 9.00-12.00; 15.00-18.00; Thursdays closed.

Explora, the Children’s Museum of Rome
Explora is the first museum of Rome especially aimed at children who are allowed to touch and play with everything on display.
Via Flaminia 82/86 - phone 06 36 13 776 - fax 06 36 08 68 03
E-mail: info@mdbr.it
Internet: www.mdbr.it
Advance booking necessary.
Hours: : Tue - Fri 9.30 - 18.45, Sat, Sun and holidays 10 - 18.45
Admission: children Euro 7,00, adults Euro 6,00.

Fosse Ardeatine
A funerary memorial to the 335 victims of a Nazi massacre.
Via Ardeatina, 174 - phone 06 5136742
Guided visits by appointment: tel/fax 06 6783114
Hours: : 8.15 - 16.45 (closed on Jan. 1st, Easter Day, May 1st, Aug. 15th and Dec. 25th)
Admission: free

Keats-Shelley Memorial House
Autograph documents and memoirs concerning the English Romantic poets Keats, Shelley and Byron.
Piazza di Spagna 26 - phone 06 67 84 235 - fax 06 67 84 167
E-mail: info@keats-shelley-house.org
Internet: www.keats-shelley-house.org
Hours: Mon-Fri 9 - 13/15 - 18, Sat 11 - 14/15 - 18, Sun closed.
Admission Euro 3,00.

Permanent Exhibit of Period Carriages
140 period carriages from the Apolloni collection together with stagecoaches, mail-coaches, and harnesses.
Via Andrea Millevoi 693 - phone/fax 06 51 95 81 12
Internet: www.lecarrozzedepoca.com
Hours: Tue-Fri 10 - 13/15 - 19, Sat and Sun and holidays 9.30 - 13.30/15.30 - 19.30,
Mon closed.
Admission Euro 5,50.

Boncompagni Ludovisi Museum of Decorative Arts
The lovely house features an exhibition of high fashion from the 1950’s to 90’s and collections of art objects by important 20th-century artists.
Via Boncompagni 18 - phone 06 42 82 40 74
Internet: www.gnam.arti.beniculturali.it
Hours: Tue-Sun 9 - 19, Mon closed.
Admission free.

Canova-Tadolini Museum
A studio of great masters, including Canova, with archives of great historic-artistic importance.
Via del Babuino 150/a - phone 06 32 11 07 02
Hours: 8.30 - 20.30, Sun and holidays closed. Advance booking recommended.
Admission free

Wax Museum
Around 250 wax statues of famous personalities, many of whom are presented in faithfully reconstructed settings.
Piazza S.S. Apostoli 67 - phone/fax 06 67 96 482
www.museodellecereroma.com
info@museodellecereroma.com
Hours: 9.00 - 20.00. Admission Euro 5,00.

Criminology Museum
The collections illustrate the history of crime and criminology with sections devoted to torture, capital punishment, criminal anthropology and the history of modern prisons.
Via del Gonfalone 29 - phone 06 68 30 02 34 - fax 06 68 21 53 47
E-mail: museo.criminologico@giustizia.it
Internet: www.museocriminologico.it
Hours: Tue-Sat 9 - 13, Tue and Thu also 14.30 - 18.30, Mon and holidays closed.
Admission Euro 2,00.

Umberto Mastroianni Donation Museum
The museum contains sculptures by the recently deceased artist.
Piazza San Salvatore in Lauro 15 - phone 06 68 65 493/06 68 78 737
E-mail: redazione@ilcigno.org
Hours: Mon-Fri 10 - 13, Sat and Sun closed.
Admission free.

Hendrik Christian Andersen Museum
The house, designed in 1925 by the artist himself, holds sculptures, paintings and drawings.
Via Pasquale Stanislao Mancini 20 - phone 06 32 19 089
Internet: www.gnam.arti.beniculturali.it
Hours: 9 - 19, Mon closed.
Admission free

“José Pantieri” Museum of Film and Entertainment
Curios of international filmmaking: cameras, projectors and posters. An important collection of Italian and European silent films.
Via Portuense 101 - phone/fax 06 37 00 266
E-mail: mics@email.it
Hours: guided tours only by appointment.

