About the Capitoline Museums for Families Walk in Rome
One of the largest repositories of ancient art in the world, the Capitoline Museums provide an amazing backdrop for a family-oriented seminar on the ancient world, its gods, emperors, and preoccupations. Overlooking the Forum, with its entrance in a piazza by Michelangelo, the museums hold one of the richest and eclectic public art collections in the city.
From the large fragments of the colossal statue of the Emperor Constantine to the remains of the Temple of Jupiter and the bronze equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius, the museum is packed full of artworks that can enhance your family's understanding of ancient Rome. During the walk your family will also learn about Roman concepts of beauty, highlighted by marble busts of noblemen and patricians, and depictions of animals from around the ancient world.
The walk will focus on the role of art in the ancient world and how it was used to promote the idea of power. The Capitoline Museums have recently been significantly remodeled, and t
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One of the largest repositories of ancient art in the world, the Capitoline Museums provide an amazing backdrop for a family-oriented seminar on the ancient world, its gods, emperors, and preoccupations. Overlooking the Forum, with its entrance in a piazza by Michelangelo, the museums hold one of the richest and eclectic public art collections in the city.
From the large fragments of the colossal statue of the Emperor Constantine to the remains of the Temple of Jupiter and the bronze equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius, the museum is packed full of artworks that can enhance your family's understanding of ancient Rome. During the walk your family will also learn about Roman concepts of beauty, highlighted by marble busts of noblemen and patricians, and depictions of animals from around the ancient world.
The walk will focus on the role of art in the ancient world and how it was used to promote the idea of power. The Capitoline Museums have recently been significantly remodeled, and the Temple of Jupiter now plays a major role there. Some time will be spent walking around this structure, itself one of the most important sites in all of ancient Rome, to discuss the role of religion in ancient society.
In order to plan the best possible experience for your children, it would be helpful for us know some background. Have they traveled to other countries in the past? If so, where? Have they studied any subjects in school that would relate to the walk? Are they interested in art, music, even food! The more you can tell us, the better.
Due to the very interactive nature of this program and given the educational environment our docents aim to evoke, we adhere to a very strict maximum of 6 participants. Groups larger than 6 will need to book two separate walks that can run concurrently, but with different docents.
