Rome Sights

Museo Napoleonico

Museo Napoleonico Review

Housed in an opulent collection of velvet-and-crystal salons that hauntingly capture the fragile charm of early-19th-century Rome, this small museum in the Palazzo Primoli contains a specialized and rich collection of Napoléon memorabilia, including a bust by Canova of the general's sister, Pauline Borghese (as well as a plaster cast of her left bust). You may well ask why this outpost of Napoléon is in Rome, but in 1809 the French emperor had made a grab for Rome, kidnapping Pope Pius VII and proclaiming his young son the King of Rome. All came to naught a few years later, when the emperor was routed off his French throne. Upstairs is the Museo Mario Praz.

    Contact Information

  • Address: Museo Napoleonico: Palazzo Primoli, Piazza di Ponte Umberto I, Navona, Rome, 00186 | Map It
  • Phone: 06/68806286
  • Cost: €7
  • Hours: Tues.--Sun. 9 am--7 pm
  • Website: www.museonapoleonico.it
  • Metro Bus lines 70, 30, 81, 628, 492.
  • Location: Navona

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