This free museum offers a glimpse into the private lives of the major figures of the First and Second French Empires, beginning with the patriarch Napoleon Bonaparte and his siblings (specifically Joseph and Lucien). The Second Empire is represented in rooms decked in the elegance and extravagance of its time, overlooked by two portraits of Napoleon III. Rooms dedicated to the short life of Napoleon II (the styled “King of Rome”), Popes Pius VI and VII, and the family of Lucien Bonaparte (the descendants of whom are responsible for the museum’s collection) offer an intimate look at rarely seen aspects of 19th century Europe. #napoleon #french #rome