Capitoline Museums in the Piazza del Capidoglio, Rome

The Capitoline museums are housed in  the three palaces which line the Piazza del Capidoglio: the Palazzo Senatorio, the Palazzo Nuovo and the Palazzo dei Conservatori. The Palazzo Caffarelli-Clementino, located to the rear of the Palazzo dei Conservatori, has also been converted into a museum.

The Palazzo dei Conservatori houses an impressive bas-relief from a monument dedicated to Marcus Aurelius which is displayed on the main staircase; the second floor is the Conservator's Department and contains tapestries, frescoes, carvings and the Capitoline Wolf; the third floor houses a collection of coins, medals and jewels.

The Palazzo Nuovo displays statues, busts, mosaics and inscriptions. Do not miss the Hall of the Galatian (the"dying Gaul"), the Capitoline Venus, and the statue of Oceanus in the courtyard.

The Galleria Congiunzione is an underground passage which links the palaces. It contains the remains of Roman buildings and the a collection of Roman epigraphs.

A new wing, the Sala Marco Aurelio, has been created by covering part of the gardens of the Palazzo dei Conservatori with a glass roof. This wing exhibits many impressive statues including the original equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius.

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