Museum of the Central Institute for Book Pathology
Book manufacturing and restoration techniques.
Via Milano, 76 - phone 06 482911
Hours: only by appointment. Sat. and Sun. closed.
Admission: free
Teaching programme for schools.

Dario Argento’s Horror Museum
Reproduction of scenes and special effects from horror and fantasy films.
Via dei Gracchi 260 - phone/fax 06 32 11 395
Internet: www.profondorossostore.com
Hours: 11- 13/16 - 19, Sun closed.
Admission Euro 3,00.

Torquato Tasso Museum
Housed in the convent where the poet died, it contains ancient editions of his works and other memoirs.
Piazza Sant’Onofrio 2 - phone 06 68 28 121- fax 06 68 80 22 98
Only groups by appointment. Admission free.

Mario Praz Museum
At Palazzo Primoli, in what was once the house of the famous scholar, a collection of over 1,200 objects: furniture, paintings, sculptures and more.
Via Zanardelli 1 - phone 06 68 61 089
Internet: www.gnam.arti.beniculturali.it
Hours: Tue-Sun 9am-7pm, Mon closed. Entrance every hour.
Advance booking recommended. Admission free.

National Pasta Museum
Utensils and objects documenting the history of pasta, from the Etruscans up to the present days.
Piazza Scanderbeg 117 - phone 06 69 91 119 - fax 06 69 91 109
E-mail: pastainmuseum@pastainmuseum.it
Internet: www.pastainmuseum.com
Hours: 9,30 - 17.30.
Admission Euro 10,00 Special prices for families.

Museum of Police Cars
An exhibition of Italian Police cars along the last decades.
Fiera di Roma, via dell’Arcadia 20 - tel. 06 51 41 861.
Internet: www.museoautopolizia.it
Hours: thu - fri 9.30/18.30, Sat 9.30/19.30, Mon and holidays closed. Admission Euro 3,00.

Museum of the International Typological Manger Scene
An exhibition of manger scene and figurines of historic value: more than three thousand pieces show the interpretation and setting of the Nativity scene in Italy and all over the world.
Via Tor de’ Conti 31/a - phone 06 67 96 146 - fax 06 97 89 602
Internet: www.presepio.it
Hours: September through June, Wed and Sat 17 - 20; from December 24 through January 6, weekdays 16 - 20, Sundays and holidays 10.00 - 13.00/16.00 - 20.00.
Admission free. Only by appointment.

Museum of the Fire Brigade
The museum shows the history of Rome’s fire-fighting service, starting from the age of Emperor Augustus till nowadays. Pictures, videos, experiments with special optical and sound effects.
Via Marmorata 15 - phone 06 57 46 808 - fax 06 57 81 495
e-mail: museoromavf@vfdcf.it
Monday through Saturday: 9 - 19
Admission free

Museum of the souls in Purgatory
Traces of fire left by the souls in Purgatory on cloths, wood tablets and breviaries.
Chiesa del Sacro Cuore di Gesù in Prati - Lungotevere Prati 12 - phone 06 68 80 65 17
Hours: 7 - 11/16.30 - 19, Sun closed.
Admission free.

Medieval and Modern Museums

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Casino dei Principi
Torlonia family’s historical residence and home of Benito Mussolini from 1925 to 1943. It has been recently restored and open to the public. Visitors can admire some works of the Torlonia family’s collection and the bedroom.
Villa Torlonia - Via Nomentana 70
phone 06 82 07 73 04
www.zetema.it
Hours: Summer Tue - Sun 9 - 19, Winter 9 - 17
Admission: Euro 2,60

Casino Pallavicini
On the ceiling is Guido Reni’s celebrated Aurora fresco, dated 1614.
Via XXIV Maggio 43 - phone 06 48 14 344 - fax 06 47 42 615
E-mail: aurorapallavicini@saita.it
Internet: www.casinoaurorapallavicini.it
Hours: Open the 1st of every month (except January 1st) 10 - 12 and 15 - 17.
Admission free.
Special (paid) visits for groups only by reservation.

