Museum of Roman Civilization


The Museum of the Roman Civilization is a museum in Rome, devoted to aspects of the Ancient Roman Civilization.
As of 2019 the museum is closed indefinitely for renovation.

History and general introduction

It was designed by the architects Pietro Ascheri, D. Bernardini and Cesare Pascoletti.
Its 59 sections illustrate the history of Roman civilization, from the origins to the 4th century, with models and reproductions, as well as original material. The premises are shared with a planetarium.
It houses, among other things:
The museum was closed for renovation in January 2014. Work on the renovation was started in June 2017; as of November 2019, no date has been announced for the reopening.

Structure

There are three main different itineraries through the rooms of the museum:
In the James Bond film Spectre, the marble colonnade of the museum doubled as a cemetery after the Archconfraternity of the Departed confraternity barred the filming of a funeral scene at the Campo Verano cemetery.