Museums
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 Area
Museums in St Peter's Area
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 area
Museums in Historic centre area
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 neighbourhood
Museums in EUR neighbourhood
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 area
Museums in Historic centre area
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 area
Museums in Historic centre area
Museo delle Arti e delle Tradizioni Popolari
Traditional Italian tools, crafts, clothing, furniture, musical instruments, jewellery. Tues-Fri 09.00-18.00, Sat-Sun 09.00-20.00. Mon closed. €4. Guided tours in Italian on prior booking.
EUR neighbourhood
Museums in EUR neighbourhood
Colosseum, Palatine and Roman Forum
Palatine: entrances at Piazza di S. Maria Nova 53 and Via di S. Gregorio 30. Roman Forum: entrances at Largo Romolo e Remo 5-6 and Piazza di S. Maria Nova 53. Tel. 0639967700. 08.30-16.30. Single tick...
Colosseum, Monti
Museums in Colosseum, Monti
Ara Pacis Museum
Home of the Roman altar to peace commissioned by Emperor Caesar Augustus in the 1st century AD. The museum was designed by American architect Richard Meier. 09.00-19.00. Mon closed. €6.50. 24 and...
Historic centre area
Museums in Historic centre area
Crypta Balbi
Museum dedicated to the Middle Ages on the site of the portico of the Imperial Roman Theatre of Balbus. 09.00-16.30. Mon closed. Three-day pass combining Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, Baths of Diocletia...
Historic centre area
Museums in Historic centre area
Museo di Arte Contemporanea (MACRO)
The city’s collection of contemporary art, plus temporary exhibition space. Via Reggio Emilia 09.00-19.00. 24 & 31 December 09.00-14.00. Mon closed.Free entry. MACRO Future (TEMPORARILY CLOS...
Testaccio district
Museums in Testaccio district
Domus Aurea
The Emperor Nero’s Domus Aurea is closed for restoration, but guided tours of the works in progress are available from Tue-Fri, with 40 minute tours in English from 11.20 to 15.20 and in Italian...
Esquilino neighbourhood
Museums in Esquilino neighbourhood
Museo di Roma
The city’s collection of paintings, etchings, photographs, furniture and clothes from the Middle Ages to the 20th century. 09.00-19.00. Mon closed. €8. Guided tours in English and Italian o...
Historic centre area
Museums in Historic centre area
Doria Pamphilj Gallery
Residence of the Doria Pamphilj family, it contains the family’s private art collection, which includes a portrait by Velasquez, a sculpture by Bernini, plus works by Raphael, Titian, Tintoretto and C...
Historic centre area
Museums in Historic centre area
Museo Napoleonico
Paintings, sculptures and jewellery related to Napoleon and the Bonaparte family. 09.00-19.00. Mon closed. Guided tours in Italian and English. €3.
Historic centre area
Museums in Historic centre area
Etruscan Museum at Valle Giulia
National Etruscan collection. 08.30-19.30. Mon closed. €4, reduced €2. Guided tours in English and Italian on prior booking, tel. 0644239949.
Parioli neighborhood
Museums in Parioli neighborhood
Museo Nazionale d'Arte Orientale
Tues, Wed, Fri. 09.00-14.00. Sat, Thurs, Sun. 09.00-19.00. Mon closed. €6. Free guided tours in Italian on Sun (11.00 and 17.00).
Esquilino neighbourhood
Museums in Esquilino neighbourhood
Explora
Children 0-3: free entrance; children 3-12: €7; adults: €6. Children are admitted only with an adult. Tue-Sun, visits at 10.00, 12.00, 15.00 and 17.00. Closed Mon.
Flaminio neighborhood
Museums in Flaminio neighborhood
Museo Preistorico ed Etnografico L. Pigorini
Prehistoric Italian artefacts and ethnological material from various cultures. 09.00-14.00. Mon closed. Free entry.
EUR neighbourhood
Museums in EUR neighbourhood
Galleria Colonna
Private collection of works by Veronese, Guido Reni, Pietro di Cortona and Annibale Caracci. Open Sat 09.00-13.00 only. €7. Private group tours of the collection are available seven days a week on req...
Historic centre area
Museums in Historic centre area
Palazzo Altemps
Ancient sculpture from the Museo Nazionale Romano, including the Ludovisi collection. 09.00-18.45. Mon closed. Three-day pass combining Crypta Balbi, Baths of Diocletian and Palazzo Massimo alle Terme...
Historic centre area
Museums in Historic centre area
