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Index
Events
Exhib
Stories of Rome
Museums
Entertainment

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EVENTS

Events
in Rome
Date / Hours / Tickets
/ Info

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Index

Music Exhib Sport

08 Valery
Gergiev
01 JULIUS
CAESAR
11 A. S. Roma
vs Arsenal
Parco della Chiostro del Football
Musica Bramante

13 Kenny 14 Italy vs
Barron 01 Darwin
Palazzo delle
Wales
Rugby
Parco della Esposizioni
Musica
21 Italy vs
21 Ska P
Palalotto-
01 FUTURISM
Scuderie del
France
Rugby
matica Quirinale
22 A. S. Roma vs
22 Wayne
Shorter
Juventus
Football
Quartet
Parco della
Musica

27 Alexander
Lonquich
Parco della
Musica

28 Omara
Portuondo
“Gracias”
Parco della
Musica

29 Iphigénie en
Aulide
Teatro
dell’opera

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A&I

JULIUS CAESAR Italy vs Wales Alexander

Chiostro del Bramante Stadio Flaminio Lonquich
10.00/20.00 E 7/10 16.00 E 20 / 99 Parco della musica
Via della Pace Viale Maresciallo 18.00 E 18/33
06 68809035 Pilsudski Viale P. de Coubertin
www.listicket.it 06 8082058
Valery Gergiev
Parco della musica Italy vs france Omara Portuondo
18.00 E 18/47 Stadio Flaminio “Gracias”
Viale P. de Coubertin 14.15 E 20 / 99 Parco della musica
06 8082058 Viale Maresciallo 21.00 E 20 / 30
Pilsudski Viale P. de Coubertin
DARWIN www.listicket.it 199.109.783
Palazzo delle
esposizioni Ska P Iphigénie en
10.00/210.00 Palalottomatica Aulide
E 7.50 / 12.50 21.00 E 28.75 Teatro dell’Opera
Via Nazionale 194 P. le dello Sport 16.30 E 17 / 100
06 39967200 www.greenticket.it P. zza B. Gigli 7
06 48160255
A. S. roma – Arsenal Wayne Shorter
Stadio Olimpico Quartet
20.45 E 20/250 Parco della musica
Via Foro Italico 1 21.00 E 20/30
199.109.783 Viale P. de Coubertin
199.109.783
Futurism
Scuderie del Quirinale A. S. Roma vs
10.00/20.00 E 7/10 Juventus
Via XXIV Maggio 16 Stadio Olimpico
06 39967500 20.30 E 20 / 250
Via Foro Italico 1
K. Barron Jazz 06 6786514
Parco della musica
21.00 E 15
Viale P. de Coubertin
199.109.783

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EXHIBIT

Exhibitions
in Rome
Review

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Art

Avanguardia Avanguardie

A
t the along the lines of a the exhibit boasts
centennial modern vision. numerous historic
of the works coming from
publication of the Interestingly, the the most important
manifest – which exhibit exalts the international
appeared on the cultural bonds collections.
Parisian newspaper and the tight
“Le Figaro” on formal relationships
February 20th between cubism February 20th
1909 – the Quirinal and futurism, with May 24th 2009
Stables dedicate a large selection Scuderie del Quirinale
a very important of cubistic works
exposition to able to testify Opening Hours / 10-20
Futurism. the similarities Tickets / E 7/10
and differences Address /
The exhibition between the two Via XXIV Maggio 16
gathers an artistic movements. Telephone /
impressive number Amongst the most 06 39967500
of masterpieces of famous works we Closed / Mondays
early Futurism, and may find: Le grand
holds even those nu by G. Braque, or
works exposed at Picasso’s Femme
the grand Futurism assise dans un
exhibition held in fauteuil. U. Boccioni
Paris in 1912, and is present with
exhibition that his Costruzione
caused quite a orizzontale and Le
rumour. In only forze di una strada
a short time the whereas we also
ideas of “speed” see Le nuotatrici
and ”dynamism” by C. Carrà and
were spread across Nu descendant
the world, helping l’escalier of M.
the redefine Duchamp. Apart
contemporary art from those masters,

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Art

The man, the exploits, the myth

F
or the first time greatness. The world
ever, both for chronicles abound
Ital and the The exhibit parts in entries on
world, an exhibit from Caesar Caesar, being a
dedicated to himself and his key personality in
one of the most closest spheres, the transition from
important figures both political and Roman republic
in Roman history: cultural, signing to Roman Empire.
Julius Caesar, the the most important Though never
first “dictator”, moments in his becoming Emperor
creator of the rise to power: the himself, he laid the
empire and of its military campaigns foundations of a
that gave him new order that
glory, the Egyptian would’ve made
adventure and Rome the greatest
the encounter power of antique
with Cleopatra. times and an
It also shows the important factor in
cultural and artistic the development
environment in of European
Rome in these civilization.
days, up to
Caesar’s death in
44 BC. February 20th
Until May 3rd 2009
Numerous Chiostro del Bramante
archaeological
artefacts Opening Hours / 10-20
and artistic Tickets / E 7/10
representations Address /
document the Via della Pace
story and the Telephone /
legend of Caesar 06 68809035
from medieval Closed / Mondays
times to our days.

