The fourth and last volume of the Romàntìca series, has been designed to offer a lively, yet exhaustive, means of familiarising with Rome's historical, artistic and architectural heritage as a capital city, together with its landscapes and museums.
The fourth and last volume of the Romàntìca series, whose chief editor is Umberto Broccoli, Superintendent for the Archaeological Heritage of Rome. The series has been designed to offer the general public a lively, yet exhaustive, means of familiarising with Rome’s historical, artistic and architectural heritage as a capital city, together with its landscapes and museums. Following the volumes dedicated to the city’s archaeological areas and landmarks (Cercando tra pietre e parole), to its villas and historical parks (Passeggiando nel verde di Roma), to its medieval and modern landmarks, its palazzos, piazzas, fountains, arches and bridges (Trovando monumenti di storie) this book is a complete guide to the 29 museums of Roma Capitale. Separate sections deal with some of the oldest and most distinguished collections in the world, such as that of the Capitoline Museums, together with others that are less well-known and visited, but nonetheless are equally fascinating and deserving of discovery. The book takes us on a tour of the writer Alberto Moravia’s house, to Villa Torlonia, to admire the twentieth century sculptures and paintings housed in the recently reopened Gallery of Modern Art; it plunges us into the cutting edge architecture of the MACRO, and accompanies us through museums dedicated to science with their fascinating educational projects.