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The National Modern Art Gallery of Rome keeps some of the most important works of art history and walking through its corridors will positively impress all of its visitors.
At first glance, the Palazzo delle Esposizioni, which was built by Pio Placentini, was the one that housed all the works but it´s currently used only to present the temporary exhibitions. From 1915 the permanent works can be observed in the Palazzo delle Belle Arti built by Cesare Bazzani.
In the palace, that has a neoclassic construction and which is a work of art in itself, all the works belonging to artists who lived in the 19th and 20th century can be found, and the first permanent collection starts with an enormous statue of Hercules by Canova.
But there are also some smaller objects that include some writings by Napoleon and paintings by some of the much more contemporary artists like De Chrico, Modigliani, Morandi and Marini or an imposing piece on fascism by Gerardo Dattori.
But this doesn´t mean that only national artists are presented but you can also find some first class foreign ones such as Klimt, Van Gogh, Cézanne, Braque, Rodin, Pollock, Degas, Kandinski or Henry Moore.
The National Modern Art Gallery of the city is one of the most important contemporary art museums in the country. You can rent apartments in Rome and enjoy the museum.
