School visit: Casino Nobile - Musei di Villa Torlonia: General Itinerary

The Casino Nobile is the principal building in Villa Torlonia. It is the result of building work by Giuseppe Valadier at the start of the nineteenth century and then by Giovan Battista Caretti in the period 1832–40. The building was the main residence of the Torlonia family.
 After decades of abandon, it has been renovated to the state it enjoyed in the middle of the nineteenth century, with a profusion of decorative elements by the best known artists of the time, such as Bertel Thorvaldsen, Francesco Podesti, Francesco Coghetti and Luigi Fioroni.
 The focal point of the building is the magnificent Ballroom, which has two “orchestras” where the musicians would play during parties thrown by the Torlonia family. Ringing the Ballroom are rooms in Gothic, Neo-Renaissance and Neo-Classical styles, and on the upper floor there is even an Egyptian Room. Unique in the richness and splendour of its decorations, the room reflects the artistic culture of the age.

The Casino dei Principi, a building in Neo-Cinquecento style that has been restored since 2002, holds the Roman School Archive on the ground floor and temporary exhibitions on the two piani nobili.

The Casino dei Principi is open to visitors only during exhibitions