Museo Nazionale Romano Palazzo Massimo
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The Museo Nazionale Romano – Palazzo Massimo alle Terme is one of Rome’s most prestigious museums, showcasing an extraordinary range of artifacts from the Republican period to Late Antiquity. Housed in a Neo‑Renaissance palace built in the 1880s, the museum’s four floors feature ancient sculptures, mosaics, paintings, goldsmith’s works and a world‑class numismatic collection – the Medagliere, the largest coin cabinet in Italy. Highlights include the bronze “Boxer at Rest” and the “Mummy of the Via Cassia” as well as frescoes from the Villa of Livia. The museum is part of a larger family of Roman national museums (Palazzo Altemps, Crypta Balbi, Baths of Diocletian), all situated in historic buildings in central Rome. Visitors can explore the interconnected display of Roman art, archaeology and coinage, experiencing the depth of Rome’s material heritage in a setting that itself reflects centuries of cultural significance.
Highlights
- Ancient Roman Sculptures
- National Numismatic Collection
- Livia Villa Frescoes
- Mummy Display
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- Typical visit: about 1 hour 30 minutes