Oriental Museum Rome
Writer : Raoul
I have been living in Rome since 1990 and i didn’t know this museum existed until a friend told me about it. The building is an eighteenth-century palace that has been demolished and enlarged a number of times, and it’s impressive even only from the outside. Its original owner was Mary Elisabeth Bradhurst Field, a member of the New York high-society.
The actual Oriental museum was opened to the public in 1958 and was dedicated to Giuseppe Tucci, who was one of the most important orientalists of the twentieth century. The museum is divided into seven sections: Islam, Far East, Southeast Asia, Tibet-Nepal, Gandhara, Pre-Islamic Near East and India. Most of the collections are findings made by the Italian government in countries like Afghanistan, Iran , Pakistan, Nepal and Tibet. Recently the museum has added some other interesting features like a specialized library, a photo archive, and an archive of Oriental collections.
The Oriental Rome Museum is situated on Merulana street not far away from Termini station and major good hotels in Rome at number 248 and is open Thursday,Wednesday,Thursday, Friday from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm and Saturday, Sunday And all Holidays from 9:00 am to 7:30 pm.Monday is the closing day.
You can buy the tickets to this Rome museum there or call this numbers to make bookings: 0039/0646974837 0039/0646974831
The entrance fee is 6,00 euro, with free admittance for citizens from the European Union under 18 and above 65 years and for students of Preservation of Artistic Goods, Architecture and Arts
(Historic-Artistical and Archaeological course).
The museum is located near the Termini Station, so it’s really easy to make a visit if you are staying in one of our central Rome hotels such as Hotel Des Artistes Rome or our Yes Hotel Rome, both three-star conveniently located hotels that will make your trip easier and will allow you to visit this and other interesting attractions without much effort.
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