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Darwin Art

1809 – 2009

A
t the 200th his day and his five- Tattersall, director
anniversary year trip around of the Hall of
of his birth the world, which Human Evolution at
the city of Rome all contribute to the same museum.
hosts the greatest the creation of this
exhibit ever revolutionary idea.
organised in the The exhibit tells us February 12th
honour of the about Darwin’s May 3th 2009
famous English initial questions, Palazzo delle
naturalist Charles the encouraging esposizioni
Darwin, whose discoveries, the first
theories today phases of shaping Opening Hours / 10-20
are still a hot topic the “idea”, the Tickets / E 7,5 /12,5
in the cultural insecurities and Address /
debate. The exhibit fears, the long Via Nazionale 194
combines different silence and finally Telephone /
ways of looking the publication 06 39967500
at Darwin using of “On the origin Closed / Mondays
the languages of of species” that
history, storytelling, caused quite a
naturalism, row, as well as
scientific sensation, in 1859.
philosophy and
contemporary The exhibit, first
experimental presented in New
research. York, in its Italian
version has been
Among the cured by Niels
many features of Eldredge, head of
Darwin’s life we the department of
find his adventures invertebrae of the
as a young man, his American Museum
family relations, his of Natural History
immersion into the in New York, with
English culture of the help of Ian

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STORIES

Stories of
Rome
Legends and stories

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Stories

The legend of the Sant’Angelo bridge

P
ope Sixtus V had him captured Rome. Now that
(1585-1590) and beheaded the Pope has been
has gone on the same reviewing all these
down in history Piazza of Castel very old crimes I’m
as a very sever Sant’Angelo. afraid he wants
man. Indeed right to convict me for
after his election On that occasion, the ear I cut off
he gave a taste the sense of humour in the Garden of
of things to come of the Roman people Getsemani 1585
when he had for made that the two years ago!
citizens of the statues of Saints
closeby town of Peter and Paul
Cori decapitated – located on the side
on the square of the bridge facing
between the
bridge and Castel the square where
Sant’Angelo, for so many had been
having been found executed – started
in possession of talking.
arms. Only a few
months later ha One morning
managed to track people found
down and ask for Saint Peter’s
the extradiction statue covered in
of a certain a cloack, as if he
Blaschi, guilty of were leaving town,
various murders, and underneath
for a murder he Paul’s statue a
had commited note read: “What’s
in Bologna 36 up Peter, are
years earlier. The you leaving?”.
man had fled to Underneath Peter’s
Florence (a united statue another
Italy did not exist note answered:
yet) but the Pope “I’m leaving Paul, photo by Francesco Pandolfi

I’m fleeing from

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Stories

Michelangelo’s play on Raphael

M
ichelangelo’s It is also an his pupil Daniele da
stay in Rome, unlimited source of Volterra, who was
started in anecdotes, most working with Rap-
1496 when he was hardly verifiable, hael. The youngster
called by Cardinal some definitely wasn’t there though,
Riario and ending legendary, but and to leave note
with his death in always born out of of his visit he took
1564, is in itself the love that the a piece of charcoal
one of the most Romans had for this
important chapters Tuscan artist ever
and drew a beauti-
in European Art since he arrived. ful little angel in a
History. lunette, after which
Among the most he left the building
famous stories, unseen.
and also the least
confirmed, we find When Raphael
the legend of the came back, he
“visiting card”. saw the small
masterpiece and
As famed artist recognised it as
Raphael was Michelangelo’s
working on the work right away;
famous frescoes however instead
at the Farnesina of telling off the
palace, being guard for letting
jealous of nature, someone in and
he forbade anyone erasing the picture,
to come check he appreciated
on his “work in its quality and
progress”. decided to leave it
intact.
One day, as Raphael
was temporarily out So much for the
of town, Michelange- legend, which
lo passed by to go see however as
photo by Mykaul - Flickr

many legends
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do, contains an
element of truth.

The charcoal
drawing, in obvious
Michelangelo style,
survived an can still
be seen today, in
the ninth lunette on
the left wall of the
loggia.

However,
according to
historians, the
drawing was
not made by
Michelangelo but
by Sebastiano
del Piombo or
Baldassare Peruzzi.
In saying so they
leave the reason
for inserting a
charcoal drawing
in frescoed hall
unexplained
though. So yes, it
may be a legend,
but we do have
some doubts…

