Palazzo Merulana

Current exhibitions

About the museum

Palazzo Merulana arose from the collaboration between the Fondazione Elena e Claudio Cerasi, established in 2014 to safeguard a rich collection of modern and contemporary art, and the cooperative CoopCulture, chosen as management partner. The building at Via Merulana 121 was the former public health office. It had long remained an urban gap and was returned to the city after a restoration lasting more than five years.

The collection comprises around ninety works of Italian painting and sculpture between the two world wars, with a core dedicated to the Scuola romana and masterpieces by Giacomo Balla, Mario Sironi, Giorgio De Chirico, Antonio Donghi, Mario Mafai, Antonietta Raphaël and Giuseppe Capogrossi, along with works from other Italian contexts of the same period. The route covers 1,800 square metres over four floors: on the ground floor the Sala delle Sculture with portico and garden; on the second and third floors the Salone and the Galleria, with the most important part of the collection; and on the fourth floor the Attico for cultural activities and events, with a terrace on Via Merulana.

On the ground floor, free of charge, are also the CafeCulture café and the BookCulture bookshop, which together form the Culture Concept Store. The palazzo also hosts temporary exhibitions, events and an exhibition of immaterial art in augmented reality.

Highlights

• Cerasi collection: around 90 works of the Scuola romana and Italian Novecento
• Masterpieces by Balla, Sironi, De Chirico, Donghi, Mafai and Capogrossi
• Sala delle Sculture, free admission, with portico and garden
• Work “Il Direttore delle Stelle” by Jan Fabre at the centre of the Salone
• Terrace on Via Merulana and the Culture Concept Store

Permanent exhibitions

• Collezione Cerasi – Scuola romana e Novecento italiano – Around ninety Italian paintings and sculptures from the interwar period, including works by Balla, Sironi, De Chirico, Donghi, Mafai and Capogrossi.
• Palazzo Merulana AR | Imaginaria – Exhibition of immaterial art in augmented reality in the rooms of the palazzo.

Operated by

Fondazione Elena e Claudio Cerasi con CoopCulture

Visitors per year

approx. 44,222

Admission & discounts

Sala delle Sculture is free admission. Booking fee of €2. With a regional Trenitalia ticket valid for Roma Termini, validated on the same day, reduced entry to exhibitions and events is available.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: no information
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The museum provides a map in CAA format (augmentative and alternative communication).

Kids & families

• Family tours & workshops

Educational routes and workshops for schools and groups.

Getting there & parking

Amenities & dining

• Café
• Museum shop

Culture Concept Store with the BookCulture bookshop and the CafeCulture café (table bookings: +39 06 6228 8768). According to the Concept Store page, it is open from Wednesday to Monday, 8:30–21:00.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Private parties
• Corporate events

Up to 100 guests.

Sala delle Sculture and garden for breakfasts and aperitifs (up to 100 people indoors, 40 seats in the garden), a meeting space and a terrace with a conference room equipped for up to 100 participants; events contact: eventi@palazzomerulana.it.

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