Museum of People and Cultures

The Museo Popoli e Culture (Museum of People and Cultures), founded in 1910, is devoted to Oriental art and ethnographic objects. On display are numerous objects linked to the world of Asian religion which were collected by Catholic missionaries over the centuries. One of the most prominent artifacts on display happens to be the “Novus Atlas Sinensis.” The atlas is said to be China’s first geographic map containing 17 geographical maps in color among it’s 171 pages.