photo by Mykaul - Flickr

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Stories

the rivalry between Bernini and Borromini

I
n the center of Girolamo and This is obviously a
Piazza Navona Carlo Rainaldi in legend since the
we find the those same years, curch was finished
famous “fountain but was taken some years after
of the four rivers” over by Borromini the fountain’s
(1651) made shortly after. completion.
by Bernini. The
fountain, topped Using a very inter- Another
by an ancient esting technique he statue, the Nile,
Roman obelisk projected the fa- according to the
(a copy of an cade of the church same theories is
Egyptain original), to be concave, that hiding his head
is decorated way when seen under a veil so he
byfour allegoric from below, the would not have
statues that satnd to see Borromini’s
cupola on top of
as symbols for horrific bulding.
the main rivers of the church would In realilty though
the four regions seem to stand closer it is an allegory
of the world as it to the square than to the fact that
was then known. it actually was and in those days the
The Danube for would therefore be source of the Nile
Europe, the Nile more visible, due to was still unknown,
for Africa, the an effect of perspec- it would only be
Ganges for Asia tive. It is said that discovered in the
and the Rio de Bernini made fun 19th century.
la Plata for the of his rival through
Americas. one of the statues, At the base if the
Right in front of the Rio de la Plata, right belltower
the fountain, on who raises his arm of the curch a
the western side towards the church small statue of
of the square, rises as if he wanted Saint Agnes hold
the church if Saint to protect himself het hand to her
Agnes, whose chest, which
from the impend-
construction was understood
was started by ing collapse of the as a sign of
building.
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reassurance of
the stability of the
church.

From their part

the followers of
Borromini didn’t
spare Bernini in
their criticism
of his fountain,
claiming that
since it had a
hollow base, it
wouldn’t have
been able to
cope with the
weight of the
obelisk, and it
would’ve fallen
apart.

Bernini responded,
overnight, by
attaching four
little strings to the
pinnacle for its
“stability”, making
fun of his rival
once again. What
we see today
shows that Bernini
knew exactely
what he was
doing.
photo by Nicolas Esposito - Flickr

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Stories

Snow in summer

A
mongst the name on the place
oldest of all where tomorrow
legends that morning you’ll find
are told about snow”. On that
Rome, one regards same night Pope
a curious case Liberio had the
in which snow exact same dream.
fell on Agust 5th At dawn Giovanni
358 AD, covering and his wife went
the area where out to look for the
today the church mysterious snow.
of Santa Maria On the Esquiline
Maggiore stands. A hill they found a
nobleman named rectangular field
Giovanni and his covered in snow,
wife prayed to a divine sign
the Vrigin Mary indicating the
every day hoping place where a
she would give church dedicated
them a child. They to Mary should be
promised that if built. Today the
the managed to only evidence of
have a child they this miraculous
would’ve have event is a bronze
built a church to bas-relief above
thank the mother the altar of the
of God. On the Borghesiana
night of the 5th chapel, in which
of August, in high we see Pope
summer, the Virgin Liberio tracing the
appeared in their groundplan of the
dreams reassuring church in the snow.
the spouses and
photo by Allie Caulfield - Flickr
telling them “build
a church in my

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Stories

The flower of Rome

I
n a “holy” city, (little flame) was Ammannati. This is
as Papal Rome the first important enough to make her
was qualified Roman courtesan, fortune, since when
in the days, one forerunner of all the cardinal dies in
may be surprised those “ladies of 1479, he leaves her
that a square can pleasure” that flock all his possessions.
be named after a to Rome from the
courtesan. end of the 15th The execution of
century. So many his will however is
This is the case with were they, that blocked by Pope
Piazza Fiametta, Rome was dubbed Sixtus IV, who sets
near Via de’ “the land of up a committee
Coronari which women”, a triumph for it, and in the
wa once a street of luxurity in the end only a part of
used by the many Holy City. it actually goes to
piglrims directed Fiametta.
towards Saint All this partially
Peter’s. explains the name of However “for the
the square, appear- love of God, and to
One might say that ing on a city map provide her with a
this is where holy as early as 1625. dowry” - as it was
and profane come In fact Fiamette de written in the final
together. Fiametta Micaelis, born in verdict, hiding that
Florence, had been it was a “pension”
“performing her art” for the Cardinal’s
in Rome since 1478, “beautiful
where she arrives lady”– Fiametta
only 13 years old, still recieves four
following her mother houses.
- a prostitute just like
A vineyard with a
her, and becoming villa, a house with
for a year and a a tower, another
half the mistress of house in Via de’
Cardinal Jacopo Cornari 157 which

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still stands, and

another one in Via
Acquasparta 16,
on the corner of
the square that
was named after
her. She usually lives
in the first three,
leaving the last
one up for rent.
Fiametta’s star
rises with the
years and in 1493
she becomes
the mistress of
Cardinal Cesare
Borgia. The later
Pope Alexander
VI meets with her
at night in the
Vatican vineyards,
carrying his purple
robe and a sword,
to defend himself
from rogue bandits
and anyone who
might be spying
on their love affair.
As always in Rome,
the holy and the
profane come
together.

