Capitoline Museums, Art museum in Piazza del Campidoglio, Rome, Italy
The museum complex consists of two main buildings, Palazzo dei Conservatori and Palazzo Nuovo, connected by an underground passage crossing Campidoglio Square.
Pope Sixtus IV established the museums in 1471 by donating bronze sculptures to the Roman people, making it one of the first public museums in the world.
The museum exhibits ancient Roman statues, medieval artifacts, Renaissance art, and the Pinacoteca collection featuring works by Tiziano, Caravaggio, and Rubens.
The Capitoline Museums welcome visitors every day from 9:30 AM to 7:30 PM, with reduced hours on December 24 and December 31, and closures on specific holidays.
The original bronze equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius remains preserved inside the museum, while a replica stands in the center of Piazza del Campidoglio.
Location: Rome
Inception: 1471
Founders: Sixtus IV
Architects: Michelangelo
Official opening: 1734
Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible
Part of: Museum system of Roma Capitale
Opening Hours: Monday-Sunday 09:30-19:30; December 24,December 31 09:30-14:00; January 1 off; May 1 off; December 25 off
Phone: +390667103887
Email: info.museicapitolini@comune.roma.it
Website: https://museicapitolini.org
GPS coordinates: 41.89306,12.48278
Latest update: May 28, 2025 18:31
This selection presents significant sculptures and statues from different periods and cultures. From the Sphinx in Egypt to the Terracotta Army in China, it showcases international sculptural art and stonework.
Capitoline Wolf
76 m
Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius
57 m
Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus
133 m
Santa Maria in Aracoeli
104 m
Palazzo Senatorio
64 m
Capitoline Venus
66 m
Tabularium
76 m
Palazzo dei Conservatori
7 m
Temple of Vespasian and Titus
99 m
Arx
104 m
Marforio
76 m
Temple of Juno Moneta
94 m
Palazzo Nuovo
68 m
Cordonata Capitolina
76 m
Palazzo Caffarelli
87 m
Clivus Capitolinus
105 m
Temple of Veiovis
74 m
Bufalini Chapel
80 m
Temple of Jupiter Feretrius
63 m
Temple of Jupiter Tonans
62 m
Monument to Cola di Rienzo
83 m
Aedicula Concordiae
124 m
Colonne rostrale d'Aemilius Paullus
73 m
Sante Orsola e Caterina
117 m
Portico Dii Consentes
105 m
Equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius
19 m
Fitolacca arborea
85 m
Ippocastano
62 mReviews
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