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Rome City Beats
Rome, like most cities, is largely defined by its population. The city is lively, at times even disorganised and chaotic.
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The Museums of Rome
Very few cities in the world can claim to have museums like Rome has.
Museo nazionale di castel sant’angelo
The castle was built under Emperor Hadrian between 123 and 139 A.D. and has experienced a variety of different functions throughout the centuries. The castle was turned into a museum in 1925, and nowadays visitors may visit all five of its... Read more.
The Villa Borghese Museum and Gallery is located in a 17th century palace designed by the Dutch architect Jan Van Santen. The museum's splendid sculptural collection takes up the entire ground floor, whereas the first floor features paintings by some... Read more.
The museum's archaeological collection is not only the best in Rome but also one of the most important worldwide. Parts of the collection can be seen at a number of locations throughout the city, but the most important pieces can be... Read more.
The Capitoline Museums (Musei Capitolini) consist of the collections at the Palazzo Nuovo, Palazzo dei Conservatori, the Pinacoteca and the Tabularium. Taken together, the complex is one of the oldest public museums in the world. The museums' collection began in... Read more.
Museo nazionale di palazzo venezia
Immediately in front of the Vittoriano, on the western side of the square, is the Palazzo di Venezia. It can only be visited when the palace is hosting an exhibition. Fortunately, this is a rather common occurrence. The building was... Read more.
The museum is located in a building that once served as the main convent for the order of Barefoot Carmelites from 1610 until the unification of Italy... Read more.
The Sistine Chapel is, without a doubt, the most outstanding and world-renowned feature of the Vatican Museums. Michelangelo dedicated many years of his life to painting the chapel's awe-inspiring ceiling. He painted alone, climbing up scaffolding and often using... Read more.
The entrance to the Vatican Museums is located in the back of the basilica. The museums hold one of the most valuable and spectacular art collections worldwide, cultivated and carefully maintained over centuries. The pieces were acquired,... Read more.
Galleria nazionale d’arte antica-palazzo barberini
Although the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica is located at different venues throughout the city, the main section can be visited at the Palazzo Barberini. The gallery features paintings from the Renaissance through to the Baroque and includes fascinating pieces such... Read more.