Colonna Gallery
It holds the collection of Italian and foreign art of the Colonna family: works by Melozzo da Forlì, Veronese, Plama il Vecchio, Tintoretto, Guercino.
Via della Pilotta 17 - phone 06 67 84 350 - fax 06 67 94 638.
E-mail: galleriacolonna@tin.it
Internet: www.galleriacolonna.it
Hours: Sat 9-13. Closed in August. On written request, tours of the gallery and private apartments every day for groups of minimum 10 persons.
Admission Euro 7,00.

Municipal Gallery of Modern Art
Contemporary Italian art up to 1943-45.
Via F.Crispi 24 - phone 06 47 42 848/06 47 42 843 - fax 06 47 42 912
Temporarily closed.

Gallery of the National Academy of San Luca
Collection of the works of artists belonging to the historic Academy: Zuccari, Algardi, Guido Reni.
Piazza dell’Accademia di San Luca 77 - phone 06 79 88 50 - fax 06 67 89 243
E-mail: segreteria@accademiasanluca.it
Internet: www.accademiasanluca.it

Doria Pamphilj Gallery
One of the most important private art collections, consisting of paintings and sculptures by Italian and foreign artists: Velazquez, Titian, Bernini, Caravaggio, Andrea del Sarto.
Piazza del Collegio Romano 2 - phone 06 67 97 323
E-mail: arti.rm@doriapamphilj.it
Internet: www.doriapamphilj.it
On-line booking: www.ticketeria.it - Euro 1,03
Hours: 10 - 17, Thur closed.
Admission Euro 8,00 with audio guides.

National Gallery of Ancient Art at Palazzo Barberini
The building was designed by Maderno and finished by Bernini. The ceiling of the central hall is decorated with an allegorical painting by Pietro da Cortona.
It features 12th - to 18th century paintings, furniture, majolica, and porcelains.
Via Barberini 18/Via delle Quattro Fontane, 13 - phone 06 48 24 184 - fax 06 48 80 560
On-line booking: www.ticketeria.it Euro 1,03
It is advisable to book the visit to the 18th-century apartment beforehand:
phone 06 32 81 0.
Hours: 8,30- 19, Mon closed.
Admission Euro 5,00

National Gallery of Palazzo Corsini
Seat of the Arcadian Academy of Queen Christine of Sweden, the Gallery contains Roman finds of the Imperial age and 16th and 17th century paintings.
Via della Lungara 10 - phone 06 68 80 23 23 - fax 06 68 13 31 92
On-line booking: www.ticketeria.it - phone 06 32 81 0 - Euro 1,03
Hours: Tuesday through Sunday entrance at 9.30; 11.00; 12.30. Saturday and Sunday 8.30 - 13.20, Monday closed.
Admission Euro 4,00.

Spada Gallery
The Galleria Spada where Borromini designed the Perspective Gallery is housed in the palace having the same name and holds works by important artists, mainly of the 17th century.
Piazza Capo di Ferro 13 - phone/fax 06 68 74 893.
On-line booking: www.ticketeria.it - Euro 1,03
Hours: 8.30 - 19.30, Mon closed.
Admission Euro 5,00.

National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art
The greatest collection of paintings, sculptures, and prints, largely by Italian artists, dating from 1800s up to the present.
Viale delle Belle Arti 131 - phone 06 32 29 01
Booking: phone 06 32 29 01
Internet: www.gnam.arti.beniculturali.it
Hours: 8.30 - 19.30, Mon closed.
Admission Euro 6,50

MACRO - Museum of Contemporary Art of Rome
Italian art from 1946 onwards.
Via Reggio Emilia 54 - phone 06 67 10 70400/ fax 06 85 54 090
Internet: www.macro.roma.museum
E-Mail: macro@comune.roma.it
Hours: 9-19, Mon closed.
Admission Euro 1,00.

MACRO Future
Piazza Orazio Giustiniani, 4 - Hours: 16-24;
Mon closed. Free entrance.
Info: 06671070400/fax 068554090.

