The Museum of Roman Civilization is located in Rome, in the EUR district.
It documents the various aspects of Roman civilization, including habits and customs, through a rich collection of copies of statues, casts of bas-reliefs, architectural models of individual works and of monumental complexes, including large plastic models; all products are made with an accuracy that makes them real works of art.
Among the works on display, two stand out: the complete series of the casts of the Trajan Column and the large model of imperial Rome, made by Italo Gismondi.
It is part of the "Musei in comune" system of the municipality of Rome.
The visit to the museum is complementary to the observation of the ancient monuments of the capital, as it allows you to know the most important works that Roman times left outside Rome, in all the lands affected by it, and to know their multiple aspects of daily life.
Furthermore, thanks to the models of Roman monuments, the visit allows you to better understand their original structure and appearance.
For these reasons, despite the almost total absence of original finds, the museum has a great didactic and documentary value.
The structure has been closed since 31 January 2014 for the redevelopment of the building.
The prolonged closure has sparked protests and hundreds of archaeologists, scholars, intellectuals and actors have signed an appeal expressing concern for the works preserved in conditions that expose them to degradation and to urge the reopening of the prestigious museum.
In January 2018, the Capitoline Assembly chaired by the mayor Virginia Raggi approved the allocation of 722,000 euros in the 2018-2020 budget for the rehabilitation and reopening of the Museum: the first works had started in June 2017.
Museum of Roman Civilization - Virtual Tour 360°
Address: Piazza Guglielmo Marconi, 14, 00144
Phone: 06 549521
Site:
http://www.museociviltaromana.it/Location inserted by
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