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Capitoline Museums

The Capitoline Museums occupy the palaces around Piazza del Campidoglio, the Palazzo dei Conservatori and the Palazzo Nuovo, both laid out from designs by Michelangelo. Their origin dates to 1471, when Pope Sixtus IV donated a group of ancient bronzes to the city, among them the Capitoline Wolf. In 1734, under Clement XII, they opened to the public, and they count among the oldest public collections in the world. Inside are the equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius, displayed in the glass-walled hall called the Exedra, the Dying Gaul, the Capitoline Venus and numerous imperial portraits. An underground gallery links the buildings and gives access to the Tabularium, the ancient Roman archive. The Capitoline Picture Gallery brings together Renaissance and Baroque painting by artists such as Caravaggio, Titian and Rubens, as well as Egyptian and decorative arts collections. The entrance is on the square itself, at number 1.

Things to do at Capitoline Museums: 4 missions

• Find the Dying GaulFind the sculpture of the Dying Gaul in the Palazzo Nuovo and walk around it to see the wounded warrior from every side.
• Gaze at Marcus Aurelius in the ExedraEnter the glass-walled Exedra hall and look at the original equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius, which once presided over the square outside.
• Look for the Capitoline WolfFind the Capitoline Wolf, the bronze associated with Sixtus IV's donation of 1471, the origin of the collection.
• Cross the underground gallery to the TabulariumWalk through the underground gallery linking the two palaces until you can look out over the ancient Roman Tabularium.

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Source: Web oficial - Musei Capitolini