A year and 1/2 ago, we published an article about Rome’s museum of antiquities at the Centrale Montemartini, suggesting that the museum’s gorgeous display juxtaposes ancient gods with modern ones.
Today, photographer Susan Sanders brings us a photographic essay of the museum — a reminder of just how beautiful and compelling the contrast between antiquity and modernity can be.
If you’ve not visited the Centrale Montemartini, be sure to put it on your next itinerary (Or if you live in the Eterna, run there! You’ve been missing something great.) The museum is a branch of the Capitoline Museums and is located at Via Ostiense, 104. It’s in the same neighborhood as the Protestant Cemetery, the Pyrmaid of Cestius, and the Basilica of San Paolo fuori le Mura so you can easily spend the day visiting some of Rome’s off-the-beaten-track monuments.
And if you find yourself feeling a bit Rome-antic today, click on over to Rome With a View, Susan Sanders’ photo blog, where you can enjoy more of her compelling images of the city. Don’t forget that Susan’s created a fabulous Rome calendar and it’s not too late to get your hands on one. Click here for more information.
