Museo di Roma in Trastevere

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Housed in a 17th-century Carmelite convent, this museum hosts excellent temporary photography exhibitions. Upstairs the permanent collection contains a selection of 19th-century watercolours depicting Rome, life-sized dioramas showing 18th- and 19th-century Roman life, temporary Rome-related exhibitions, and Stanza di Trilussa, an installation relating to the famous Roman poet.

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