Museo di Palazzo Venezia History & Archeology

When Art Was Everything

Via del Plebiscito 118
Rome,
00196
Italy
Phone No. +39 06 699 941
Fax No. +39 06 3265 1329
Visit Websitehttp://www.galleriaborghese.it..
E mailinfo.servizimusei@libero.it
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Overview

One of the most important collections of medieval and Renaissance art is housed at  Museo di Palazzo Venezia. There are Renaissance paintings, painted wooden sculptures and chests from all over Italy, tapestries from elsewhere in Europe, Neapolitan ceramics, silverware, suits of armor, and 17th and 18th-century paintings. One of the most dramatic pieces is a 13th Century enameled Byzantine Christ. There are also terracotta studies by Bernini for construction of the Triton fountain and the decoration of Castel Sant'Angelo.

Open Hours

    • Tuesday to Sunday from 08:30 AM to 07:30 PM