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Capitoline Museums
Web site: http://en.museicapitolini.orgProfile: Roma, Piazza del Campidoglio, 1 - 00186
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The creation of the Rome Capitoline Museums has been traced back to 1471, when Pope Sixtus IV donated a group of bronze statues of great symbolic value to the People of Rome. The vast collections are closely linked to the city of Rome, and most of the exhibits come from the city itself. If you are interested in Roman art the Capitoline are the Rome museums for you. On the site you’ll find all the practical information you need about, timetables and addresses, contact, tickets and reservations, and how to get to this museum in Rome.
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