Rome - Museum of Rome Museo di Roma (Palazzo Braschi)

 
The Palazzo Braschi, built from 1792 onwards for the Braschi family, relatives of Pope Pius VI, has housed since 1952 a collection of pictures, drawings, watercolors and prints illustrating the history of the city of Rome, together with sculpture, terracotta figures, majolica, tapestries and costumes. The exhibits also include Pope Pius IX's private train (1850) and two state carriages.

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The museum's 51 rooms contain a wealth of material illustrating life in medieval and modern Rome and the history and development of the city. On the instructions of Cardinal Carafa the remains of statues of Menelaus and Patroclus were erected, marking the site of a previous building.
Address: Museum of Rome, Piazza San Pantaleo 10, I-00186 Rome, Italy
Hours:
9am-7pm; Closed: Mon
Guides: Guided tour available as optional extra.
Transit: Bus: 46, 62, 64.

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