Rome Sights

Museo Nazionale Romano: Crypta Balbi

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  • Address
    • Via delle Botteghe Oscure 31
  • Transport
    • Largo di Torre Argentina
  • Website
  • Phone
    • 06 399 67 700
  • Price
    • adult/EU 18-24yr/EU under 18yr & over 65yr €7/3.50/free plus possible €3 exhibition supplement
  • Hours
    • 9am-7.45pm Tue-Sun

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Lonely Planet review for Museo Nazionale Romano: Crypta Balbi

The least known of the Museo Nazionale Romano’s four museums, the Crypta Balbi provides a fascinating insight into Rome’s multilayered past. More than the exhibits, it’s the structure of the building itself that’s the main interest. It’s built around the ruins of medieval and Renaissance structures, themselves set on top of a grand Roman portico and theatre, the Teatro di Balbus (13 BC). You can duck down into the underground excavations before perusing artefacts taken from the Crypta, as well as items found in the forums and on the Oppio and Celio hills.

 

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