Canonica Museum
In the 17th-century residence called “La Fortezzuola”, on the grounds of Villa Borghese, where the Piemontese sculptor Pietro Canonica lived and died, a collection of his sculptures, paintings and sketches.
Viale P. Canonica 2 - phone 06 88 42 279 - fax 06 88 45 702
Guided visits on request: phone 06 82 07 73 04
Internet: www.comune.roma.it/sovraintendenza
Hours: 9 - 19, holidays 9 - 13.30, Mon closed.
Admission Euro 3,00.

Museum of Casina delle Civette
A fanciful building on the grounds of Villa Torlonia. It has numerous splendid Art Noveau polychrome leaded glass windows produced between 1908 and 1930.
Villa Torlonia, Via Nomentana 70 - phone 06 82 07 73 04
www.zetema.it Hours: summer tue-sun 9 - 19. winter 9-17 Admission Euro 2,60

National Museum of the Early Middle Ages
This recently founded museum (1967), contains archaeological material from excavations and collections of the period spanning from late antiquity to the height of the Middle Ages (4th - 13th centuries).
Viale Lincoln 3 (EUR) - phone. 06 54 22 81 99 - fax 06 54 22 81 30
Hours: 9 - 20, Mon closed.
Admission Euro 2,00

National Museum of Folk Arts and Traditions
The material was collected all over Italy and put on display in 1911, for the fiftieth anniversary of the Unity of Italy, to illustrate the various costumes, religious practices, art, work and everyday life.Tactile itineraries for blind visitors.
Piazza Marconi 8/10 (EUR) - phone 06 59 26 148 - fax 06 59 11 848
E-mail: popolari@arti.beniculturali.it
Internet: www.popolari.arti.beniculturali.it
Hours: Tue - Sat 9 - 18, Sun and holidays 9-20, Mon closed.
Admission Euro 4,00

Museum of Rome in Trastevere
Original documents and reconstruction of environments illustrate the everyday life in Rome in the last centuries of a papal power.
Piazza S. Egidio 1/b - phone 06 58 16 563 - fax 06 58 84 165
E-mail: museodiroma.trastevere@comune.roma.it
Internet: www.comune.roma.it/museodiroma.trastevere
Hours: 10.00 - 20.00, Mon closed.
Admission Euro 5,50.

Museum of Italian Risorgimento
The museum is located inside the monument to King Victor Emmanuel II and collects paintings, sculptures and drawings related to the Italian history from the Risorgimento to the First World War.
Via San Pietro in Carcere - phone 06 67 93 598 - fax 06 67 82 572
Internet:www.risorgimento.it/risorgimento
Hours: 9.30-18.00
Admission free.

Museum of Palazzo Venezia
13th- to 18th century paintings, marble sculptures, wood carvings, bronzes, terracotta pieces, pottery, tapestries, and glasswork.
Via del Plebiscito 118 - phone 06 69 99 43 18 - fax 06 69 99 42 21
Information: phone 06 32 81 01
Online booking: www.ticketeria.it
E-mail: museopalazzovenezia@tiscalinet.it Hours: 8.30 - 19.30, Mon closed.
Admission Euro 4,00.

Museum of Rome
Recently re-opened and completely restored, the Museum contains around 40,000 pieces including sculptures, paintings, marble pieces, and mosaics dating from the Middle Ages to 1870 which are exhibited on a rotation basis.
Via di San Pantaleo 10 (Palazzo Braschi)
Phone 06 67 10 83 46 - fax 06 67 10 83 03.
Information and reservations: phone 06 82 07 73 04
E-mail: museodiroma@comune.roma.it
Internet: www.museodiroma.comune.roma.it
Hours: 9-19; Mon closed.
Admission Euro 9,00.

Borghese Museum and Gallery
In the recently and splendidly restored villa (1613-14), Cardinal Scipione Borghese collected paintings and sculptures, both ancient and of his times, creating an extraordinary collection with masterpieces by Bernini, Canova, Caravaggio, Titian, Rubens and other outstanding artists.
Piazzale del Museo Borghese - phone 06 84 17 645
Advance booking necessary - phone 06 32 81 01 or www.ticketeria.it.
Entrance granted to a limited number of persons every two hours.
Hours: 9 - 19, Mon closed.
Admission Euro 6,50 - Booking fee Euro 2,00.

