What is Palazzo Massimo?
What is Palazzo Massimo?
Palazzo Massimo is a museum in Rome which holds most of the ancient art collection of the National Roman Museum (Italian: Museo Nazionale Romano ), one of the largest and most visited archaeological museums in Italy.
What makes the Villa Farnesina so special?
One element that is fundamental in fully grasping the taste and aesthetic sense of the Roman aristocracy is the superb wall decorations of major archaeological complexes, such as the Villa di Livia in Prima Porta, the Villa Farnesina in Trastevere and the Villa di Termini.
What to see at the National Roman Museum at Palazzo Massimo?
Along with Palazzo Massimo, the National Roman Museum network comprises other three branches in Rome: the Baths of Diocletian, Palazzo Altemps, and the Cyrpta Balbi. Despite the rather unimpressive appearance of its building, the National Roman Museum at Palazzo Massimo holds and displays one of the world’s finest collections of antiquities.
