Museum Mania

prestotours | 18 June, 2010 09:15


Most people visiting Rome make it a point to visit the Vatican Museums...but what about all the others?!  Here's some info on other great museums/collections to see in Rome!

Borghese Galleries:  located in Rome's large and quasi-heart-shaped park Villa Borghese.  Built in the 1600's for Cardinal Scipione's art collection, inside you'll find masterpieces of sculpture by Bernini and Canova, as well as famous painting by Caravaggio, Titian, and Correggio!  Call ahead to book a reservation at 06.8417645.  Piazza Scipione Borghese, 5 Casino Borghese, tue-sat: 9am-7pm, sun: 9am-8pm, mon: closed.

Capitoline:  right in the historic center at Piazza Venezia, this museum has a major collection of ancient sculpture and paintings from 14th to the 17th century, including works by Caravaggio, Titian and Domenichino.  06.67102071, Piazza del Campidoglio, tue-sun: 10am-9pm, mon: closed.

National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art:  art from both Italian and non-Italian artists from the 19th and 20th centuries, including Picasso and Matisse.  06.322.981, Via delle Belle Arti 131, tue-sun: 9am-7pm, sun: 9am-8pm, mon: closed.

National Museum of Castel Sant'Angelo: Built in the 2nd century AD and once a fortress in the middle ages, it's now a museum (since 1925) with weapons, furniture, sculpture and frescoes.  06.6819111, Lungotevere Castello 50, tue-sun: 9am-8pm, mon: closed.

Villa Farnesina: - once the home to a wealthy banker named Agostino Chigi in the 16th century, is decorated by Raphael, and also includes the Loggia of Cupid & Psyche as well as the famous Peruzzi Sala delle Prospettive. 06.68801767, Via della Lungara 230, tue-sat: 9am-6:45, sun: 9am-7:45, mon: closed

Roman National Museum/Palazzo Altemps:  classic sculpture collection from the Altemps and Ludovisi families, includes the painted loggia and the Dying Gaul amongst other things.  06.6833759, Piazza Sant'Apollinare 44, tue-sat: 9am-6:45, sun: 9am-7:45, mon: closed.

Spada Gallery/Palazzo Spada:  located in the historical center in the Palazzo Spada, the orbate inside includes paintings by Caravaggio, Guercino, Domenichino, Carracci, Andrea del sarto, Passarotti, just to name a few.  Also, as a bnus has Borromini's famous architectural illusion.  06.6861158, Piazza Capo di Ferro, 13 Palazzo Spada, tue-sat: 9am-7pm, sun: 9am-8pm, mon: closed.

 Aubrie Talarico

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