Napoleonic Museum
The museum retraces the story of the Bonaparte family, from the last decades of the 18th century to the Roman period, ending with the Second Empire.
Piazza Ponte Umberto I, 1 - phone 06 68 80 62 86 - fax 06 68 80 91 14
E-mail: napoleonico@comure.roma.it
Internet: www.comune.roma.it/museonapoleonico
Hours: Tue-Sun 9-19, Mon closed
Admission Euro 5,00.

National Museum of Castel Sant’Angelo
Built by Emperor Hadrian as a mausoleum for himself and his successors, Castel Sant’Angelo was later transformed into a fortress and then into a prison. Today it holds an important art and military museum.
Lungotevere Castello 50 - phone 06 68 19 111
Information and reservations: phone 06 39 96 76 00
Hours: 9 - 19,30, Mon closed.
Admission Euro 7,00 including exhibition.

Numismatic Museum of the Italian Mint
More than 20,000 pieces, medals and coins minted by the Italian Government and Papal State, are displayed. Panels illustrate ancient and modern minting techniques.
Ministero del Tesoro e del Bilancio, Via XX Settembre 97 - phone 06 47 61 33 17
Internet: www.museozecca.ipzs.it
E-mail: sam@ipzs.it
Hours: Tue-Sat 9 - 12.30, Mon, holidays and August closed. Show your I.D. to obtain the entrance pass.
Admission free.

Historic Museum of the Liberation of Rome
Set up in what was once the headquarters of the SS Kommandantur, where the major representatives of the Roman Resistance, many of whom lost their lives, were interrogated, tortured and imprisoned.
Via Tasso 145 - phone/fax 06 70 03 866
Hours: Sat - Sun 9.30 - 12.30; Tue, Thu and Fri also 16-19, Mon closed.
Admission free.

Museum of Musical Instruments
A collection of instruments of great historic value, which belonged to tenor Evan Gorga and to Benedetto Marcello.
Piazza S. Croce in Gerusalemme 9/a - phone 06 70 14 796 - fax 06 70 29 862
Internet: www.strumentimusicali.it
E-mail: mnsm@virgilio.it Hours: 8.30 - 19.30, Mon closed.
Admission Euro 2,00

Villa Farnesina
Built at the beginning of 1500 by arch. Baldassarre, it was decorated by famous artists such as Raphael and Sebastiano del Piombo.
Accademia dei Lincei - Via della Lungara 230
Phone 06 68 02 72 68 - fax 06 68 02 73 45
Internet: www.lincei.it/informazioni
E-mail: farnesina@lincei.it
Hours: 9 - 13, Holidays closed.
Admission Euro 5,00.

National Roman Museum

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Split up into five sites, the Museum is one of the most important archaeological collections in the world.
Special tickets are available: a 6,50 Euro ticket (National Roman Museum Card) valid 3 days for all the sites of the Museum (supplement for exhibitions Euro 2,50); a 20,00 Euro ticket (Roma Archeologia Card) also including the Colosseum, the Palatine, the Baths of Caracalla, the Tomb of Cecilia Metella and the Villa of the Quintili.
Reservation Office: phone 06 39 96 77 00 (Hours: Mon to Sat 9 - 13.30/14.30 - 17 Sun and holidays closed).
E-mail: info@archeorm.arti.beniculturali.it
Internet: www.archeorm.arti.beniculturali.it
On-line booking: www.pierreci.it

Palazzo Massimo alle Terme
The palace has been completely restored and holds important statues, splendid floor mosaics belonging to Roman villas, and the reconstruction of entire frescoed rooms coming from the Villa of Livia. A rich numismatic collection is not to be missed.
Largo di Villa Peretti 1 - phone 06 39 96 77 00
Hours: 9 - 19.45, Mon closed.

Octagonal Hall
The splendid hall is an intergral part of the Baths of Diocletian. It holds important sculptures coming from Roman bath complexes.
Via G. Romita 8 - phone 06 39 96 77 00

Palazzo Altemps
The 15th century palace, which boasts a beautiful courtyard, mainly contains sculptural works coming from the Ludovisi, Mattei and Altemps collections.
Piazza Sant’ Apollinare 44 - phone 06 39 96 77 00
Hours: 9 - 19.45, Mon closed.

