Museums in Rome
Posted by Melissa in Italy
Rome is one of the Europe’s greatest treasures when it comes to arts and music. Many known writers lived in Rome like Rafaello and Caravaggio. Most of their works are located inside Rome’s greatest museums. Well known artists that contributed in Rome’s artistic and musical history are well kept inside these museums.
One of the many museums inside Rome is the National Etruscan Museum. Inside this museum in Piazzalle di Villa Giulia Rome are the well preserved artifacts of the great Etruscan empire. These artifacts are well kept and preserved to show how the Etruscan Empire molded the present Rome.
Another well known painter that lived in Rome is Michelangelo. He painted one of the greatest art in the world. It is located at the ceiling of the Sistine chapel re-enacting the scenes from the bible having over 300 figures in it showing the signature style of Michelangelo itself. This chapel is a must see location in Rome.
Another well known museum in Rome is the Vatican museum. It is located at the Vatican City, Rome known to have the greatest word literature of Christianity and religious Rome itself.
The carpet museum of the National Museum of Palazzo Venezia in V. del plebescito Rome s known for its large amount of carpets and tapestries. It is also the former residence of a pope in Rome.
Next is the National Roman museum which is built upon several buildings in its ruins. Some ruins are assembled with addition from the collection of other historical collectors. Rome also has a lot of ruins that can also be considered as an open museum for those people who have a short time in visiting Rome. The pillars and roads are dated way back the Roman Empire in where some are restored or renovated.
Another museum in Rome houses a lot of artworks; a lot I mean over 100,000 pieces of artworks are located inside this museum. This museum is the Museo di Roma, it is a former palace now reformed as a museum to show how great the artistic development of Rome way back their old time.
The well known artist Vincent van Gogh also has his paintings walled at the Municipal Gallery of Modern Art. This museum shows the great works of the modern artists from Vincent Van Gogh to the well known modern painter Jackson Pollock.
Last in my list is the Castel’ de Sant Angelo also known as the tomb of Emperor Hadrian who built the Hadrian’s Wall to protect to Roman Empire from attacks coming from the outside. This museum is known as a plush of the Renaissance period. Inside this museum are the dark, old and dank armors of the Roman army. The museum also has a café at the rooftop terrace ideal for the viewers above the city.
Rome houses the greatest museums showing the true Roman spirit and how the old empire evolved into one of the greatest city known in the present.
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