El Palazzo Altemps: reconversión de un edificio histórico en sede del Museo Nazionale Romano

Zusammenfassung

The reconversion of historic buildings into museums is considered to be, in some cases, a risky solution due to the problems that this action can pose to its being a protected edifice, for its integrity must be respected. However, a correct solution is evidenced with examples like the Palazzo Altemps as the foundation of the Museo Nazionale Romano, in the Italian capital. The need, caused during the second half of the 20th Century, to extend and reorganize the collections encouraged the acquisition of this building. Both its museology and its museography have been outlined keeping constantly in mind the type of the exhibited collection as well as the typology of the building set for its accommodation, establishing in this way a concrete case of perfect synchrony between container and content. Along the way, under Renaissance and Baroque tines that characterize this urban palace, the spectator is transported in time through the exhibited pieces of classic Rome. Since the occasion of its last remodeling in 2006, we can contemplate through all of its rooms a sculptural collection that not only surprises the visitor for its aesthetic quality but also for its historical character.