IL MUSEO DI ROMA - PALAZZO BRASCHI

PALAZZO BRASCHI

Palazzo Braschi houses the Museo di Roma. The magnificent 18th century palace stands in the heart of the Renaissance and Baroque ancient Rome, between Piazza Navona and Piazza Campo dei Fiori. It was commissioned by Duke Luigi Braschi Onesti, whose uncle was Pius VI (Cesena 1717 - Valence 1799), elected pope in 1775. Now, at the end of a hardworking restoration which has renewed the original magnificence, Palazzo Braschi is a modern museum with splendid external structures and a wonderful court. The oval hall, the main entrance which overlooks via San Pantaleo, leads to the monumental and spectacular staircase with its eighteen red granite columns coming from the gallery built by Caligola on the banks of the Tiber.Along the staircase there are ancient sculptures and fine stuccoes, inspired by Achilles’ myth. The great architect Giuseppe Valadier (1762 – 1839) probably contributed to its execution. The original tempera paintings still decorate many rooms.

IL MUSEO DI ROMA

The Museo di Roma contains a remarkable collection of more than 100,000 works in rotating exhibition, all recounting the evolution of the city in all its aspects. A variety of objects in the museum’s collection are connected in many ways to the history of Rome from the Middle Ages to the first half of the 1900s: they are relevant documents of the Capital’s topographic, cultural, social, historical and artistic development. The present exhibition Il Museo racconta la città (The Museum tells the story of the city) is only an introduction to a very rich heritage, a story organized in sections, not necessarily in chronological order. The exhibition shows a selection of 400 pieces, including paintings, sculptures, etchings and photographs, furniture and decorative objects, all recently restored.

Via di San Pantaleo (Piazza Navona) - 00186 Roma Tuesday - Sunday: 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.; closed on Monday bus: 40 express - 30 express - 46 - 62 - 64 - 70 - 81 - 87 - 116 - 492 - 628 admission free of charge for Italian citizens under 18 and over 65 years old and for foreigners citizens with reciprocal admission arrangements services: reference room, bookshop, cloakroom