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MUSEUMS

Museums
in Rome
Info / Hours / Tickets /
History

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Galleria Galleria Museo di Roma

Borghese Nazionale in Trastevere
di Arte Moderna
Opening Hours / Opening Hours /
8.30 - 19.30 closed Opening Hours / 10.00 - 20.00, closed
on Mondays 8.30 – 19.30, closed on Mondays
Address / Piazzale on Mondays Address / Piazza
del Museo Borghese Address / Viale delle Sant’Egidio 1/b
Telephone / 06 32810 Belle Arti, 131 Telephone / 06 0608
Ticket / E 8.50 Telephone / Ticket / E 3
Tickets need to 06 32298221
be booked by tel- Ticket / E 7 – 9
ephone in advance. The museum shows
you some of the
The National Gal- main aspects of
This gallery holds lery of Modern Art Roman city life at
sculptures, bas-reliefs was founded in the end of the 18th
and antique mosa- 1883 and holds a and 19th centuries.
ics, apart from paint- collection of mainly The collection
ings and sculptures Italian artists from consists of a number
from the 15th to the 19th and 20th of paintings, prints,
18th centuries. The centuries, but the drawings and
collection, begun at work of some of the watercolours,
the start of the 17th best foreign artists amongst which
century by cardinal may also be found a selection of
Scipione Borghese, here. Absolutely to the famous
features master- be seen are the “disappeared Rome”
pieces by artists with works by Morandi, series by Ettore
names such as An- De Chirico, De Pisis, Roesler Franz, and a
tonello da Messina, Balla, Rosai, Sironi, 19th century nativity
Giovanni Bellini, Guttuso, Consagra, scene. Interesting are
Raphael, Titian, Cor- Soldati, Mastroianni, also the so-called
reggio, Caravaggio Guerrini, Corpora, “Roman scenes”, six
and holds a number Perilli, Novelli, Pollock, life-size scenes that
of splendid marble Cézanne, Mirò, Kan- reproduce aspects
works by Gian dinsky, Utrilo, Monet, of popular Roman
Lorenzo Bernini and Van Gogh and culture and life in the
Canova. many others still. 19th century.

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Museo Nazionale Museo Nazionale Museo Storico

Romano Palazzo degli Strumenti Vaticano
Altemps Musicali
Opening Hours /
Opening Hours / Opening Hours / 9 – 12, closed on
9 – 19.45, closed on 8.30 – 19.30, closed Sundays
Mondays on Mondays Address / Piazza
Address / Via Address / Piazza San Giovanni in
Sant’Apollinare 46 Santa Croce in Laterano
Telephone / 06 Gerusalemme, 9/a Telephone / 06
39967700 Telephone / 06 69886467
Ticket / E 7 7014796 Ticket / E 5
Ticket / E 4

This museum The historical

offers some of the The National Museum museum of the
most important of musical instruments Vatican resides
collections of is the biggest of in the Palazzo
ancient sculptures, its kind in Europe Apostolico
including Over a thousand Lateranense, at
Egyptian statues, pieces from all over the St. John in
masterpieces of the world are on Lateran church. This
Magna Grecia, display here, ranging interesting museum
works from the from the far east to conserves the
Hellenistic period, archaeological sites historical legacy of
and pieces of the in the Etruscan region. the Papacy and it’s
Roman Republican The collection is court. The collection
and Imperial ages. displayed through a is built up in three
chronological arch sections: the Papal
that spans from the iconographic
late Hellenistic age collection, a section
to the 20th century dedicated to
Some examples of ceremonial at the
particular historic and Papal court, and a
artistic value include collection of arms
a piano built by and uniforms of the
Bartolomeo Cristofori in former Papal armies.
1723 and the famous
“Barberini harp”.

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Museo Nazionale Galleria Comunale Museo H. C.

d’Arte Orientale d’Arte Moderna e Andersen
Contemporanea
Opening Hours / Opening Hours /
Tue, Wed, Fri 9:00- Opening Hours / 9 – 19, closed on
14:00; Thu, Sat, Tue-Fri: 9.00 – 19.00; Mondays
Sun- and holidays Sundays and holi- Address / Via P. S.
9:00-19:30; closed days: 9.00 – 14.00; Mancini 20
on Mondays closed on Mondays. Telephone /
Address / Address / Via F. 06 32 19 089
Via Merulana, 248 Crispi, 24 Ticket / Free entrace
Telephone / 06 Telephone / 06
46974832 4742848
Ticket / E 6 Ticket / E 2,60 The home and
studio of H.C.
Andersen holds
The National The municipal a collection of
Oriental Art Museum gallery of modern 200 statues, 200
‘Giuseppe Tucci’ and contemporary paintings and some
guards the findings art is home to a 300 graphic designs,
of various Italian number of works that testify the
archaeological belonging to the artistic genius of this
missions to Iran, municipality’s Norwegian master.
Pakistan and collections, datable
Afghanistan, apart from 1883 to 1945.
from a number of The museum’s
objects that were exhibit, divided in
purchased in Nepal three floors hosts
and Tibet Giuseppe some 4000 works
Tucci (one of the of art by the most
most important famous Italian artists
orient-experts of of the 19th and
the 20th century) 20th centuries such
between 1928 and as Balla, Depero,
1954. Trampolini, Scipione,
Mafai, De Pisis,
Morandi, De Chirico,
Sironi and Guttuso.

