Famous Sculptures in the Capitoline Museum

The Capitoline Museums are a group of art and archaeological museums in Piazza del Campidoglio, on top of the Capitoline Hill in Rome, Italy. The historic seats of the museums are Palazzo dei Conservatori and Palazzo Nuovo, facing on the central trapezoidal piazza in a plan conceived by Michelangelo in 1536 and executed over a period of more than 400 y…
The Capitoline Museums are a group of art and archaeological museums in Piazza del Campidoglio, on top of the Capitoline Hill in Rome, Italy. The historic seats of the museums are Palazzo dei Conservatori and Palazzo Nuovo, facing on the central trapezoidal piazza in a plan conceived by Michelangelo in 1536 and executed over a period of more than 400 years.
  • Established: 1734 open to public, 1471 bronzes donated by Pope Sixtus IV to the people of Rome
  • Location: Piazza del Campidoglio 1, 00186 Rome, Italy
  • Director: Maria Vittoria Marini Clarelli
  • Type: Archaeology, art museum, historic site
Data from: en.wikipedia.org