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April 20, 2012: Possible disruption to Civic Museums for a 4-hour strike

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 09:04:54 GMT

Possible disruption to Civic Museums on 20 April 2012, from 12.00 pm (noon) to 4.00 pm for a 4-hour general strike called by the OS CGIL.

Monday, April 30, 2012: special opening of the Civic Museums

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 07:16:58 GMT

Monday, April 30: all the museums belonging to the Civic Museum Network are open on an exceptional basis, with regular opening hours and admission fees.
The Planetarium is open from 9.00 am to 2.00 pm (shows: 10.00 am - 11.00 am - 12.30 pm).
The Museo della Repubblica Romana is open from 10.00 am to 2.00 pm.

Google Art Project at the Capitoline Museums

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 09:36:11 GMT

Google has announced that Google Art Project has seen a major expansion, now featuring 151 museums in 40 countries. The Capitoline Museums in Rome will be the only new Italian museum to join the project. Thanks to Google Art Project art lovers will discover paintings, but also sculptures, street art works and photographs.

Easter 2012: Sunday 8 and Monday 9 special opening of the Civic museums

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 08:50:10 GMT

Sunday 8 and Monday 9 April, 2012: the Civic Museums of Rome are open to the public for the Easter holidays with the usual opening hours and admission fees.
The Planetarium is open from 9.00 am to 2.00 pm (shows: 10.00 am, 11.00 am and 12.30 pm).
The Museo della Repubblica Romana is open from 10.00 am to 6.00 pm.

Accenture Develops Innovative Mobile App for the “Lux in Arcana - The Vatican Secret Archive Reveals Itself” Exhibition Featuring Never-Before-Seen Vatican Documents

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 10:58:36 GMT

App enables all 100 priceless documents of the exhibition to be accessible on smartphones and tablet PCs; also features augmented reality solutions.

ROME; March. 28, 2012 — Accenture (NYSE: ACN) announced today that it has developed a free mobile app that delivers rich multimedia content to the fingertips of visitors to an unprecedented exhibition featuring documents held in the Secret Vatican Archive that have never before been seen by the public and now can be admired at the Capitoline Museums in Rome.

The exhibition “Lux in Arcana – The Vatican Secret Archives Reveals Itself” features, among other things, documents such as ciphered letters, manuscripts, codices, and ancient parchments. The materials date from the eighth to the 20^th century and the exhibition marks the first time they have ever been shown away from Vatican City. The items were unveiled at the Capitoline Museums in Rome on Feb. 29 and will remain on exhibit thru Sept. 9 of this year.

The mobile app developed by Accenture, which is the official technology partner of the exhibition, significantly enhances the experience of users by delivering supplemental details about the historical items to their smartphones and tablets for both Apple and Android. For example, the app displays technical data, photos and images, provides detailed background information, and features rich, multimedia content. The app allows users to see the documents by alphabetical or chronological order, by the typology (letter, agreement, papal document, etc.) and by the location in the Capitoline Museums halls. Visitors can also follow the path of the exhibition listening to the audio guide feature available through the app.

“Accenture has been an outstanding technology partner and we’re very pleased with the unique user experience that their mobile app delivers”, said Luca Carboni, General Secretary of the Secret Vatican Archive. “We believe the people expected to visit the exhibition will benefit tremendously from the rich content they can access through their devices as they tour the various exhibits.”

The app also features an “augmented reality” capability that can be used outside of the museum at some historical sites in Rome. One example is the statue of Giordano Bruno in the piazza Campo de’ Fiori. Giordano Bruno, a Dominican friar and philosopher, was burned at the stake in 1600’s after being judged a heretic by the Tribunal of the Roman Inquisition. The app allows visitors to focus their smartphone or tablet on the statue and see Bruno’s pyre burst into flames on the device’s display. It also allows visitors to open special contents related to Giordano Bruno’s trial and to call up videos with more information on his life and his ideas. Augmented reality is available also for the angels of the Castel Sant’Angelo bridge, carved by the Bernini, and for the Basilica of Santa Maria sopra Minerva, close to the place where Galileo Galilei abjured.

“We’re delighted to be the official technology sponsor of this extraordinary and unprecedented exhibition from the Secret Vatican Archive,” said Fabio Benasso, country managing director, Accenture Italy. “Our country possesses a treasure trove of culture and art that reflects many of the world’s most historical events and should be shared by as many people as possible.

As an integral and longstanding member of the Italian business community, Accenture is proud to support this important initiative celebrating this part of Italy’s cultural heritage.”

The app is available in Italian and English, and is compatible with almost all mobile devices. It can be downloaded from the Apple store or Google Play for free.

The exhibition “Lux in Arcana – The Vatican Secret Archive Reveals Itself” was conceived for the occasion of the fourth centenary of the Secret Vatican Archives foundation, in collaboration with Roma Capitale, Assessorato alle Politiche Culturali e Centro Storico - Sovraintendenza ai Beni Culturali di Roma and Zètema Progetto Cultura.

About Accenture

Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company, with more than 246,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Combining unparalleled experience, comprehensive capabilities across all industries and business functions, and extensive research on the world’s most successful companies, Accenture collaborates with clients to help them become high-performance businesses and governments. The company generated net revenues of US$25.5 billion for the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2011. Its home page is www.accenture.com.

March 28, 2012: possible disruption to the Civic Museums for a trade union meeting

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 15:17:36 GMT

Due to a meeting called by O.S. USI Trade Union there may be some disruption at the Civic Museum Network on Wednesday, March 28, 2012, from 12.30 pm to 4.30 pm. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

The Musei in Comune website gets updated

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 14:56:44 GMT

The new interface provides a more intuitive navigation and more space for pictures and videos. It also comes with new features: an advanced calendar of events, a search engine for art works, a better visibility of the Musei in Comune blog, featuring image and video galleries uploaded on Flickr and Youtube.

29 February 2012: Concessions granted to visitors at the Capitoline Museum until 5.30 pm

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 17:37:26 GMT

Coinciding with the opening and the press launch of the exhibition " Lux in Arcana - L’Archivio Segreto Vaticano" only on Wednesday, February 29, 2012 - until 5.30 pm - only Palazzo Nuovo and the Tabularium are open to the public, entrance from Palazzo Nuovo and tickets at € 6.50.

Special opening to the public of all the Capitoline Museums halls and the exhibition Lux in Arcana - only on Wednesday, February 29, 2012 - from 5.30 pm to 9.30 pm (last admission 8.30 pm). Tickets: Adults: € 12, Concessions: € 10, Ridottissimo Special Price € 2,00, Free of charge for student groups of elementary and junior high schools, disabled visiors and a companion.

February 29, 2012: opening of the exhibition "Lux Arcana" and special opening to the public until 9.30 pm

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 10:24:50 GMT

February 29, 2012: Opening of the exhibition "Lux Arcana" from 5.30 pm.
Special Opening of the Capitoline Museums until 9.30 pm. Admission tickets apply.

10 and 11 February 2012: Closure of the museums belonging to the Civic Network

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:03:59 GMT

Because of the expected adverse weather conditions, the museums belonging to the Civic Network are closed on 10 and 11 February 2012