Rome 's major libraries include : the Biblioteca Angelica , opened in 1604 , making it Italy 's first public library ; the Biblioteca Vallicelliana , established in 1565 ; the Biblioteca Casanatense , opened in 1701 ; the National Central Library , one of the two national libraries in Italy , which contains 4,126,002 volumes ; The Biblioteca del Ministero degli Affari Esteri , specialised in diplomacy , foreign affairs and modern history ; the Biblioteca dell ' Istituto dell ' Enciclopedia Italiana ; the Biblioteca Don Bosco , one of the largest and most modern of all Salesian libraries ; the Biblioteca e Museo teatrale del Burcardo , a museum-library specialised in history of drama and theatre ; the Biblioteca della Società Geografica Italiana , which is based in the Villa Celimontana and is the most important geographical library in Italy , and one of Europe 's most important ; and the Vatican Library , one of the oldest and most important libraries in the world , which was formally established in 1475 , though in fact much older and has 75,000 codices , as well as 1.1 million printed books , which include some 8,500 incunabula . There are also a large number of specialist libraries attached to various foreign cultural institutes in Rome , among them that of the American Academy in Rome , the French Academy in Rome and the Bibliotheca Hertziana – Max Planck Institute of Art History , a German library , often noted for excellence in the arts and sciences ; Rome is an important centre for music , and it has an intense musical scene , including several prestigious music conservatories and theatres . It hosts the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia ( founded in 1585 ) , for which new concert halls have been built in the new Parco della Musica , one of the largest musical venues in the world . Rome also has an opera house , the Teatro dell ' Opera di Roma , as well as several minor musical institutions . The city also played host to the Eurovision Song Contest in 1991 and the MTV Europe Music Awards in 2004
Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1991
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