THE CAPITOLINE MUSEUMS (Musei Capitolini) IN ROME; ITALY. The creation of the Capitoline Museums has been traced back to 1471; when Pope Sixtus IV donated a group of bronze statues of great symbolic value to the People of Rome. The collections are closely linked to the city of Rome; and most of the exhibits come from the city itself.鈥?PORTRAIT OF ANTINOUS Greek youth and a favourite; or lover; of the Roman emperor Hadrian (Hadrian era 117-138 AD)鈥?STATUE OF A MUSE Sculpture from a Greek original of the 5TH century BC.