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Galleria Nazionale Galleria D. Pamphilj Museo Nazionale

d’Arte Antica Romano: Crypta
Opening Hours / 10-17 Balbi
Opening Hours / Address / Via del
8.30 – 19.30; closed Corso, 305 Opening Hours /
on Mondays Telephone / 06 6797323 9-19.45; closed on
Address / Via delle Ticket / E 9 Mondays
Quattro Fontane 13 Address / Via delle
Telephone / 06 32810 Botteghe Oscure 31
Ticket / E 5 - 6 The Doria Pamphilj Telephone / 06
gallery is home to 39967700
a grand number Ticket / E 7
The gallery is rich of 17th century
in masterpieces of masterpieces with
the 16th and 17th works form the likes The Crypta Balbi
centuries. Some of of Caravaggio, A. is one of Rome’s
the most famous Carracci, G. Reni, most extraordinary
paintings include Guercino, J. Bruegel, museums on urban
the “Fornarina” by J. Ribera, Velázquez, archaeology.
Raphael apart from C. Lorrain, G. Dughet, Particular attention is
works by Andrea del and renaissance paid to the findings
Sarto, Bronzino and paintings by Titian, that document
Lotto. Also Tintoretto, Raphael, Garofalo, the handicraft
Titian and El Greco L. Lotto, P. Brueghel, activities in the area
feature among the Correggio and (materials, tools,
artists whose works Parmigianino. produce) in post-
can be admired here. The collection antique and high-
Furthermore we see of paintings is medieval times. The
some Bolognese art, accompanied by a exhibits give a profile
to arrive at the end number of absolute of the continuity
of the 16th century masterpieces and quality of these
with the splendid of sculptural art produces, from the
“Judith beheading Alessandro Algardi 8th to 10th century,
Holophernes” by and the famous a period commonly
Caravaggio. The 17th Gian Lorenzo Bernini, indicated as the
century is represented and a collection of “dark ages”.
by works of artist antique sculptures
like, Domenichino, of the Archaic and
Guercino and Bernini. Hellenistic ages.

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Museo Palatino Museo dell’Alto Galleria Nazionale

Medioevo di Palazzo Corsini
Opening Hours /
8.30 – 16.30 Opening Hours / Opening Hours /
Address / Via di San 9 – 14; closed on 8.30 – 19.30; closed
Gregorio 30 Mondays on Mondays
Telephone / 06 Address / Viale Address / Via della
39967700 Lincoln 3 Lungara 10
Ticket / E 9 Telephone / 06 Telephone / 06
(valid also for the 54228199 32810
Coliseum and Ticket / E 2 Ticket / E 4
Roman Forum)

The Museum of the This collection of

The museums hosts Early Middle Ages paintings from the
sculptures, frescoes presents a collection 14th to 18th centuries
and findings of of materials dating was donated to
the Archaic age from the 4th to the Italian State
that tell the story the 14th centuries, by the family of
of Rome. On the coming mainly from Cardinal Neri Maria
ground floor findings central Italy and Corsini. The Cardinal
form the Iron age and Rome itself. In the accumulated his
of the Republican museum’s eight collection in the 17th
age of the Roman rooms, findings century and it was
state may be found, from the Roman, later enriched with
whilst the first floor Lombard and more contemporary
pays attention to Carolingian ages works. The museum
the frescoes, panels may be seen. is home to works by
coming from the the likes of Beato
“Domus Transitoria”, Angelico, Rubens,
statues from the Imperial Murillo and Luca
Age,a fragment of Giordano.
the “Doryphoros”
by Polykleitos as well
as some splendid
architectural terracotta’s
recovered from
buildings belonging
to the age of August.

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Museo di Roma Musei Capitolini Museo della

Palazzo Braschi Civiltà Romana
Opening Hours /
Opening Hours / 9 – 20; closed on Opening Hours /
9 – 19; closed on Mondays 9 – 13.30; closed on
Mondays Address / Piazza del Mondays
Address / Via di Campidoglio1 Address / Piazza G.
San Pantaleo (near Telephone / 06 0608 Agnelli, 10
Piazza Navona) Ticket / E 6,50 Telephone / 06 32810
Telephone / 06 0608 Ticket / E 6.50
Ticket / E 6 - 8
The Capitoline Mu-
seums are the oldest The exposed
The Palazzo Braschi antique collection materials are
collection holds that was opened to reproductions and
numerous manufac- the public. It holds reconstructive
tures the tell Rome’s pieces of sculptural plastics of the
story from the late art of immeasurable architectural
medieval period until value such as the complexes and
the second half of statue of Oceanus, monuments of the
the 20th century, such the equestrian statue Roman Empire.
as furniture, carriages, of Emperor Marcus Divided in 59
elements of urban Aurelius, the Capitoline sections, it occupies
and architectural Venus, 65 busts of some 12.00 square
decoration, mosaics, Roman Emperors and metres and has
frescoes and medi- the famous “Dying rooms 10 metres
eval ceramics. Also Gaul”.The collection of high, to allow for
quite important is the paintings holds works 1:1 reconstructions
collection of paint- of Caravaggio, Guer- of the façades of
ings that, outside the cino, Annibale Car- several monuments.
works of Andrea Sac- racci, Veronese, Titian, The first 15 rooms tell
chi, Pierre Subleyras, Rubens, Antonio van the story of Rome
Pier Leone Ghezzi, Dyck and Calvaert. from its origins up to
Marco Benefial and the 5th century AD,
Pompeo Batoni, holds the others document
a number of paint- various aspects
ings with a great of the Roman
documentary value. civilisation and its
material culture.

