Museo Nazionale Romano, National archaeological museum in Rome, Italy
The Museo Nazionale Romano is an archaeological museum in Rome, spread across four separate locations displaying finds from Roman antiquity. Each location has a different focus, from sculptures and mosaics in historic palaces to excavations beneath medieval buildings.
The museum complex began in 1889 after Italian unification, when Rome became the capital and ancient finds needed a central collection point. The division across four buildings came later in the 20th century to house the growing holdings.
The coin collections and burial objects reflect everyday life in ancient Rome, while the original bath walls preserve their construction methods. Visitors can move between locations and experience different periods of Roman culture, from republican busts to late imperial sarcophagi.
A single ticket covers all four locations and remains valid for three days, so there is no need to see everything in one visit. The locations lie in different parts of the city center, making it easier to split visits across multiple days.
The underground rooms of Palazzo Massimo hold fully preserved wall paintings from Roman villas, including a garden room with plants and birds. These frescoes were removed from their original sites and reassembled here to protect them from decay.
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