Robbery at Rome's Centrale Montemartini, second exhibition center of the Capitoline Museums

On Sunday afternoon, April 15, Centrale Montemartini, the second exhibition center of the Capitoline Museums in Rome, was robbed. At around 5 p.m., two robbers with covered faces and armed with guns broke in: one threatened the cashier, the other was escorted to the museum’s safe, which the two thugs then allegedly dragged to the entrance, where a car driven by an accomplice was waiting for them.

There were no victims during the robbery, which apparently was the work of Italian thugs, and the contents of the safe amounted to €10,000. Police investigations are currently underway, making use of the testimonies of those present and CCTV recordings.

The Centrale Montemartini was created through the conversion of an industrial archaeology building and displays a selection of sculptures and archaeological artifacts from the Capitoline Museums. In 2016, the museum was expanded and the carriages of the Pius IX Train were housed in the new spaces.

Robbery at Rome's Centrale Montemartini, second exhibition center of the Capitoline Museums

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