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Museo Nazionale di Galleria Spada Museo Barracco

Castel Sant’Angelo
Opening Hours / Opening Hours /
Opening Hours / 8.30 – 19.30; closed 9 – 19; closed on
9 – 19; closed on on Mondays Mondays
Mondays Address / Piazza Address / Corso Vitto-
Address / Lungote- Capo di Ferro, 13 rio Emanuele 166/A
vere Castello, 50 Telephone / 06 Telephone / 06 0608
Telephone / 06 6832409 Ticket / E 3
6819111 Ticket / E 5
Ticket / E 5
The museum holds a
Recomposed after prestigious collection
From Mausoleum to the events of the of antique sculptures.
a fortified position, Second World War, In the Assyrian
from dark and the gallery holds the section some
feared dungeon private collection priceless ornaments
to the splendid of Cardinal of the palaces of
renaissance Bernardino Spada Assurbanipal and
residence that saw and comprises Senacherib can
Michelangelo work paintings (mainly of be seen, while the
inside its walls, and the 17th century), Egyptian section of
from a prison during antique statues and the museum holds
the ‘Risorgimento’ to original furniture of pieces that cover
a museum. Rome’s the Cardinals time. some 3000 years
Castel Sant’Angelo The museum has up until Roman
has stood tall works by Guercino, times. Greek Art is
during most of the Baciccia, Orazio explained through
city’s history and Gentileschi and a series of works of
its solemn Roman Guido Reni. In the artist Polykleitos
rooms, its imposing the courtyard the and his school, of the
walls and its famous tromp l’oeil 5th century BC. As
luxuriously frescoed hallway by Borromini for Roman Art, one
hallways make it may be admired. of the finer works is
a place where the head of a young
present and past of boy belonging to the
the eternal city are Julii family, testifying
inseparably linked. the portrait art of the
early Imperial Age.

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Museo di Palazzo Museo d’Arte Museo

Venezia Contemporanea Montemartini
Roma – MACRO
Opening Hours / Opening Hours /
8.30 – 19.30; closed Opening Hours / 9 – 19, closed on
on Mondays 9 – 19, closed on Mondays
Address / Via del Mondays Address / Via
Plebiscito, 118 Address / Via Reg- Ostiense 106
Telephone / 06 32810 gio Emilia, 54 Telephone / 06 0608
Ticket / E 4 Telephone / 06 0608 Ticket / E 4.50
Ticket / Free entrance

The Museum The former thermo-

conserves a number electric power plant
The MACRO, an of Montemartini is
of paintings on acronym for the
canvas and on an extraordinary
Roman Museum of example of industrial
wooden panel Contemporary Art,
dating back to the archaeology turned
holds a collection of into a museum.
15th-18th centuries, which the first part
a rich collection of Through a clever
includes the works arrangement
Italian and German of artists such as
woodcarvings, of contrasts,
Accardi, Sanfilippo, masterpieces of
early medieval and Perilli, Dorazio, Festa,
renaissance marbles sculptural and
Schifano, Rotella, archaeological finds
as well as more Maselli, Pascali, Pizzi
general collection from the late 19th
Cannella, Dessì, century and 1930’s
of antique furniture. Bianchi, Ceccobelli
Furthermore the are exposed next to
collection boasts a and Tirelli. The timeline the old machinery of
number of wrought of the second part the power plant. The
irons and a rich of the collection museum reconstructs
collection of antique runs for 2001 up until the monumental
weapons and today, and hosts the complexes and
armours. works of great artists illustrates the
such as Asdrubali, development of the
ancient city from
Albanese, Pintaldi, the Republican Age
Ontani, Abate, Erlich, through to the late
Sissi and Ciracì. Imperial Age.

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Museo Nazionale Palazzo Massimo Museo

Etrusco alle Terme dell’Ara Pacis

Opening Hours / Opening Hours / Opening Hours /

8.30 – 19.30, closed 9 – 19.45, closed on 9 – 19, closed on
on Mondays Mondays Mondays
Address / Piazzale Address / Largo di Address / Lungote-
di Villa Giulia, 93 Villa Peretti 1 vere in Augusta
Telephone / 06 32810 Telephone / 06 Telephone / 06 0608
Ticket / E 4 39967700 Ticket / E 6.50
Ticket / E 7

The collection of the The Ara Pacis or

National Etruscan At the Palazzo “altar of peace”
Museum, divided Massimo one will is one of the finest
into geographical find true treasures examples of antique
areas, holds some of of Roman coins art. Its construction
the masterpieces of and jewellery. It also was decreed by
the ancient Etruscan features unique the Roman senate
civilisation, such as examples of Roman in 13 AD to honour
the sarcophagus sculptures and emperor Augusts
of the spouses (6th portraits and even return for the
century BC) and the holds some original provinces of Gaul
statue of the Apollo Greek statues. Apart and Spain, where he
of Veio (6th century from that it has a had been working
BC). Besides these, collection of Roman for three years to
the museum offers sculptures from the consolidate Rome’s
some prized historical Republican as well power, as much as
collections such as the late-imperial his own, by building
as the “Castellani periods. After years new roads and
collection” with its of restorations visitors setting up Roman
ceramics, bronzes can now behold the colonies.
and famous golden splendid frescoes that
jewellery and artwork. have been recovered
A recent restoration from the Villa of Livia
has opened up the and from the cellars
main floor as an of the Farnesina, the
exposition space for Italian ministry of
the antiques of Pyrgi. foreign affairs.

