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| Established | 1977 (1977) |
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| Location | piazza S. Egidio 1/b, 00153 Roma |
| Coordinates | 41°53′24″N12°28′08″E / 41.890°N 12.469°E /41.890; 12.469 |
| Type | Museum of cultural history |
| Website | museodiromaintrastevere |
TheMuseo di Roma in Trastevere was established in 1977 in the restoredCarmelite convent ofSant'Egidio.[1] It was initially known as the Museo del Folklore e dei Poeti Romaneschi ("museum of folklore and Roman dialect poets"). Following a period of closure it was reopened under its present name in 2000.[2] In addition to a permanent collection related to the recent culture ofRome the museum also houses temporary exhibitions, including the annualWorld Press Photo exhibition. It is part of theMuseo di Roma.
The material on exhibition includes the so-called “Roman Scenes”,[3] life-size models which were previously exhibited in theMuseo di Roma atPalazzo Braschi. There was limited space for them at that museum and it was also thought appropriate to transfer them toTrastevere, which is a part of Rome where popular Roman culture is considered to remain strong.
The museum's permanent exhibition focuses on Roman life in the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Major themes are costume, folk dancing, festivals, and crafts.[2] The collection includes paintings, prints, drawings and watercolours, including the series onRoma sparita ("vanished Rome") byEttore Roesler Franz (1845–1907), and life-size representations of day-to-day life, known as "Roman Scenes". Exhibition of the Franz water colours is rotated in order to conserve them. Other painters represented includeSamuel Prout,Bartolomeo Pinelli, Adriano Trojani, Guillaume Frédéric Ronmy, and Arnoldo Corrodi.[1] There is also a gallery of photographs. The “Roman Scenes” show a chemist's, a room where a wine cart is stored, the courtyard of an inn where dancing is taking place, the inside of an inn, a square with a public scribe, and two pipers in front of avotive kiosk.The museum has some manuscripts of theRoman dialect poetGiuseppe Gioachino Belli, and also contains some of the personal possessions of another Italian dialect poet,Trilussa (1871–1950), which were donated to Rome after his death. The “Trilussa Room” consists of a video installation together with paintings and other items belonging to the poet.
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