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Archaeology, modern art, paintings and sculptures from all periods, choice and quality of works of art are not lacking in the Eternal City. There are the 4 greatest, then you can show le page about all Museums in Rome<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Vatican Museums<\/h2>\n
\"Genesis<\/a>

Sistine Chapel<\/p><\/div>\n

With the famous Sistine Chapel<\/strong>, the Vatican Museum<\/strong> is the most important museum in Italy by its richness, diversity and size. It houses works from all periods: from antiquity, Egyptian art, modern, religious art. All this in magnificent palaces, some rooms have frescoes by Raphael<\/strong>, the tourist highlight is the famous Sistine Chapel<\/em> painted by Michelangelo<\/strong> [read more]<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Capitoline Museums<\/h2>\n
\"Lupa<\/a>

Capitolini Museums<\/p><\/div>\n

On the hill historically considered the center of the ancient city, the important Capitoline Museums<\/strong> retain many works and objects of antiquity, mainly sculptures but also sarcophagi and sculptures of the Renaissance.For example it has the famous wolf breastfeeding Romulus and Remus<\/strong> and the Medusa<\/strong> by Bernini<\/strong>.The part of the Palazzo dei Conservatori is enriched with a valuable art gallery with paintings by masters such as Titian<\/strong>, Caravaggio<\/strong>, and Veronese<\/strong>. [Read more]<\/a>\n

Borghese Gallery<\/h2>\n
\"The<\/a>

Borghese gallery<\/p><\/div>\n

The Borghese Gallery<\/strong> has three collections, with the most famous being the baroque sculptures and Renaissance paintings, including by Caravaggio, along with neo-classical and ancient sculptures.Among these are the wonders sculpted by Bernini.
\nIts other collections aer of Modern art with, for example, Goya, Renoir, Van Gogh, Rubens or Cranach, and the art of the Etruscans. [Read more]<\/a>\n

National Roman Museum<\/h2>\n
\"Frescoes<\/a>

Villa di Livia, Nazionale Romano<\/p><\/div>\n

Created in 1889 for the conservation of the Vestiges of ancient Rome, the National Roman Museum<\/strong> houses the largest archaeological collection in the world, visible in several sites.The headquarters of the museum is Palazzo Massimo<\/strong>, which preserves wonderful ancient sculptures and especially the frescoes of ancient Roman houses in many fully reconstructed rooms.
\nBeautiful antique sculptures are to be discovered at the Palazzo Altemps<\/strong>, while the Baths of Diocletian<\/strong> house the largest epigraphic collection of the world but also has stelae and sarcophagi, as well as sections on prehistory.The smallest of the museum sites, the Crypta Baldi<\/strong> retains a medieval collection, and above it are highlighted the archaeological strata of Rome… [Read more]<\/a>\n

Discover the other museums of Rome<\/a><\/blockquote>\n

Map of Rome with museums<\/h2>\n
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Interested in archaeology, modern art, painting and sculpture from all eras, you will find easily enough to satisfy your curiosity in Rome, where the choice and quality of the works of art abound. 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