The Museo di Roma is a museum in Rome, Italy, part of the network of Roman civic museums. The museum was founded in the Fascist era with the aim of documenting the local history and traditions of the "old Rome" that was rapidly disappearing, but following many donations and acquisitions of works of art is now principally an art museum. The collections initially included 120 water-colours by the nineteenth-century painter Ettore Roesler Franz of Roma sparita, "vanished Rome",[1] later moved to the Museo di Roma in Trastevere.[2]
The museum was founded by the art historian Antonio Muñoz [it], who was director of the Antichità e Belle Arti ("antiquities and fine arts department") of the government of Rome. It was the first civic museum of the city.[3]: 190 It was housed in the Pastificio Pantanella [it], a large former pasta factory in Piazza Bocca della Verità, overlooking the Circo Massimo in the via dei Cerchi, in the Ripa rione of the city. The factory building also housed the Museo dell'Impero Romano, and was renamed "Palazzo dei Musei". The Museo di Roma opened on 21 April 1930; Muñoz was its first director.[4] When the Second World War began in 1939, the museum closed.[1]
^ abcStoria del Museo (in Italian). Museo di Roma. Accessed January 2016.
^La Collezione (in Italian). Museo di Roma in Trastevere. Accessed January 2016.
^Joshua Arthurs (2009). Roma Sparita: Local identity and Fascist Modernity at the Museo di Roma. In: Donatella Calabi, Paola Marini, Carlo M. Travaglini (2009). I musei della città. Roma: Università Roma Tre. Città e storia3 (1/2). ISBN9788883681066. p. 189–200.
^Raffaella Catini (2012). Muñoz, Antonio (in Italian). Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani, volume 77. Roma: Istituto dell’Enciclopedia Italiana. Accessed January 2016.
^Storia del museo (in Italian). Galleria Comunale d'Arte Moderna. Accessed January 2016.
^ abMihaela Ilie, Carlo M. Travaglini (2009). Per un museo-laboratorio della città a Roma: Note su una vicenda incompiuta (in Italian). In: Donatella Calabi, Paola Marini, Carlo M. Travaglini (2009). I musei della città. Roma: Università Roma Tre. Città e storia3 (1/2). ISBN9788883681066. p. 201–224.
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museo, roma, museum, rome, italy, part, network, roman, civic, museums, museum, founded, fascist, with, documenting, local, history, traditions, rome, that, rapidly, disappearing, following, many, donations, acquisitions, works, principally, museum, collection. The Museo di Roma is a museum in Rome Italy part of the network of Roman civic museums The museum was founded in the Fascist era with the aim of documenting the local history and traditions of the old Rome that was rapidly disappearing but following many donations and acquisitions of works of art is now principally an art museum The collections initially included 120 water colours by the nineteenth century painter Ettore Roesler Franz of Roma sparita vanished Rome 1 later moved to the Museo di Roma in Trastevere 2 Museo di RomaPalazzo Braschi home of the museumClick on the map for a fullscreen viewEstablished1930 1930 LocationPiazza di S Pantaleo 10 00186 Roma 00186Coordinates41 53 50 N 12 28 22 E 41 8973 N 12 4729 E 41 8973 12 4729 Coordinates 41 53 50 N 12 28 22 E 41 8973 N 12 4729 E 41 8973 12 4729TypeArt museumWebsitemuseodiroma wbr it Contents 1 History 2 Collections 3 References 4 External linksHistory Edit Facade of the Pastificio Pantanella former home of the museum on Piazza Bocca della Verita The museum was founded by the art historian Antonio Munoz it who was director of the Antichita e Belle Arti antiquities and fine arts department of the government of Rome It was the first civic museum of the city 3 190 It was housed in the Pastificio Pantanella it a large former pasta factory in Piazza Bocca della Verita overlooking the Circo Massimo in the via dei Cerchi in the Ripa rione of the city The factory building also housed the Museo dell Impero Romano and was renamed Palazzo dei Musei The Museo di Roma opened on 21 April 1930 Munoz was its first director 4 When the Second World War began in 1939 the museum closed 1 The museum re opened only in 1952 in a new political climate and in a new location at Palazzo Braschi a Neoclassical palace near Piazza Navona built in the early years of the nineteenth century by Luigi Braschi Onesti which since 1949 had already housed the new Galleria Comunale d Arte Moderna 5 6 210 Collections EditThe collection of the museum was at first intended only to illustrate and document the past 6 209 Thanks to numerous bequests donations and acquisitions among them a collection of some 5000 drawings engravings and old illustrated books belonging to Antonio Munoz the holdings of the museum now include many works of art and it has become primarily an art museum Artists represented include Pompeo Batoni Giuseppe Bottani Ippolito Caffi Antonio Canova Giuseppe Ceracchi Giuseppe Bartolomeo Chiari Lievin Cruyl Felice Giani Pietro Labruzzi Francesco Mochi Giovanni Paolo Panini Bartolomeo Pinelli Giovanni Battista Piranesi Joshua Reynolds and Nicola Salvi designer of the Trevi Fountain 1 References Edit a b c Storia del Museo in Italian Museo di Roma Accessed January 2016 La Collezione in Italian Museo di Roma in Trastevere Accessed January 2016 Joshua Arthurs 2009 Roma Sparita Local identity and Fascist Modernity at the Museo di Roma In Donatella Calabi Paola Marini Carlo M Travaglini 2009 I musei della citta Roma Universita Roma Tre Citta e storia 3 1 2 ISBN 9788883681066 p 189 200 Raffaella Catini 2012 Munoz Antonio in Italian Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani volume 77 Roma Istituto dell Enciclopedia Italiana Accessed January 2016 Storia del museo in Italian Galleria Comunale d Arte Moderna Accessed January 2016 a b Mihaela Ilie Carlo M Travaglini 2009 Per un museo laboratorio della citta a Roma Note su una vicenda incompiuta in Italian In Donatella Calabi Paola Marini Carlo M Travaglini 2009 I musei della citta Roma Universita Roma Tre Citta e storia 3 1 2 ISBN 9788883681066 p 201 224 External links Edit Media related to Museo di Roma a Palazzo Braschi at Wikimedia CommonsPreceded byMuseo delle Mura Landmarks of RomeMuseo di Roma Succeeded byMuseo di Roma in Trastevere Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Museo di Roma amp oldid 1094103637, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
