The National Roman Museum is of course situated in Rome, but the collection is divided among different buildings around the city. One of the branches of NRM is situated in the Palazzo Altemps. Designed in XV century, this building passed from hand to hand of many well-off families, until 1997 when it became a part of the museum. Today it is home to one of the most impressive collections of Greek and Roman sculptures. It is usually not crowded with people and during your visit to Rome this is that rare place where you can feel the luxury of contemplating the sculptures, probably alone just like all those popes, cardinals and other collectors of this kind of beauty. Or, if you are like me and you usually do street photography, you can just take your time and click: the sculptures look very much alive but I am sure they will not move. Here are the stars of the collection.

Ludovisi Battle Sarcophagus

Palazzo Altemps Room

Demeter

Aristotle

Zeus

Labors of Hercules

Crouching Aphrodite

Dionysos

Pan teaching Daphnis

Hera

Hermes Loghios

Dionysos and Satyr

Gaul Suicide

Athena Parthenos

Aphrodite of Knidos

Apollo Citharoedus

Judgement of Paris

All photos by Mina Bulic