The Musei Capitolini’s foundation was commissioned by Pope Sixtus IV in 1471, that’s why it is considered the oldest public museum in the world. The exhibitions are hosted inside the Palazzo Nuovo, seat of the Museo Capitolino, and the Palazzo dei Conservatori, where the Pinacoteca Capitolina (Art Gallery) and the Museo del Palazzo dei Conservatori are.

The Palazzo del Museo Capitolino yard hosts Roman and Hellenistic sculptures, bronzes and mosaics, whereas inside the palace there are busts of Roman Emperors, philosophers and poets, mosaics and high-reliefs, together with the renowned Marcus Aurelius bronze equestrian statue. In the Palazzo dei Conservatori there are some elegant rooms like the Sala dei Trionfi and the Sala della Lupa, that hosts the Lupa Capitolina (the she-wolf symbol of Rome), whereas the Pinacoteca Capitolina boasts important works of art by Caravaggio, Titian, Velasquez and many more.