Musei Capitolini

The Musei Capitolini, located on Rome's Capitoline Hill, is regarded as one of the world's earliest museums. It is one of the most remarkable Rome museums, including artifacts from ancient times as well as archaeological findings from Rome and its surroundings. Some of the collections date back to 1471 when Pope Sixtus IV gave the inhabitants of Rome a large collection of bronze sculptures. The museum expanded to include several works of art, and Pope Clement XII made it accessible to the public in 1734. Aside from its spectacular and awe-inspiring collection of ancient Roman marble and bronze statues, Renaissance and medieval art, and elaborate paintings, the museum has one of the greatest views of the Roman Forum.

The most notable collections include parts and a bust from Constantine's huge monument, as well as an old sculpture of Romulus and Remus (twins) sucking the She-Wolf. There are additional exhibitions of ancient epigraphs, sarcophagi, coins, and a picture gallery including works by Titian, Rubens, and Caravaggio. The Musei Capitolini are housed in two buildings: the Palazzo dei Conservatori and the Palazzo Nu.

Location: Piazza del Campidoglio, 1, Rome, Laz. 00186

Website: museicapitolini.org