 Introduzione
The Museum is housed in the Villa of Pope Julius III or Villa Giulia, it is a museum all about the Etruscan civilization.
 History
This Villa was built from a design by Jacopo Barozzi da Vignola between 1551 and 1553, it was built by the popes and remained their property until 1870 when, in the wake of the Risorgimento and the demise of the Papal States, became the property of the Kingdom of Italy. The Villa Giulia National Museum was founded in 1889 as part of the same nationalistic movement with the aim of collecting together all the pre-Roman antiquities of Latium, southern Etruria and Umbria. The Museum mostly contains finds from excavation's conducted in Latium between the Tiber and the sea. These finds belonging to the Etruscan and Faliscan civilizations have been housed in the villa since the beginning of the 20th century.
 Location
Address:Piazzale di Villa Giulia 9, I-00186 Rome, Italy.
Transit: Metro: Flaminio Bus: 19, 30, 52, 926
 What's to see
The museum holds a priceless collection of art and artifacts from the mysterious Etruscans, who predated the Romans. Known for their sophisticated art and design, they left a legacy of sarcophagi, bronze sculptures, terra-cotta vases, and jewelry, among other items. Particularly notable are the finds from Etruscan cemeteries (cinerary urns, reconstruction of a tomb from Cerveteri), fine small sculpture and everyday utensils.
Two widely acclaimed statues here are Dea con Bambino (Goddess with a Baby) and a powerful Hercules with a stag. In room no. 8, you'll see the lions' sarcophagus from the mid-6th century B.C., which was excavated at Cerveteri, north of Rome. Also here is one of the world's most important Etruscan art treasures the terracotta funerary monument, from the 6th century B.C, the almost life-size Bride and Groom (the so-called Sarcofago degli Sposi) reclining as if they were at a dinner party, also dug out of the tombs of Cerveteri. The also museum contains - the Apollo of Veii, an over-life-size painted terracotta Etruscan statue of Apollo from Veii, the Cista Ficoroni, a bronze urn with paw feet, mounted by three figures, dating from the 4th century B.C. A reconstructed frieze displaying Kreugas eating the brain of his enemy and the Etruscan-Phoenician Pyrgi Tablets.
 Useful information
Telephone: 06-3201951
Open: Tues-Sun 8:30am-7:30pm
Closed: Monday
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