{"id":5217,"date":"2015-12-15T13:04:54","date_gmt":"2015-12-15T12:04:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rickzullo.com\/?p=5217"},"modified":"2022-01-23T14:35:49","modified_gmt":"2022-01-23T13:35:49","slug":"fci-028-offbeat-museums-of-rome-with-elizabeth-joss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rickzullo.com\/fci-028-offbeat-museums-of-rome-with-elizabeth-joss\/","title":{"rendered":"FCI 028 – Offbeat Museums of Rome with Elizabeth Joss"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a>Why is it that people are so keen to visit museums when on vacation, but seldom visit museums in the city where they live? I\u2019ve been guilty of this in Rome, always thinking that \u201cI\u2019ll get around to it someday.\u201d<\/p>\n My friend and podcast guest Elizabeth Joss did not make this common mistake when she lived in Rome for three months a few years ago. Rather, she made a point to see as many museums as possible, and above all some of the offbeat museums of Rome.<\/p>\n This isn\u2019t by accident. She\u2019s the creator of a great website called \u201cThe Museum Times<\/a>,\u201d which focuses on just such experiences. The stated mission of her site is to \u201cshowcase lesser-known museums that are hidden gems in their own right.\u201d And she certainly does visit some offbeat spots, such as the Criminology Museum and Centrale Montemartini, which presents an unusual juxtaposition of ancient Roman sculptures in an industrial factory setting. We talk about both of these during the podcast.<\/p>\nOffbeat Museums of Rome<\/h2>\n