Museo di Roma in Trastevere — Attraction in Rome

Visited today March 9th. Museum seemed quiet. We were expecting to see a museum telling the story of rome from ancient times. We paid our €7.50 each, went in. There was some work being done downstairs on the exhibits, which seemed to be concerning a music and film personality. This was on the downstairs, we went upstairs and there was a corridor showing pictures of clothes worn from the 60s to 80 s. We went into another corridor which told the story of the people who tried to preserve the history of Rome. We went to a further corridor which had a series of tableau of Rome in years gone by. We came downstairs to a room where a film was playing , where a very rude Italian man speaking in Italian, who when he realised we didn't understand him switched to English and told us to get out of it (the museum)it is closed. We complained to the ticket seller who apologised to us, and said there was an event taking place that evening. We asked to use the toilets and she told us where they were and we could use them. On the way out as we heading to the exit we were confronted with another rude Italian man who when he switched to English also told us to leave. We were the only paying customers in the museum. Shocking behaviour from the museum, if they didn't want us to go in they should have said we are shut and not took our money. Definitely...

A catchy poster hangs on the exterior building of the Museo di Roma in Trastevere, which was a former monastery of Sant’Edigio in the Piazza Sant’Edigio in Trastevere district of Rome for the temporary photography exhibition show called "La Movida. SPAGNA 1980-1990" or translated to “THE NIGHT LIFE. SPAIN 1980-1990” . Miguel Trillo is the photographer and who is also an artist. The exhibition show is curated by Héctor Fouce, but is also organized by the Spanish Embassy in Italy. The backstory of the exhibition is advertised as the “story of the 80’s, the cultural movement known as La Movida, and its social and political consequences.” The website informs that this exhibition is on view until April 30, 2023. The exhibition begins up the stairs. It was a lovely exhibition. You have time to see it, if you are still in Rome, or plan to be in Rome until...

The main experience on display in this museum involves exhibits of artwork drawn and painted by one particular artist to depict life in 19th century Rome. The art is accompanied by several rooms of mannequins dressed in period garb and depicting various typical scenes from Roman life of the era. The art itself is interesting from a historical standpoint but is mainly just meant for historical documentation purposes and was done with the expressed intent of the artist for being displayed in a museum. The displays of Italian 19th century life are mildly interesting but are not especially unique to Italy apart from other parts of Europe during that era. I’d recommend casual visitors skip this museum and stick to some of the more interesting Roman museums that focus on its compelling ancient history. Only hardcore Italian history buffs would...