Museums
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 district
Museums in Testaccio district
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 neighborhood
Museums in Flaminio neighborhood
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...
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 district
Museums in Ostiense district
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 area
Museums in Historic centre area
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
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 and San Saba neighbourhood
Museums in Aventino and San Saba neighbourhood
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 area
Museums in Historic centre area
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
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 neighbourhood
Museums in Esquilino neighbourhood
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
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
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
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
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
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
