The Capitoline Museums are the most important museums in Rome and were opened to the public in 1734. They are considered the world’s first museum and regarded as the first place where art was made available to everyone.

The museum is located in different areas: the Palazzo dei Conservatori, Palazzo Nuovo and Palazzo Caffarelli, which is dedicated to temporary exhibitions.

The collections that belong to the Museums are of exceptional value and come from the archeological explorations that took place in Rome or nearby, and are just some of the many treasures of the city’s ancient history. There are also some collections that were donated by several Popes throughout the centuries.

There are uncountable pieces, all well kept, ranging from the Baroque statues of Bernini to the precious paintings of Tintoretto and Caravaggio. Just to mention a few: “The Head of Medusa”, “The Hurt Horsewoman” and “The Mosaic of the Doves”.

You can also admire the foundations of the temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus which is the biggest existing monument on the Capitol, dedicated to the Capitoline triad (Jupiter, Juno and Minerva).

Here you can also admire the bronze statue of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, datable to 175 A.D. and the legendary Capitoline “She Wolf”.