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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.

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The Capitoline Hill is the smallest hill in Rome and was originally made up of two parts (the Capitolium and the Arx) separated by a deep valley which corresponds to where Piazza del Campidoglio now stands about 8 metres above the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.

Marcus Aurelius Exedra
Through the rooms

The new grand glass hall built inside what was called the "Giardino Romano" in Palazzo dei Conservatori today contains the equestrian statue of Marc Aurelius together with some of the major Capitoline bronzes, the Hercules in gilded bronze from the Foro Boario and the remains of the bronze colossus of Constantine.

29/02 - 09/09/2012
Lux in arcana - The Vatican Secret Archive reveals itself
Exhibitions

For the first and possibly only time in history, one hundred original and priceless documents selected among the treasures preserved and cherished by the Vatican Secret Archives for centuries leave the Vatican City walls. And they will do so in order to be housed and displayed in the beautiful halls of the Capitoline Museums in Rome.

01/01 - 30/06/2012
Didactic programs for schools. Capitoline Museums - In-depth study: Romulus and the foundation of Rome
Didactic programs for schools

Educational visit

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Exhibitions and events

Calendar

Current

Lux in arcana - The Vatican Secret Archive reveals itself
29 February - 9 September 2012
Exhibition

Planned

Premio strega - Incontro con l’autore Gianrico Carofiglio
Esedra del Marco Aurelio
19 May 2012
Event
Le Romane
Exedra of Marcus Aurelius
19 May 2012
Event

Educational events

Current

Visita didattica per le scuole. Musei Capitolini. Lux in arcana - L’Archivio Segreto Vaticano si rivela
Palazzo dei Conservatori - Palazzo Clementino Caffarelli
1 March - 9 September 2012
Didactic programs for schools
Didactic programs for schools. Capitoline Museums - In-depth study: the statue
1 January - 30 June 2012
Didactic programs for schools
Didactic programs for schools. Capitoline Museums - In-depth study: the legend
1 January - 30 June 2012
Didactic programs for schools
Didactic programs for schools. Capitoline Museums - In-depth study: Romulus and the foundation of Rome
1 January - 30 June 2012
Didactic programs for schools
Didactic programs for schools. Capitoline Museums - In-depth study: Palazzo Nuovo
1 January - 30 June 2012
Didactic programs for schools
Didactic programs for schools: Capitoline Museums - Palazzo dei Conservatori
1 January - 30 June 2012
Didactic programs for schools
Didactic programs for schools: Capitoline Museums - Tabularium and the Galleria Lapidaria
1 January - 30 June 2012
Didactic programs for schools
School visit: Musei Capitolini - Capitoline Portrait Gallery
1 January - 30 June 2012
Didactic programs for schools
School visit: Capitoline Museums - General Itinerary
1 January - 30 June 2012
Didactic programs for schools

Multimedia

Making of Google Art Project ai Musei Capitolini
Making of Google Art Project ai Musei Capitolini
Making of Google Art Project ai Musei Capitolini
Making of Google Art Project ai Musei Capitolini
Making of Google Art Project ai Musei Capitolini
Making of Google Art Project ai Musei Capitolini
Making of Google Art Project ai Musei Capitolini
Making of Google Art Project ai Musei Capitolini
Making of Google Art Project ai Musei Capitolini
Piazza del Campidoglio
Marco Aurelio
Lupa Capitolina
L'Annunciazione (1528) - Garofalo
Sala del Fauno
Musei Capitolini e Samsung
Musei Capitolini e Samsung
Musei Capitolini e Samsung
Musei Capitolini e Samsung
LEONARDO E MICHELANGELO
LEONARDO E MICHELANGELO
Flickr
Google Art Project - TGR Lazio Rai Tre
Google Art Project - Walkthrough
Google Art Project - Video di lancio
Google Art Project - Behind The Scenes
Musei Capitolini
Capitolini Sala Frontone.wmv
Capitolini Scalone.wmv
Capitolini Sale Horti Mecenate.wmv
Capitolini Sala Delle Oche.wmv
Capitolini Sala Imperatori.wmv
Capitolini Palazzo Nuovo Salone.wmv
Capitolini: Sala Della Lupa.wmv
Capitolini Pinacoteca Santa Petronilla.wmv
Capitolini Galleria Lapidaria.wmv
Capitolini: Gabinetto della Venere.wmv
Capitolini Cortile Palazzo Nuovo.wmv
Capitolini Esedra Marco Aurelio.wmv
Capitolini Cortile Conservatori.wmv
Capitolini Tempio di Giove.wmv
Capitolini Sale Castellani.wmv
Capitolini: Sala Orazi e Curiazi.wmv
Capitolini: Tabularium.wmv
Capitolini: Sala Trionfi.wmv
Capitolini_SalaGladiatore.wmv
YouTube

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