Why go
The museum complements grand monuments with evidence of how Romans lived, worked and represented their city in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Ettore Roesler Franz’s watercolors record “vanished Rome,” while life-size scenes reconstruct inns, crafts and street occupations within Trastevere itself.
What to look for
- Look for selections from Roesler Franz’s Roma sparita series, rotated to protect the watercolors.
- Examine the life-size Roman Scenes as historical displays of work, entertainment and neighborhood interiors.
- Use photographs and dialect-poetry material to connect the collection with modern Roman identity.
Useful to know
- Allow about an hour and combine it with Santa Maria in Trastevere and the surrounding lanes.
- Temporary photography exhibitions may alter the balance between permanent and changing displays.
- Confirm current access before going.
Your next visit
Estimated · Declared scenario and planning estimates; no live opening, weather, queue or booking service.
Outdoor visit · 30–45 min
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