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Museo Mercati Museo Ebraico di

delle Mura di Traiano Roma

Opening Hours / Opening Hours / Opening Hours /

9 – 14, closed on 9 – 19, closed on 10 – 16, Friday 9- 13,
Monday Mondays closed on Saturday
Address / Via di Porta Address / Via IV Address /
San Sebastiano Novembre 94 Lungotevere Cenci
Telephone / 06 0608 Telephone / 06 0608 Telephone / 06
Ticket / E 6.50 Ticket / E 6.50 68400661
Ticket / E 7.50

This exhibition tells the Trajan’s markets are

story of Rome’s city the main museum on The Jewish Museum
walls. The informative antique architecture in Rome, located
panels cover that offers the visitor in the complex of
the history of the a number of replicas the Grand Temple,
fortification of the city and recomposures has been open to
in the period of the of parts of the the public since
Kings of Rome, the ancient forum and 1960 and hosts the
Roman Republic and its architectural collections of Rome’s
finally of the Aurelian decorations, Jewish community.
Walls built in the through the use Roman silverware of
3rd century AD. The of original parts, the 17th and 18th
museum describes limestone copies centuries, valuable
the historical and and modern plain textiles from all over
political events that stone integrations, Europe, scrolls with
brought about the following the theory miniatures and
construction of the of “reversibility”. These marbles that survived
Aurelian Walls, and pieces manage the destructions of
talks about the to give the visitor the “Five schools” of
strategic choices a perception of the Roman ghetto.
that were made in the greatness and
choosing its path. the richness of the
Finally it analyzes the forums, as well as an
building techniques, idea of the imagery
the various gates, the that was a strong
restorations and later instrument of imperial
transformations. propaganda.

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Entertainment
in Rome
Food / Drink / Music
/ Shopping

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Food

Bir e Fud Relazioni Osteria

Culinarie dell’Angelo
Address / Via
Benedetta 23 Address / Via Address / Via
Phone / 06 5894016 Panisperna 75 Bettolo 24/32
Medium Price / E 25 Phone / 06 48930554 Phone / 06 3729470
Closed / Never Medium Price / E 30 Medium Price / E 25
Closed / Never Closed / on Sunday,
Monday and
This interesting hotspot Saturday (only dinner)
for lovers of good Right in the heart of
beer and good food one of Rome’s oldest
gets its name from quarters, Monti, you’ll Close to metrostop
beer & food, albeit find this lovely restau- Ottaviano, this restau-
in phonetic Italian. rant that offers some rant offers you a place
It’s rather different intriguing recipes from to try some original
from your average Southern Italy. The Roman dishes. The
restaurant but home to freshly made pasta ambient is as typical
a very vast and ever- everyday, served as it gets for a Roman
changing choice of with artichokes and trattoria,simple and
excellent dishes and salmon or sausage, a bit rough around
pizza’s made from first lemon and Parmesan the edges, including
quality ingredients. Bir cheese are worth the well-known red-
& Fud always has at trying, as are the and-white cheq-
least ten craft beers meat dishes (try the uered tablecloths.
(artisanal, abbey, pork with sun dried The walls are lined
small breweries) on tomatoes, pine nuts with various items
draught, and an and black olives) and connected to both
impressive collection the fish (swordfish with boxing and rugby,
of bottled beers from lemon). For dessert the latter being the
all over the world. the Relazioni Culinarie sport practiced by
Situated right in the offers a lovely chest- its owner, Angelo
heart of Trastevere this nut mousse or sorbets Croce. The cuisine is
is really one to try out, made with fresh fruit. Roman, period, tasty
whether in romantic The restaurant’s origi- and rich in flavour,
company or with nal nature is reflected no extravaganza’s
friends, to get a taste in the continuous or fancy things. The
of great beers and contemporary art price is fixed: 25 for a
equally good food. exhibits inside its walls. complete meal.

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bir
&
fud
Restaurant

Via Benedetta 23 (Trastevere) - Phone 06 5894016

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Rgb46 Senza fondo Ma che siete

venuti a fa
Opening Hours / Opening Hours /
10 – 13 / 17 – 1 20.00 – 2.00 Opening Hours /
Address / Piazza Address / Via 15.00 -2.00
Santa Maria Libera- Germanico 168/c Address / Via
trice 46 Phone / 06 3211415 Benedetta 25
Phone / 06 45421608 Phone / 3805074938

