Musei Capitolini
The Musei Capitolini are the civic museums on the Capitoline Hill, housed in the Palazzo dei Conservatori and the Palazzo Nuovo on Michelangelo's square. They hold the Capitoline She-wolf and the bronze Marcus Aurelius.
Example
The two palaces are joined by an underground gallery with a view over the Forum, so the ticket is one visit even though the doors face each other across the square.
Sources: museicapitolini.org
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