National Museum of Oriental Art "G.Tucci"
San Giovanni, Esquilino, Monti
- Location: National Museum of Oriental Art "G.Tucci"
- Address: Via Merulana 248
- E-Mail: mn-ao.direzione@beniculturali.it
- Phone#: 06 46974832
- Opening: Tues. Wed. Frid. from 9am to 2pm. Thur. Sat. Sun. and holidays from 9am to 7:30. Monday closed
- Price: full € 6 - reduced € 3
- Transportation: Bus lines: 16, 360, 649, 714. Metro: line A, station Vittorio Emanuele; line B: station Cavour
- Visit lasts: 1 hour (about)
- Services:
The MNOR is housed in Palazzo Brancaccio. The palazzo was commissioned by Mary Elisabeth Field, Princess Brancaccio, and built in the years between 1888-1912. The museum opened in 1958 and is the most important of its kind in Italy. Its exhibits, besides pieces belonging to the state, include pieces from the Italian organization IsIAO ( The Italian Institute for Africa and the Orient) with finds from italian archeological missions in Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan. The sections that occupy 15 halls are: Near and Middle East, Islamic Civilization, Art of Gandhara, Tibet and Nepal, India, Far East.
