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Museum, 1957
National Museum of Oriental Art
National museum in Rome, Italy
At a glance
- Type
- Museum
- Period
- Modern era, 1957
- Protection
- Italian national heritage
- Coordinates
- 41°49′58″ N, 12°28′18″ E
- Address
- piazza Guglielmo Marconi, 14 - Roma
History and description
Rome's National Museum of Oriental Art "Giuseppe Tucci" (Italian: Museo Nazionale d'Arte Orientale 'Giuseppe Tucci' ) was a museum in Rome, Italy, that was dedicated to the arts of the Orient, from the Middle East to Japan. The museum was located in Via Merulana 248 in the Rione Esquilino.
History
It was founded in 1957 and closed in 2017, when its collections were transferred to the Pigorini National Museum of Prehistory and Ethnography in the city's southern EUR suburb, and subsequently to the Museo delle Civiltà.
Collection
The museum was founded upon a collection of art objects from Nepal, Tibet and Ladakh that Giuseppe Tucci had acquired during his travels in 1928–1948. Later acquisitions included a notable group of artifacts from the Gandhara area, that had been acquired from the archaeological missions of the Italian Institute for Middle and Far East (IsMEO) to the Buddhist and protohistoric sites of Swat, namely the Butkara Stupa, Barikot, Panr, and Aligrama among others. Other holdings include items from the Palace of Mas'ud III and the Buddhist shrine of Tape Sardar at Ghazni, Afghanistan, and the prehistoric city of Shahr-e Sokhteh, in eastern Iran.
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Timeline
- 1957Founded
- 1958Opened
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Getting there
Villa BonelliTrain, nearest
2.2 km as the crow flies
National Museum of Oriental Artpiazza Guglielmo Marconi, 14 - Roma
Aeroporto di Roma-Ciampino10.7 km
Distances are as the crow flies, not walking or driving.
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Nearby
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Pigorini National Museum of Prehistory and Ethnography0.0 km
Museo delle Civiltà0.0 km
Museo nazionale dell'Alto Medioevo, Rome0.1 km
Palazzo delle scienze0.1 km
Museo Nazionale delle Arti e Tradizioni Popolari0.1 km- Library and theater museum of the Burcardo0.3 km
Palazzo INA & Palazzo INPS0.3 km
Museo delle poste e telecomunicazioni0.4 km
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Frequently asked questions
Where is National Museum of Oriental Art?
National Museum of Oriental Art is in Rome, in the province of Roma (Lazio), Italy. Address: piazza Guglielmo Marconi, 14 - Roma. GPS coordinates: 41.83274, 12.47154.
How old is National Museum of Oriental Art?
Wikidata dates it to 1957.
What else is there to see near National Museum of Oriental Art?
Nearby you’ll find: Pigorini National Museum of Prehistory and Ethnography (0 m away), Museo delle Civiltà (0 m away), Museo nazionale dell'Alto Medioevo, Rome (100 m away).
Sources and licences
Text. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Data. Wikidata (CC0); opening hours and contacts OpenStreetMap (ODbL).
Photos. Wikimedia Commons, author and licence on every image.
Credits for the 5 photos
- Museo Nazionale Arte Orientale Palazzo Brancaccio — Sconosciuto, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Salle sur lart islamique (Musée nat. dart oriental, Rome) (5874598704) — dalbera from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0
- Salle sur lInde (Musée nat. dart oriental, Rome) (5874039319) — dalbera from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0
- Pal Braschi - elisabetta Brancaccio e i figli nel giardino del palazzo (Gai, 1884) P1090723 — Lalupa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Palazzo brancaccio, salone 02 — sailko, CC BY-SA 3.0
Updated 28 October 2026. All sources and licences