Roman National Museum Private Guided Tour

Palazzo Massimo was built at the end of the 19th century as part of a Jesuit college. Today it is one of the four spaces housing the National Roman Museum – with the others being the Diocletian Baths, Palazzo Altemps, and the Crypta Balbi.

Exhibits are spread across the four floors of the palace. On the ground floor is the Numismatic Section which holds one of the world's premier collection with fascinating examples of coinage and monetary systems from their origins in the eighth century B.C. to the introduction of the Euro. Included here are also several precious stones and jewelry from the Savoia collection.

The goldsmithing section also includes funerary items. The “Bambina di Grottarossa,” the mummified remains of a child found together with its doll, is on view here. The other three floors house various works of art representing a broad range of classical sculpture. These include a statue of Augustus, various Roman copies of Greek statues such as the famous ‘Discobolo Lancellotti’, a sleeping Hermaphrodite, Venus about to take a bath, and a statue of Apollo, the copy of a fifth century B.C. Greek original from the workshops of Phidias. There is also a section of interesting bronzes.

The final floor is dedicated to a rich collection of frescoes and mosaics, among them those of the villa of Livia and those of the villa Farnesina. Together these exhibits – from various locations around the city of Rome – reflect the themes and styles of the first century BC to the fourth century AD. Among the most interesting of these is a marble inlay work representing the Sun God.

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