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The Giovanni Barracco Museum of Ancient Sculpture

Museo di Scultura Antica Giovanni Barracco
Museo di Scultura Antica Giovanni Barracco
Museo di Scultura Antica Giovanni Barracco
Museo di Scultura Antica Giovanni Barracco
Museo di Scultura Antica Giovanni Barracco
Museo di Scultura Antica Giovanni Barracco

The Giovanni Barracco museum is entitled to a rich Calabrian nobleman, that donated his fine Roman sculpture collection of Assyrian, Egyptian, Cyprian, Phoenician, Etruscan, Greek and Roman art to the city of Rome in 1904.  Baron Barracco over the course of a lifetime, he began to slowly amass pieces of art, finding them both in the antique markets and the archaeological excavations that deeply transformed Rome’s urban landscape at the end of the nineteenth century.

The museum was formerly housed within a 16th-century palace but the town planning and the amendments to enlarge Corso Vittorio Emanuele area required the demolition of the building. In 1948 Barracco’s collection found its final home in the "Farnesina ai Baullari”, a building designed by Antonio da Sangallo in 1523.

As for Egyptian art, the collection includes remarkable finds, especially of the early dynasties (3000 BC), before the beginning of the Roman age. Particularly significant are the slabs of Assyrian art, dating back to the reign of Ashurbanipal II (883-859 BC) and coming from the royal palaces of Nineveh and Senacherib in Nimrud. A particularly and rare section for an Italian museum displays Cypriot artworks, including a polychrome chariot and the head of Heracles, dating back to the 6-7th century BC. Greek Sculptures are mostly original copies. Polykleitos and his school ( 5th century BC) are largely represented with their works.

Among the finds of the ancient Roman art, there is a remarkable head portrait of the early roman Imperial Age (1st century BC), representing a young member of the Iulia family. Three slabs coming from the city of Palmyra (Syria), that reached its peak during the 2nd century A.D. display the art of the Roman provinces and it was a vital caravan stop for travelers crossing the desert.The polychrome mosaic coming from Old St. Peter's Basilica (XII-XIII century) is at the end of the exhibition path.

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Address 
POINT (12.4726957 41.8968368)
POINT (12.4725106 41.896845)
Timetables 

Tuesday through Sunday 10.00 - 16.00
Last admission half an hour before closing
1 January 2024 11.00-16.00
Last admission one hour before closing time
24 and 31 December 9.00 - 14.00

Closed
Monday, 1 May and 25 December

Special opening of the Roman House until the end of May 2024 (unless extended).
Every Saturday + Sunday March 31, Monday April 1, and Thursday April 25.
Appointments every 20 minutes from 10:00 (first appointment) to 15:20 (last appointment). 

Admission for groups (max 15+1 guide) is allowed only with compulsory reservation at 060608 daily from 9.00 to 19.00
Reservation recommended for individual visitors.
In case of adverse weather conditions, it will not be possible to enter the site in the basement for safety reasons

For updates and guidelines please check the >official website

Entrance for the disabled
For further information please consult the page Disabled people Access

ALWAYS CHECK the WARNINGS PAGE before planning your visit in the museum

Contacts 
Email: 
info.museobarracco@comune.roma.it
Facebook: 
www.facebook.com/pages/Museo-Barracco/68291866618
Instagram: 
www.instagram.com/museiincomuneroma
Telephone: 
060608 tutti i giorni dalle 9.00 alle 19.00
Telephone booking: 
Per gruppi e scuole 060608 tutti i giorni 9.00-19.00
Twitter: 
www.twitter.com/museiincomune
Web site: 
www.museobarracco.it
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Ingresso a livello e presenza di scale - Ingresso da Vicolo dell' Aquila consentito solo al piano terra dove è predisposta una postazione multimediale che consente la visita virtuale del Museo
Street level entrance and presence of stairs - Entrance from Vicolo dell'Aquila: only the ground floor is accessible with a multimedia area featuring a virtual tour of the museum
Se entra por Vicolo dell' Aquila. No existe un itinerario accesible para que las personas con movilidad reducida accedan a las plantas superiores. Se puede visitar el museo virtualmente desde un solo puesto multimedial en la planta baja
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Visite tattili su prenotazione - Planimetria e Guida del Museo in Braille in italiano e inglese disponibile per la consultazione - Didascalie in Braille di alcune opere
Tactile tours on request - A map and a guide of the museum in Braille in Italian and English is available on request - Braille captions for some art works
Visitas táctiles con reserva - 1 Plano y Guía del Museo en Braille en italiano e Inglés disponible para la consulta y subtítulos en Braille de algunas obras
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Visite su prenotazione con interpreti LIS
Guided tours with LIS interpreters by reservation
Visitas con intérpretes de la lengua de señas (LIS) con reserva previa
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Locations

Museo di Scultura Antica Giovanni Barracco, Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, 166a
Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, 166a
41° 53' 48.6132" N, 12° 28' 21.7056" E
Museo di Scultura Antica Giovanni Barracco, Vicolo dell'Aquila
Vicolo dell'Aquila
41° 53' 48.642" N, 12° 28' 21.0396" E

 

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