Pietro Canonica Museum (Museo Pietro Canonica)
The Basics
Canonica was a sculptor and academic born near Turin in 1869. Much feted by the aristocracy in Italy and Europe for his fine sculptural portraits of royalty and nobility, he was given this small but sumptuous "fortezzuola" villa by the city of Rome, and lived there until his death in 1959. The artist's house is now a museum dedicated to his life and work; visit as part of a Villa Borghese bike or Segway tour that also includes the Galleria Borghese, the Silvano Toti Globe Theatre, the Bioparco zoo, and the Pincio Gardens.
Things to Know Before You Go
The museum’s collection consists primarily of sculptures, but there are other eclectic things to see as well, including Canonica’s smock and beret.
Large bags and backpacks are not allowed in the museum.
The museum is partially accessible to wheelchairs and strollers.
Flash photography is not allowed inside the museum.
How to Get There
The museum is located on Viale Pietro Canonica in Villa Borghese park. The nearest metro station is Flaminio; the nearest bus stop is at Piazzale Brasile.
Trip ideas
When to Get There
Because of its location in Villa Borghese park, the museum makes for a great stop on a nice day. It’s closed on Mondays.
The Pietro Canonica Museum Collection
Visitors can see original models for Canonica’s bronze and marble statues, as well as sketches and drawings, in the artist’s ground-floor studio. Upstairs, you can explore private apartments furnished with antiques, Flemish tapestries, and paintings by 19th- and 20th-century Italian artists such as Giovanni Battista Quadrone and Vittorio Cavalleri.
- Things to do in Lake Bracciano
- Things to do in Lake Bolsena
- Things to do in Assisi
- Things to do in Siena
- Things to do in Naples
- Things to do in Capri
- Things to do in Pompeii
- Things to do in San Gimignano
- Things to do in Sorrento
- Things to do in Florence
- Things to do in Pisa
- Things to do in Bologna
- Things to do in Lazio
- Things to do in Umbria
- Things to do in Tuscany
- Bioparco
- Borghese Gallery (Galleria Borghese)
- Villa Medici
- Pincio Gardens (Pincio)
- Basilica of Santa Maria del Popolo (Basilica di Santa Maria del Popolo)
- Rome Leonardo da Vinci Museum (Museo Leonardo da Vinci)
- Piazza del Popolo
- Trinità dei Monti
- Hard Rock Cafe Rome
- Via Veneto (Via Vittorio Veneto)
- Spanish Steps (Piazza di Spagna)
- Keats-Shelley House
- Barcaccia Fountain (Fontana della Barcaccia)
- Piazza di Spagna
- Church of Our Lady of the Conception of the Capuchins (Santa Maria della Concezione dei Capucchini)