This warm and wel-

This concept store coming oasis for the The “Ma che siete
offers its clients the thirsty can be found venuti a fà” can
chance to enjoy in the basement easily be called a
– without hurry of a 1920’s build- reference point for
- the many avail- ing near St. Peter’s all beer aficiona-
able books while basilica. The ancient, dos of Rome and
warming up with a chestnut-covered province. In the
nice cup of tea or brick walls welcome heart of Trastevere
having a glass of those who enter to we find this fine pub,
good wine. But not quench their thirst entirely dedicated
only the books are on the wide range to good, artisanal
for sale, you’ll also of draught beers. beer. They dispose of
find designer objects Apart from the 10 draughts and two
and furniture, made many abbey and original English hand
by young crea- trappist beers, Senza operated pump-
tive artists from all fondo (bottomless, draughts, which
over the world. The in Italian) also boasts poor out unique
in-house gallery a wide range of beers of undisput-
provides room traditional cheeses, able quality. Some
for exhibits and sausages, sliced of the best Belgian,
performances by meets and more. Of German, Danish,
both emerging and culinary intrest are American and, more
acclaimed artists, also the sandwiches, interestingly, Italian
and proposes itself salads, traditional br- beers. The “Ma che
as a cultural meet- uschette, and cold siete venuti a fa” of-
ing point for painters, dishes. It also has a fers a range of beers
photographers, tearoom. that has no parallels
poets and actors. in all of Rome.

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Music

Alexander Platz Big Mama Fonclea

Hours / 20.00 – 2.00 Hours / 21 – 1.30 Hours / 19.00 – 2.00
Address / Via Ostia 9 Address / Vicolo Address / Via
Phone / 06 58335781 San Francesco a Crescenzio 82/a
Ripa 18 Phone / 06 6896302
Phone / 06 5812551
One of the better
known addresses For over the last 30
in Rome famous for Since March 30th years Fonclea has
it active concert- 1984 the Big Mama been considered
scene and its has been an one of the best
leading role in a important reference known live music
number of great point for the Roman clubs of Rome,
Jazz Festivals. The music scene. and an important
ambient is distinctly Known for its varied reference point
international and programming, for lovers of music.
very warm, and the crossing over to Since its opening
old walls are lined many different styles in ‘77 it has hosted
with the writings with quality as its (and will continue
and autographs only criteria, you’ll to do so) a music-
of the world’s most regularly hear some related event every
famous jazz artists. good old blues, but night, ranging from
If you’re looking don’t forget about the many concerts
for an interesting jazz, rock, ethnic and to, presentations,
night out, meeting singer-songwriters. festivals and
new people and Over its 25 year retrospective
hearing new stories, long history the Big exhibits about blues
Alexander Platz is Mama has been and soul music...
the place to be. more than just any also songwriters,
Clients are assured place to go to a rock and jazz. The
of cordial service, an concert, it has seen Fonclea is more
international kitchen many young artists than just that
with an Italian touch emerge and mature. however, presenting
and a fine American a fine Italian kitchen
Bar. and a broad choice
of drinks.

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Antica erboristeria Al Sogno Libreria del

romana Viaggiatore
Address / Piazza
Address / Via di Navona 53 Address / Via del
Torre Argentina Phone / 06 6864198 Pellegrino
Phone / 06 6879493 Phone / 06 68801048

Since over five dec-

The oldest herbalist ades, right on one The “traveller’s
in Rome, this shop of the world’s most bookshop” is unique
was founded in beautiful squares, in Rome, and ideal
1752. Noteworthy is one can find the for those who are
the original furniture fairy-tale world of about to go on
in Italian walnut, Al Sogno. This lovely holiday, or visit places
amongst which we shop offers a range they’ve never seen.
find a magnificent of fluffy animals, Or simply for the
cupboard with collectable dolls curious, who can
drawers where one and gift items of easily spend hours
can find 350 different extraordinary quality between its many
medicinal herbs, and beauty. Passing racks. At this lovely
and a beautifully this shop’s threshold libreria you will find
decorated panelled means entering a tourist guides and
ceiling. Apart from fantasy-like dimen- maps of every
the wide range of sion in which you’ll imaginable part of
herbs, one can also come eye-to-eye the world, but also
find lovely fruited with trolls, elves and travel stories, foreign
teas, essential oils, fairies. If you happen literature, essays and
fluidextracts and to be in the vicinity even philosophical
over 20 different of Piazza Navona writings. The racks
qualities of honey. The we highly recom- are ordered by
shop’s vast choice mend you to make geographic area but
is further completed a little detour and our advise would be
by products for discover the magic to just nose around
aromatherapy and world of Al Sogno. everywhere; the
hydro massage as choice of books is
well as liquors, herbal wide, varied and in
spirits, incense and a many cases quite
wide range of lovely original.
gift items!

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Atac children drug adict aid

06 64695444 emergency 06 65741188
118
bus first aid station
800 431784 POLICE 06 58201030
113
trambus change bureau
06 46954695 CARABINIERI 06 722821
112
taxi italian agency
06 3570 FIRE SERVICE for tourism
115 06 49711
TRAINS
892021 TRAFFIC POLICE
06 67691 060606
is the telephone
fiumicino airport number to call for
06 794941 FINANCIAL information on the
POLICE services provided
CIAMPINO AIRPORT 06 67691 by the City of
Rome. The service is
06 794941
available in English
Credit card from Monday to
italian road rescue blocking Saturday, from 4pm
803 116 800 822056 to 7pm.

lost and found Sanitary

office (bus) emergency
06 5816040 118

lost and found poison unit

office (subway) hospital
06 57532264 06 3054343

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