4.6 ·
Step into Pietro Canonica's former home and studio, tucked inside Villa Borghese park. Wander through his expressive bronzes, explore the preserved living quarters upstairs, and stroll the sculpture-dotted garden, all free of charge.
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This small museum occupies the former home and studio of Italian sculptor Pietro Canonica, who lived and worked in this Villa Borghese park building until his death in 1959, leaving his sculptures and personal living quarters intact for public viewing. Visitors can tour both the sculpture-filled studio and the upstairs residence, along with a garden dotted with additional works, all at no charge.
A 4.6 rating and high local score point to a museum valued by those who take the time to seek it out - a quiet, personal counterpoint to the grander institutions nearby in the same park. Its low duration and free admission make it an easy, low-stakes addition to a Villa Borghese stroll.
This small museum occupies the former home and studio of Italian sculptor Pietro Canonica, who lived and worked in this Villa Borghese park building until his death in 1959, leaving his sculptures and personal living quarters intact for public viewing. Visitors can tour both the sculpture-filled studio and the upstairs residence, along with a garden dotted with additional works, all at no charge.
A 4.6 rating and high local score point to a museum valued by those who take the time to seek it out - a quiet, personal counterpoint to the grander institutions nearby in the same park. Its low duration and free admission make it an easy, low-stakes addition to a Villa Borghese stroll.
Duration
30 min
Best time
morning, lunchtime or afternoon
Intensity
Easy pace
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An amazing sculpture museum from Pietro Canonica's works. There is no entrance fee. It is a small museum but I was surprised the monuments inside. I really adored Canonica's works and idea in life. There was some of his sayings on the walls. Also in the garden, on the orange trees I saw green parrots!
Beren Çam
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