Galleria d'arte moderna di Roma Capitale, Modern art museum near Villa Borghese, Italy
The Galleria d'arte moderna di Roma Capitale occupies the former 17th-century monastery of the Barefoot Carmelites at 24 Via Francesco Crispi, next to the church of San Giuseppe a Capo le Case. The building was partly restructured for the museum, which reopened here in 1995. About 150 of its roughly 3,000 works are shown at a time, rotating between painting, sculpture and graphic art.
The city of Rome bought works at the 1883 Esposizione Internazionale di Belle Arti to document the Roman art scene, and the museum was officially founded in 1925 at Palazzo Caffarelli. Renamed Galleria Mussolini in 1931, it closed in 1938 and reopened in 1949 at Palazzo Braschi, then moved to Palazzo delle Esposizioni in 1963 before closing again in 1972. Since 1995 it has occupied the former Barefoot Carmelite convent on Via Francesco Crispi, reopened in 2011 after restoration work begun in 2003.
The collection was started in 1883 to document the artistic milieu of Rome, and the museum was formally created in 1925. Today about 150 of roughly 3,000 works are shown on rotation, covering Realism, Symbolism, Divisionism and the Scuola Romana, with pieces by Balla, de Chirico, Morandi, Guttuso, Mafai and Capogrossi.
The gallery is at 24 Via Francesco Crispi, next to the church of San Giuseppe a Capo le Case, in the Ludovisi area above the Spanish Steps, not near Villa Borghese. It occupies a partly restructured 17th-century Carmelite convent; the museum reopened in autumn 2011 after being closed for restoration from 2003, and displays 150 works at a time, rotated periodically.
The museum's collection grew from works bought by the city of Rome at the 1883 Esposizione Internazionale di Belle Arti, acquired to document the city's artistic milieu. Of roughly 3,000 paintings, sculptures and graphic works, only about 150 are shown at a time, rotated periodically, so a return visit brings different pieces into view.
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