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Museum History

The creation of the Capitoline Museums has been traced back to 1471, when Pope Sixtus IV donated a group of bronze statues of great symbolic value to the People of Rome.

The collections are closely linked to the city of Rome, and most of the exhibits come from the city itself.

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Ancient Capitol

The Capitoline Hill is the smallest hill in Rome and was originally made up of two parts (the Capitolium and the Arx) separated by a deep valley which corresponds to where Piazza del Campidoglio now stands about 8 metres above the original site.
 The sides of this hill were very steep and on account of the difficulty of reaching the top and the dominating position it enjoyed over the River Tiber, it was chosen as the city's main stronghold.

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Marcus Aurelius Exedra
Through the rooms

The hall was built in an open area that historically marked the boundary between the properties of the Conservators and the Caffarellis. In the same space, which was used to exhibit the many sculptures found in the excavations following the urbanization of new areas after the proclamation of Rome as the Capital of Italy, an octagonal pavilion, designed by Virgilio Vespignani, was built in 1876, later it was disassembled to make space for a garden.

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Get the latest info on your smartphone

Capitoline Museums and Samsung: technology for museum communication

More in-depth news on the most important sculptures exhibited in the museum and on the paintings in the Pinacoteca Capitolina (Capitoline Picture Gallery) can be accessed on all smartphones  equipped with NFC (Near Field Communication) technology.

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Virtual Tour of the Capitoline Museums

The Virtual Tour of the Capitoline Museums – a Zètema Progetto Cultura production developed by HQuadro using the immersive virtual reality technology – is fully interactive and multimedia, and employs sophisticated processing techniques and photo-montage. Take a virtual walk into the halls of the museum. Use your mouse for a 360-degree view, up and down and zoom in to see works of art in detail: sculptures, paintings, architectural details, facings, ceilings and floors.

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02/10/2015 - 10/01/2016
Raffaello, Parmigianino and Barocci
Metaphors of the Gaze
Exhibitions

The exhibition Raffaello Parmigianino Barocci. Metaphors of the Gaze compares the art of Francesco Mazzola, known as Parmigianino, and Federico Fiori, also known as Il Barocci, two artists who lived at different times, with the work of Raphael.

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26/12/2015
Osservo, compongo e coloro... dal Barocci al mio capolavoro! Laboratorio per bambini dai 4 ai 6 anni
Educational resources for all

La mostra Raffaello, Parmigianino, Barocci. Metafore dello sguardo, prende avvio da un confronto a distanza che due artisti vissuti in epoche e luoghi diversi, instaurarono nei confronti di Raffaello e propone una selezione di disegni, acqueforti e chiariscuri accanto a dipinti e rilievi antichi

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Current

Calendar

Exhibitions and events

Raffaello, Parmigianino and Barocci
Metaphors of the Gaze
2 October 2015 - 10 January 2016
Exhibition

Educational events

Attività didattiche per le scuole
20 October 2015 - 31 May 2016
Didactic programs for schools

Planned

Educational events

Osservo, compongo e coloro... dal Barocci al mio capolavoro! Laboratorio per bambini dai 4 ai 6 anni
26 December 2015
Educational resources for all
Incontro e visita guidata sul tema "Antichità medioevali in Campidoglio. Novità e acquisizioni"
Piazza del Campidoglio
2 February 2016
Meetings for teachers
Incontro sul tema "Le due anime. Musei e allestimenti in Italia dal dopoguerra ad oggi"
Sala Pietro da Cortona
23 February 2016
Meetings for teachers
Incontro e visita guidata sul tema "Mostrare il museo: la sistemazione della statua equestre di Marco Aurelio"
Sala Pietro da Cortona
9 March 2016
Meetings for teachers
Incontro sul tema "Vivere e morire nella Roma antica: La Galleria Lapidaria dei Musei Capitolini"
Sala Pietro da Cortona
3 May 2016
Meetings for teachers

Multimedia

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