Lisette Model in the Museo di Roma in Trastevere

When in Rome… Lisette Model exhibition

This When in Rome… blog article is written for the guests of the Hostel Chaplin Bed and Breakfast and B&B Little Italy in Rome.

Lisette Model (1901-1983) was an American photographer who was born in Austria.

The Museo di Roma in Trastevere (Piazza S. Egidio 1/b, Tel: +39 065816563) exhibits not only Model’s own work, but also that of artists who were influenced by her, like Diane Arbus and Bruce Weber.

21 Photographs from Model’s own oeuvre are on display, whereas over one hundred other photographs testify to the influence Model’s realistic and ironic style had on the generation of photographers that followed hers.

The exhibition finishes November 2nd 2008.

Municipal Antiquarium

Practical information:

• Address: Via Parco del Celio 22
• Phone: 06 7001569
• Opening hours: Temporarily closed for restoration
• To get there: From the Chaplin B&B take the metro line B from Rome Termini to Circo Massimo (3 stops), and walk towards the Colosseum along the Via di San Gregorio. About halfway you will find the Via del Pardo del Celio on your right. From the Bed and Breakfast Little Italy Rome you walk or take the metro from Vittorio Emanuel to Rome Termini and then follow the previous directions.

The collection:
Household objects from the 6th century B.C. to the time of barbarian invasions. The Antiquarium includes the famous doll with jointed limbs that was part of the funeral accouterment of Crepereia Tryphaena.

Admission fees in Rome’s museums

Special terms for admission into state museums and art sites

European citizens younger than 18 and older than 65 have free admission. There is a 50% reduction on the ticket prices for European Union citizens between 18 and 25 years of age.These rates are also valid for countries with which a reciprocal convention exists.
Teachers with permanent jobs in state schools get 50% off. School groups enter for free but have to bring an official letter stating the number of pupils and the names of their leaders. Pupils of fine arts academies and relevant university educations do not pay. Guides and interpreters accompanying guided tours enter for free.

Special terms for admission into municipal museums and art sites

The rules are more or less the same as for the state museums and art sites except that there is no discount for the age group between 18 and 25 and for the university and fine art academy students.