Palazzo Massimo, a branch of the National ... - Secret World

Largo di Villa Peretti, 2, 00185 Roma RM, Italia

by Clarissa Burt

Palazzo Massimo is one branch of the National Museum of Rome, a collection of four museums that exhibit works from pre- and early Roman history, along with numerous archeological finds unearthed in the city. Palazzo Massimo is housed within a 19th-century palazzo close to Termini Station and contains notable sculptures, including the bronze Boxer at Rest and marble statues that date back to the late Roman Republic and imperial era. The museum is famous for contained the frescoes of the Villa di Livia, depicting an exotic garden with colorful flora and fauna.