Ara Pacis Museum (Rome)

E150596

art museum building museum

The Ara Pacis Museum in Rome is a modernist glass-and-travertine pavilion designed by architect Richard Meier to house and showcase the ancient Ara Pacis Augustae altar.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Ara Pacis Museum	3
Museo dell’Ara Pacis	3
Ara Pacis Museum (Rome) canonical	1
Ara Pacis Museum, Rome	1
Museo dell'Ara Pacis	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1280117 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

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Target entity: Ara Pacis Museum (Rome)
Context triple: [Richard Meier, notableWork, Ara Pacis Museum (Rome)]

A. Capitoline Museums
The Capitoline Museums are a renowned complex of art and archaeological museums in Rome, housing important collections of ancient Roman sculptures, inscriptions, and Renaissance art.
B. Gregorian Etruscan Museum
The Gregorian Etruscan Museum is a Vatican museum collection dedicated to artifacts and artworks of the ancient Etruscan civilization.
C. Parco archeologico del Colosseo
Parco archeologico del Colosseo is an Italian archaeological park and public institution responsible for preserving and managing Rome’s central ancient monuments, including the Colosseum and its surrounding historic area.
D. Galleria Borghese
Galleria Borghese is a renowned art museum in Rome famed for its exceptional collection of Baroque masterpieces, including works by Bernini, Caravaggio, and Raphael, housed in a historic villa.
E. Palatine Museum
The Palatine Museum is an archaeological museum in Rome that houses artifacts and sculptures from the ancient imperial palaces and early settlements on the Palatine Hill.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Ara Pacis Museum (Rome)
Target entity description: The Ara Pacis Museum in Rome is a modernist glass-and-travertine pavilion designed by architect Richard Meier to house and showcase the ancient Ara Pacis Augustae altar.

A. Capitoline Museums
The Capitoline Museums are a renowned complex of art and archaeological museums in Rome, housing important collections of ancient Roman sculptures, inscriptions, and Renaissance art.
B. Gregorian Etruscan Museum
The Gregorian Etruscan Museum is a Vatican museum collection dedicated to artifacts and artworks of the ancient Etruscan civilization.
C. Parco archeologico del Colosseo
Parco archeologico del Colosseo is an Italian archaeological park and public institution responsible for preserving and managing Rome’s central ancient monuments, including the Colosseum and its surrounding historic area.
D. Galleria Borghese
Galleria Borghese is a renowned art museum in Rome famed for its exceptional collection of Baroque masterpieces, including works by Bernini, Caravaggio, and Raphael, housed in a historic villa.
E. Palatine Museum
The Palatine Museum is an archaeological museum in Rome that houses artifacts and sculptures from the ancient imperial palaces and early settlements on the Palatine Hill.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	art museum ⓘ building ⓘ museum ⓘ
architect	Richard Meier ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Modernist architecture ⓘ
constructionEndDate	2006 ⓘ
constructionStartDate	1995 ⓘ
country	Italy ⓘ
dedicatedTo	display of Ara Pacis Augustae ⓘ
floorCount	2 ⓘ
hasCategory	Modernist architecture in Italy ⓘ Museums in Rome ⓘ Richard Meier buildings ⓘ linked to: Richard Meier
hasCollection	Augustan period sculpture ⓘ Roman imperial art ⓘ
hasExhibitionType	archaeological exhibition ⓘ permanent exhibition ⓘ
hasFacility	auditorium ⓘ bookshop ⓘ cafeteria ⓘ temporary exhibition space ⓘ
hasFeature	climate control system ⓘ controlled lighting for conservation ⓘ elevated platform for the altar ⓘ large glass façade ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://www.arapacis.it ⓘ
houses	Ara Pacis Augustae ⓘ
locatedIn	Campo Marzio ⓘ Lazio ⓘ Lungotevere in Augusta ⓘ Rome ⓘ
locatedNear	Mausoleum of Augustus ⓘ Tiber River ⓘ linked to: Tiber
managedBy	Roma Capitale ⓘ linked to: Rome
materialUsed	glass ⓘ travertine ⓘ
officialName	Museo dell’Ara Pacis ⓘ linked to: Ara Pacis Museum (Rome)
openingDate	2006 ⓘ
operatedBy	Sovrintendenza Capitolina ai Beni Culturali ⓘ linked to: Musei in Comune di Roma
owner	Comune di Roma ⓘ
partOf	cultural heritage of Rome ⓘ
purpose	to exhibit the Ara Pacis Augustae to the public ⓘ to protect the Ara Pacis Augustae ⓘ
replaced	previous 1938 pavilion for the Ara Pacis ⓘ
subjectOf	architectural controversy in Rome ⓘ urban design debates about the Tiber waterfront ⓘ
touristAttraction	true ⓘ

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