Art In Rome: Museo di Roma - Palazzo Braschi

where: Piazza di San Pantaleo, 10/Piazza Navona, 2
getting there: #64 bus to Piazza Navona
open: Tuesday to Sunday 10:00-19:00
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At the southern end of Piazza Navona behind the Fontana del Moro is the Palazzo Braschi, home of the Museo di Roma.
The palace itself dates from the 18th century, built by Luigi Braschi Onesti, nephew of Pope Pius VI.

During the 19th century the building was bought by the Italian State from the Braschi heirs and today the palazzo holds the Museo di Roma and has a permanent collection of sculptures, frescoes, mosaics, ceramics and paintings from the 17th to the 19th century. The museum also uses the first floor as a space for temporary exhibitions.
The palazzo is interesting in itself to visit as it has stunning, well preserved room and ceiling frescoes and an impressive staircase.

The collection has paintings by il Baciccio, Carlo Maratta, Cigoli, Luigi Garzi, Pier Leone Ghezzi, Agostino Tassi, Andrea Sacchi, Giuseppe Chiari, Pietro da Cortona and Guido Reni.