Capitoline Museums, Rome


	Capitoline Museums The vast collections of the Capitoline Museums, mostly from ancient Rome, are contained in the two palazzi flanking the Piazza del Campidoglio on Capitoline Hill. One ticket gains entrance to both. The Palazzo Nuovo on the north side contains Roman and Egyptian sculptures. In the room at the top of the stairs, you'll discover the most famous work in the collection, the expressive Dying Gaul. Other standouts here are in the two rooms of portrait busts. These are Roman art at its best, whether of Cicero, the young Augustus, or the wondrous curls of the Flavian Woman. The Palazzo dei Conservatori is unmistakable, with Constantine's colossal head in its courtyard. Climbing the stairs to the collections of ancient art, you'll pass four relief panels from triumphal arches, three dedicated to Marcus Aurelius, the fourth to Hadrian. A couple works not to miss are the 1st-century AD bronze Boy with Thorn and the 5th-century BC Capitoline Wolf, complete with Romulus and Remus Address: Piazza del Campidoglio Rome Italy Telephone: +39 (6) 710-2475