Baths of Diocletian
Once the historic site of Museo Nazionale Romano, the Baths of Diocletian house, after a long restoration, the epigraphic and protohistoric department.
Viale E. De Nicola, 78 - phone 06 39 96 77 00
Hours: 9 - 19.45, Mon closed

Crypta Balbi
Remains of the theatre built by Balbus in 13 B.C. After the 4th century A.D. and throughout the Middle Ages, its spaces were used as tombs, artisans’ workshops and religious buildings. Interesting collection of finds.
Via delle Botteghe Oscure 31 - phone 06 39 96 77 00
Hours: 9 - 19.45, Mon closed.

Archaeology Museums

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Municipal Antiquarium
Household objects from the 6th century B.C. to the time of barbarian invasions. The Antiquarium includes the famous doll with jointed limbs that was part of the funeral accouterment of Crepereia Tryphaena.
Via Parco del Celio 22 - phone 06 70 01 569

Antiquarium of the Forum
Finds coming from the Forum excavations and frescoes once on the walls of the churches of Santa Maria Antiqua and Sant’Adriano.
Piazza Santa Maria Nova 53 - Free entrance

Centrale Montemartini
In the former Montemartini electric power plant, a unique combination of classical art and industrial machinery: 400 sculptures coming from the Capitoline Museums.
Via Ostiense 106 - phone 06 57 48 030/06 57 48 042
Internet: www.centralemontemartini.org
Hours: 9.30 - 19, Mon closed.
Admission Euro 4,50 (a Euro 8,50 seven days ticket also includes the entrance to the Musei Capitolini).
Info and reservations: phone 06 82059127 - online reservations: www.ticketclic.it

Archaeological Museum of Ostia
On display are the finds brought to light during the excavations in ancient Ostia: sculptures, decorative and architectural terracotta pieces, objects of worship.
Scavi di Ostia Antica, Via dei Romagnoli 717 - phone 06 56 35 80 99
Reservation for guided tours: phone 06 56 35 28 30
E-mail: ostia@arti.beniculturali.it
Internet: www.itnw.roma.it/ostia/scavi
Hours: winter 9.00 - 16, summer 9.00 - 13.30; 14.15-18.30 Mon closed.
Admission Euro 6,50 (same ticket as for the excavations).

Barracco Museum
The collection, which belonged to Baron Giovanni Barracco, includes Egyptian, Assyro-Babylonian, Greek, and Roman works of art. In the basement are the remains of a late-Roman building.
Corso Vittorio Emanuele II 166/a - phone/fax 06 68 80 68 48
Internet: www.comuneroma.it/museobarocco
Hours: Tuesday throuh Sunday 9.00am-7.00pm. Admission Euro 3,00.

Capitoline Museums
The oldest public collection in the world that includes sculptures of great value such as the Dying Gaul and the Capitoline Venus. In the Picture Gallery paintings dating from the 14th to the 17th century, by artists of the caliber of Titian, Bellini and Caravaggio.
Piazza del Campidoglio 1 - phone 06 67 10 24 75 - fax 06 67 85 488
E-mail: info.museicapitolini@comuneroma.it
Internet: www.museicapitolini.org
Info and reservations phone 06 82059127
Hours: 9 - 20, Mon closed.
Admission Euro 6,50. (Capitolini Card: Euro 8,50 valid for 7 days including the entrance to the Centrale Montemartini).

Museum of Roman Civilization
The museum retraces the history of Rome through its civilization works all over the world. The magnificent model of Imperial Rome in 1:250 scale is not to be missed.
Piazza G. Agnelli 10 (EUR) - phone. 06 59 26 041
Internet: www.comune.roma.it/museociviltaromana
Hours: Tue-Fri 9 - 14.00, Sat and Sun 9 - 19.00, Mon closed.
Admission Euro 6,50

Museum of the Walls
Located at the beginning of the Old Appian Way, inside Porta San Sebastiano, the museum highlights the architectural history of Rome’s fortified surrounding walls and allows access to the only section of the wall-walk open to the public.
Via di Porta San Sebastiano 18 - phone 06 70 47 52 84
Internet: www.comune.roma.it/sovrintendenza
Hours: 9 - 14, Sun - Mon closed.
Admission Euro 2,60

Palatine Museum
Materials coming from the Palatine excavations.
Via di San Gregorio 30 - phone 06 39 96 77 00
Hours: 9 to 1h before sunset.
Admission Euro 9,00 (same ticket as for the Palatine and for the Colosseum).

