Museums
Underground Rome: Case Romane del Celio
Little-known Rome museum contains 20 ancient underground rooms.
The Case Romane del Celio is an underground archaeological site comprising 20 rooms on various levels under the church of SS. Giovanni...
Colosseum, Monti
Museums in Colosseum, Monti
The Vatican Museums - How to visit them like a pro
The Vatican Museums are one of those places people never forget.
But if you think that’s only because of their jaw-dropping art collections, think again.
A lot of people will never forget the long h...
Historic centre
Museums in Historic centre
Domus Romane at Rome's Palazzo Valentini
Through a mixture of archaeological remains and virtual reality, a visit to the ancient Domus Romane under Rome's Palazzo Valentini provides a sense of life in imperial Roman times.
The archaeologica...
Historic centre
Museums in Historic centre
Mattatoio Rome
The former MACRO Testaccio exhibition space is now known by its new name "Il Mattatoio" in reference to the building's former role as a slaughterhouse. Together with its sister site, MACRO on Via Nizz...
Testaccio
Museums in Testaccio
Hendrik Christian Andersen Museum in Rome
The Norwegian artist Hendrik Christian Andersen lived in Rome from 1896 until his death in 1940. In the 1920s he built Villa Helene, his neo-renaissance home on Via P. Stanislao Mancini near Piazzale...
Flaminio
Museums in Flaminio
Galleria Borghese
Rome's celebrated Galleria Borghese houses sculptures by Bernini and Canova alongside paintings by Titian, Caravaggio, Raphael and Correggio. 09.00-19.00. Mon closed. Entry times: 11.00, 13.00, 15.00,...
Popolo - Spagna
Museums in Popolo - Spagna
Explora - The Children's Museum in Rome
Explora is a permanenent children's museum in Rome.
It's a game, a discovery a fun and learning experience for children of all ages.
Located in Via Flaminia 82, a few steps from Piazza del...
Centrale Montemartini
One of Rome's quirkiest but least-visited museums, Centrale Montemartini is a former industrial power plant housing over 400 pieces of ancient sculpture from the collection of the Capitoline Museums....
Ostiense
Museums in Ostiense
Barracco Museum
A collection of mainly pre-Roman art. Tues-Sun 09.00-19.00. Mon closed. €3.
Historic centre
Museums in Historic centre
Palazzo Venezia Museum
Much of the permanent exhibition is closed for restoration. Mediaeval to 18th-century decorative arts. 08.30-19.00. Mon closed. 4. Guided tours in Italian. Also temporary exhibitions
Historic centre
Museums in Historic centre
Baths of Caracalla
The third-century AD bath complex that remained in use until the Goths cut its water supply in the sixth century AD. 09.00-16.30. Mon 09.00-14.00. €6.
Aventino, San Saba
Museums in Aventino, San Saba
Canonica Museum
The collection, private apartment and studio of the sculptor and musician Pietro Canonica who died in 1959. 09.00-19.00. Mon closed. €3, reduced €1.50. Guided tours in Italian and English (b...
Historic centre
Museums in Historic centre
Roman Domus on the Celio
Ancient Roman buildings reopened to the public after extensive restoration. 10.00-13.00, 15.00-18.00. Tues-Wed closed. €6.
Colosseum, Monti
Museums in Colosseum, Monti
Baths of Diocletian
Part of the protohistorical section of the Museo Nazionale Romano in the Baths of Diocletian plus the restored cloister by Michelangelo. 09.00-19.45. Mon closed.
Esquilino
Museums in Esquilino
Museo dei Fori Imperiali and Trajan's Markest
Museum dedicated to the forums of Caesar, Augustus, Nerva and Trajan and the Temple of Peace. 09.00-19.00. Mon closed. €6.50. 24 and 31 December 09.00-14.00.
Historic centre
Museums in Historic centre
Vatican Museums
Not only the Sistine Chapel but also the Egyptian and Etruscan collections and the Pinacoteca. Mon-Sat 09.00- 18.00. Sun (and bank holidays) closed except last Sun of month (free entry, 08.30-12.30)....
St Peter's
Museums in St Peter's
Capitoline Museums
The city’s collection of ancient sculpture in Palazzo Nuovo and Palazzo dei Conservatori, plus the Tabularium and the Pinacoteca. 09.00-19.00. Mon closed. €6,50 + exhibition supplement. Gui...
Historic centre
Museums in Historic centre
Museo della Civiltà Romana
Replicas of ancient Roman artefacts, plus the new planetarium and astronomy museum. 09.00-14.00. Sun and holidays 09.00-13.30. Mon closed. Planetarium Tues-Fri 21.00-22.30, Sat and Sun 17.00-18.00, 21...
EUR
Museums in EUR
Vittoriano
Monument to Vittorio Emanuele II and Italian unity. Also Museo Centrale del Risorgimento. 09.30-18.30. Free entry. There is now a panoramic lift which takes you to the top of the monument where there...
Historic centre
Museums in Historic centre
Castel Sant Angelo Museum
The Emperor Hadrian’s mausoleum, then used by the popes as a fortress, prison and palace. 09.00-19.00. Mon closed. €5, reduced €3.
Historic centre
Museums in Historic centre
