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The Coin and Medal Collection
of the National Roman Museum

A great coffer that stores precious evidence of our past: a museum within a museum with over half a million items, including coins, medals, monetary weights, tiles and minting items, along with gems, jewellery, precious ornaments and other valuable metal artefacts

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What's new

5 August 2021

Green Pass certifications

In accordance with Decree-Law n. 105 of 23 July 2021, from 6 August 2021 access to the Roman National Museum will be allowed only to visitors showing a  COVID-19 Green…

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15 February 2021

A four-year agreement with the Accademia dei Lincei

The network of collaborations between MNR and prestigious cultural institutions is widening. In fact, a four-year agreement has been signed with the Accademia dei Lincei that will lead to the…

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An interconnected museum

Together for a truly common good

The idea of a museum connected to other national realities is perfectly consistent with the history and the objectives of MNR. This is a reality that has shaped itself and goes way beyond the concept of a defined physical perimeter, assembling instead places, memories, and different experiences.

An interconnected museum

Educational Service

Having fun while learning

Experience the Museum as a place of wonder where you can come face to face with the Ancients, discovering their history and their stories
The Educational Service organises initiatives for children and their families, students of all ages, adults and people with special needs.

Educational service

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Our museum belongs to you too!

The National Roman Museum relies also on your support in order to continue to preserve and enhance the archaeological collections and the places that store them. A little help can make a big difference.

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Stories from the photographic archive

Each picture tells a story

Our Photographic Archive, kept at Palazzo Massimo, includes over one million photographic documents related to the works kept in the Museum. Each picture tells a story, often little known to the general public

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Restoration Workshops

We take care of what we love

Our restoration laboratories are a place where the concept of culture is intended as an act of transmission of memory, and it literally takes shape through a work that involves both pieces exhibited in the Museum and items from the museum storage.

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