{"id":9545,"date":"2022-01-27T13:35:19","date_gmt":"2022-01-27T13:35:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ulysses.travel\/capitoline-museums-rome\/"},"modified":"2024-09-11T13:05:44","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T13:05:44","slug":"capitoline-museums-rome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ulysses.travel\/en\/capitoline-museums-rome\/","title":{"rendered":"The Capitoline Museums in Rome"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Perched on the Capitoline Hill, one of the seven hills of Rome, the Capitoline Museums \u2013 or Musei Capitolini in Italian \u2013 are the oldest public museums in the world.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

With their incredible collections of art and archaeology housed in stunning historical palaces, the Capitoline Museums are a must-visit for anyone exploring the Eternal City. All aboard! Follow the guide!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u26a0\ufe0f To avoid wasting time in long lines, <\/strong>be sure to book your tickets in advance, especially during peak season: Skip-the-line tickets for the Capitoline Museums<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Insider<\/strong> Tips<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Top tip:<\/strong> Free guided city tour<\/a> (in English)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Accommodations:<\/strong> all our tips recommendations <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plan your stay:<\/strong> the complete guide to Rome<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visiting Rome with children:<\/strong> all our tips<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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A Brief History of the Capitoline Museums<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Capitoline Hill<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Capitoline Hill is one of Rome’s seven hills. With its temple dedicated to Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva (the Roman equivalents of the Greek gods Zeus, Hera, and Athena), the Capitoline Hill was the religious center of ancient Rome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In antiquity, every Roman city had its own capitol \u2013 its religious center \u2013 modeled after the one in Rome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Origins of the Capitoline Museums<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Capitoline Museums were established in 1471 when Pope Sixtus IV donated four ancient bronze statues to the city: the Capitoline Wolf, the Spinario, the Camillus, and fragments of a statue of Domitian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the following centuries, the successors of Pope Sixtus IV continued this tradition by donating additional ancient works to the Capitoline Museums.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Between the 16th<\/sup> and 17th<\/sup> centuries, Michelangelo redesigned the Piazza del Campidoglio<\/em>, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n