Urban Archaeology and the Museum of Rome in the Middle Ages
The museum route is developed within the various buildings that have succeeded one another in the area during different historical phases. The section “Archaeology and History of an Urban Landscape” illustrates the history of the complex from antiquity to the 20th century: from the constructions of Balbo, to the ruralization of the urban landscape in the 5th century, to the building of churches and medieval houses in the area, to the building of the Conservatory of Santa Caterina della Rosa which, between the mid-16th and the early decades of the 17th century, occupied much of the area.
The section “Rome from Antiquity to the Middle Ages” illustrates the transformations of the city between the late antique and early medieval age (5th-9th century).
The largest part of the exhibition consists of the contexts of the materials found during the excavations in the Crypta, including the late antique and early medieval deposit from the exedra which, in the 7th-century phase, yielded thousands of objects, especially ceramics but also fragments of glass objects, coins, lead seals and, moreover, hundreds of metal, bone, ivory, precious stones objects and work tools related to a workshop that produced luxury items for clothing and ornamentation. The contexts from the Crypta are supplemented by contemporary finds from the historical collections of Roman museums and by contexts found during urban excavations in recent decades.
Accessibility
The four locations of the National Museum are 100% accessible.
Internal mobility is guaranteed by elevators and ramps.
Wheelchairs are available upon request.
Suitable restrooms are available.
