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Welcome to Rome
1,013 reviews
#3 of 245 Museums in Rome
"Excellent set of multimedia presentations on specific aspects of Ancient rome and then a great presentation on the history of Rome from the founding of the city up to the present - The 3D recreations of the ancien...""Located in Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, museum of the history of Rome, views, maquette of ancient buildings, temples of othe ancient city; to see also a fim leads you to the past some memorably beautiful spots; exc..."
Le Domus Romane di Palazzo Valentini
3,719 reviews
#5 of 245 Museums in Rome
"... light projection around you, as you are expertly guided in and out, and mostly down and back, to ancient Rome to see how those who enjoyed La Dolce Vita 1000 years ago and speculate how all great achievements ...""The tour takes you under the Palazzo Valentini where during the course of excavations for an underground parking garage, the ruins of a major 2nd/3rd century Roman villa was discovered terminating the garage project."
Museo Nazionale Romano - Palazzo Massimo alle Terme
2,341 reviews
#6 of 245 Museums in Rome
"The greatest masterpieces of the Roman world: sarcophagi of Roman noblemen, magnificent sculptures, elaborate reliefs, amazingly preserved frescos, mosaics, and stuccoes are on display in the museum galleries.""The museum specialises in Roman archaeology, with fabulous statues, mosaics, frescoes, coins and jewelry, beautifully set out and very well explained, particular emphasis in relation to the development of the vari..."
Palazzo Doria Pamphilj
2,618 reviews
#9 of 245 Museums in Rome
"An art historian guided us through Doria Pamphilj Palace and its prestigious Gallery of paintings and sculptures while professional musicians delighted us with Baroque music on original instruments A final concert...""The audio guide is narrated by Prince Jonathan Doria-Pamphilj who shares personal memories, stories of his ancestors, and details about various works of art including famous works by Caravaggio."
Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia
716 reviews
#11 of 245 Museums in Rome
"... dedicated to the history of the Etruscans civilization all over our peninsula from the 9th B:C: with artifacts, bronzes, terracotta vases of all shapes sizes and decorations, gold jewellery and statues.""It is one of the most important museums in the world dedicated to Etruscan civilization and the most important Etruscan museum in Italy, housed in a magnificent Renaissance villa."
Musei Capitolini
2,751 reviews
#13 of 245 Museums in Rome
"... designed by Michelangelo Caravaggio Tiziano Carracci Guido Reni Domenichino Dosso Dossi Guercino Velasquez Corvi Daniele da Volterra Michele Alberti Romanelli Rubens Jacopo Ripanda Pietro da Cortona Paolo Piazza""Sublime museums, an immens historical place to see; one of the oldest museums of the world; Romes most nicest antiquities and works from Bernini, Caravaggio, Guercino and much more; the "she-wolf " of Rome, Mark A..."
Mercati di Traiano - Museo dei Fori Imperiali
1,187 reviews
#14 of 245 Museums in Rome
"Brings the Mercati di Traiano to life.Also provides a fascinating introduction to the Imperial forums.Has multimedia displays,explanatory panels and some archeological artefacts.Best bit is wandering around the ru...""It was opened in 2007 and through some amazing exhibits it introduces you to the many 'events', the ideology of government, military triumphs, different architectural and structure models, the ways of life and the..."
National Roman Museum - The Baths of Diocletian
730 reviews
#19 of 245 Museums in Rome
"There are several floors of exhibitions which include memorial inscriptions, bas-reliefs and archaeological artefacts, which provide a fascinating insight into Roman life.""Atmosphere- it is what is a highlight of the museum: Recorded Latin poems you can hear while wandering in the gardens, amazing visualising of ancient terms and a great number of sculptures as well as other exhibit..."
Museum and Crypt of Capuchins
2,468 reviews
#26 of 245 Museums in Rome
"It is great, there’s a museum with some artwork and also clothes of capuchin monks, which leads to the capuchin crypt where you can find some sort of tomb decorated with human bones.""You start in the small museum with art, painted portraits, articles and history of the Capuchin monks for about 15-20 mins, this ends in the crypt where long ago a monk used other monks' bones, and in some cases w..."
National Museum of Palazzo Venezia
482 reviews
#28 of 245 Museums in Rome
"Housed within this beautiful palace, is an impressive collection of ceramics, furniture, paintings, silverware, tapestries to name a few from the middle age and Renaissance period, allow plenty of time as it is a...""We have buy tickets to elevator to see Rome over the top of vittorio emanuele monument, and the tickets was also for entry in other two museums, so we've take chance and visit these too, we dont regret a minute."
Crypta Balbi
286 reviews
#42 of 245 Museums in Rome
"Excellent signage, in Italian, Greek, and English explaining the utilization and occupation of the land where you are standing as you work your way through an extensive well designed museum.""The Crypta Balbi, is another branch of the four Museo Nazionale Romano and if you are like us and enjoy exploring archaeological sites, this should definitely be up your alley...it was ours!"
Museo Leonardo da Vinci - Piazza del Popolo
508 reviews
#49 of 245 Museums in Rome
"... is a small museum located in the piazza del Popolo, next to the Chiesa Santa Maria del Popolo, it houses replicas of models created by Leonardo Da Vinci, along with copies of some of his most famous works of art.""... and learn the all the genius he was., his quotes and his achievements through the life.And also exhibition with most his inventions.Learning how much one person can make inpact even 500 years later.Incredible."
Museo Altemps
52 reviews
#61 of 245 Museums in Rome
"When in Piazza Navona, just across the street of the north end of the square, and the fifteenth century Museo Altemps await's with statues of Hermes, renderings of Apollo, the Lyrist and Athena; many paintings of...""Would highly recommend - also if you are travelling with children, I think this would be a great museum to visit."
Fondazione Museo della Shoah
18 reviews
#88 of 245 Museums in Rome
"Handily opposite the Jewish museum,this currently had an exhibition which highlights the effect of the oppressive anti Semitic laws and those that enforced them.It is sad and frustrating that of the perpetrators t...""Don’t miss this tiny museumThis is a terrific museum which is both enlightening, and utterly horrifying at the same time."
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- Le Domus Romane di Palazzo Valentini
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- Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia
- Mercati di Traiano - Museo dei Fori Imperiali
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- Le Domus Romane di Palazzo Valentini
- Museo Nazionale Romano - Palazzo Massimo alle Terme
- Palazzo Doria Pamphilj
- Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia
- Welcome to Rome
- Le Domus Romane di Palazzo Valentini
- Museo Nazionale Romano - Palazzo Massimo alle Terme
- Palazzo Doria Pamphilj
- Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia
- Welcome to Rome
- Le Domus Romane di Palazzo Valentini
- Museo Nazionale Romano - Palazzo Massimo alle Terme
- Palazzo Doria Pamphilj
- Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia
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