Ship Museum and Port of Trajan
Display of four Roman cargo ships found during the excavations of the ancient harbor of Claudius.
Via A. Guidoni 35 - Fiumicino Airport - phone/fax 06 65 29 92
E-mail: segreteria.ostia@arti.beniculturali.it
Guided tours available on request to the Port of Trajan.

Via Ostiense Museum
Set up in the rooms of Porta San Paolo, the museum is devoted to the road that joined Rome to Ostia. Noteworthy are the models reproducing Ancient Ostia and the Harbours of Claudius and Trajan.
Via R. Persichetti 3 - phone 06 57 43 193
Hours: 9 - 13.30, Tue and Thu also 14.30 - 16.30. Mon closed.
Free entrance.

National Museum of Eastern Art
The most important Italian collection of Eastern art, consisting of finds coming from the excavations of the archaeological missions of the Italian Institute for the Middle and Far East.
Via Merulana 248 - phone 06 46974801 - fax 06 46974837
E-mail: orientale@arti.beniculturali.it
Hours: 8.30 -14, Tue - Thu - Sun and holidays 8.30 - 19.30; closed 1st and 3rd Mon of each month.
Admission Euro 4,00.

L. Pigorini National Museum of Prehistory and Ethnography
An ethnographic collection containing around 60,000 pieces produced by European indigenous cultures. The Italian prehistoric and protohistoric section retraces the evolution from the Paleolithic epoch to the Iron Age. Historic archive of aerial photos.
Piazzale G. Marconi 14 - phone 06 54 95 21 - fax 06 54 95 23 10
E-mail: pigorini@arti.beniculturali.it
Internet: www.pigorini.arti.beniculturali.it
Hours: 9 - 14; L closed.
Admission Euro 4,00

Villa Giulia National Etruscan Museum
Housed in the splendid villa of Pope Julius III, the museum holds the pre-Roman antiquities from the Etruscan and Faliscan civilizations.
Piazzale di Villa Giulia 9 - phone 06 3226571
E-mail: villagiulia@archeologia.beniculturali.it
Hours: 8.30 - 19.30, Mon closed. (closed on January 1st and December 25th)
Admission Euro 4,00

The Vatican Museums

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Vatican Museums
One of the most important museum complexes in the world, it is divided into numerous splendidly arranged sections containing masterpieces by the greatest artists, collected or commissioned by Popes down through the centuries. At the end is the Sistine Chapel, in which the recent restoration has bought to light the original colors of the vault and Michelangelo’s Last Judgement, darkened by time.

Viale Vaticano - phone 06 69 88 49 47 - fax 06 69 88 50 61
Internet: www.vatican.va
E-mail: musei@scv.va
Hours: January, February, November and December 10.00 - 13.45, last admission 12.30. Sun closed.
From March to October 10.00 - 16.45 (last admission 15.20), Sat 10.00-14.45, last admission 13.30.Sun closed.
Closed January 1st and 6th , February 11th, March 19th , Easter Monday, May 1st , June 29th , August 15th and 16th , November 1st, December 8th, 25th and 26th and on other religious holidays.
Vatican Gardens: info and reservations 06 69 88 44 66 - fax 06 69 88 51 00

Admission Euro 13,00, reduced Euro 8,00, free of charge on the last Sunday of each month 9.00 - 13.45, last admission 12.30.

Vatican History Museum
Visit to the Papal apartment and the chapel. In the museum, collections of weapons and two sections on the iconography of the Popes and Papal Ceremonial.

Palazzo Apostolico Lateranense
Piazza di San Giovanni in Laterano - phone 06 69 88 49 47
Hours: Sat entrance at 9.30 - 11 - 12.15, and first Sun of the month 8.45-13.
Admission Euro 4,00