Alberto Sordi's Roman villa to become a permanent museum
The Fondazione Museo Alberto Sordi is advancing plans to transform the late actor's villa at Via Druso 45 in Rome into a permanent museum. The Assemblea Capitolina has approved structural interventions, including new exhibition spaces in the garden and a glass-enclosed portico, with a derogation from the 2008 regulatory plan. The villa and its archaeological walkway have been declared cultural heritage assets by the Ministry of Cultural Heritage. The museum will house over 5,500 films and personal archives, currently being cataloged and restored at Cinecittà's Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia. Originally opened for the centenary of Sordi's birth in 2020, the house museum was limited by pandemic closures. Councilor Antonella Melito expressed satisfaction with the public interest declaration enabling expanded visitor areas. No completion date has been announced.
Key facts
- Alberto Sordi's villa at Via Druso 45 in Rome will become a permanent museum.
- The Assemblea Capitolina approved structural interventions with a derogation from the 2008 regulatory plan.
- The villa and archaeological walkway were declared cultural heritage assets by the Ministry of Cultural Heritage.
- Exhibition spaces will be in the garden and a glass-enclosed portico with removable metal and glass structures.
- The museum will hold over 5,500 films and personal archives, currently at Cinecittà for restoration.
- The house museum opened in 2020 for the centenary but was hampered by the pandemic.
- Councilor Antonella Melito praised the public interest declaration for expanded visitor areas.
- No completion date has been announced.
Entities
Artists
- Alberto Sordi
Institutions
- Fondazione Museo Alberto Sordi
- Assemblea Capitolina
- Ministero dei Beni Culturali e Ambientali
- Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia
- Cinecittà
- Artribune
Locations
- Rome
- Italy
- Via Druso 45
- Terme di Caracalla