Museo di Roma, Art museum at Palazzo Braschi in Rome, Italy
Museo di Roma occupies Palazzo Braschi, a Neoclassical palace built in the early 19th century by Luigi Braschi Onesti near Piazza Navona. Its fifteen rooms on the second floor and five on the third display paintings, sculptures, furniture, ceramics, medals and a tapestry with the Barberini bees, spanning the 18th and 19th centuries. The monumental Neoclassical staircase is decorated with ancient statues, Roman reliefs and stuccoes.
The museum opened in 1930 as a history institution before closing during World War II. It relocated to its current home in 1952 and shifted focus toward art collections and the building itself.
The collection features 120 watercolors showing how Rome looked in earlier times, along with sculptures and paintings by renowned Italian artists such as Pompeo Batoni and Antonio Canova. These works reflect the tastes and interests of Rome's wealthy families who once lived in palaces like this one.
The collections are spread across several levels, so wear comfortable shoes for walking through the palace. Weekday mornings tend to be less crowded, allowing for a more relaxed viewing experience.
The ground floor holds a notable collection of works from the era of Pope Pius VI that are rarely seen elsewhere. These pieces offer insight into papal patronage of the arts during an important period in Rome's past.
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