THE ROME MUSEUM GUIDES

Rome art museums: collections, tickets and opening times

Compare ancient sculpture, Renaissance painting, palace galleries and modern art across 12 museums. The Vatican Museums are included for trip planning but are in Vatican City, with separate admission rules.

Baroque stone façade of Palazzo Doria Pamphilj seen from Via del Corso

Vatican Museums and Galleria Borghese

The Vatican Museums include ancient sculpture, Raphael’s rooms, the Pinacoteca and the Sistine Chapel. Galleria Borghese combines sculpture and painting in a decorated villa. Borghese requires reservations for every admission category, including free entry, and does not offer skip-the-line access.

Vatican Museums guideGalleria Borghese guide

Palace galleries

Palazzo Barberini’s standard ticket includes a separate visit to Galleria Corsini within twenty days. Doria Pamphilj has a historic picture collection and closes Wednesday. Colonna offers independent entry on Saturday mornings and reserved guided visits on Fridays.

Palazzo Barberini and CorsiniDoria Pamphilj guideGalleria Colonna guide

Ancient art

The Capitoline Museums have ancient sculpture and a picture gallery; Palazzo Massimo is known for Roman frescoes and mosaics, and Altemps for classical sculpture. Massimo and Altemps share a National Roman Museum ticket. At Altemps, the Ludovisi Throne is on loan and the ground-floor Gorga room is closed.

Capitoline Museums guidePalazzo Massimo guidePalazzo Altemps guide

Modern art and Ostiense

Galleria Nazionale is near Villa Borghese and holds modern Italian and international art. MAXXI in Flaminio has contemporary art and architecture exhibitions. Centrale Montemartini in Ostiense displays ancient sculpture among the machinery of a former power station.

Galleria Nazionale guideMAXXI guideCentrale Montemartini guide

Castel Sant’Angelo

Castel Sant’Angelo combines a Roman tomb, a fortress and decorated papal rooms. Its usual Monday closure has first-Monday afternoon exceptions through December 2026, and building works can change the visitor route. Passetto di Borgo visits are sold separately.

Castel Sant’Angelo guide

Tickets and resident concessions

Rome and Metropolitan City residents currently enter the Capitoline Museums and Centrale Montemartini free with proof. Barberini–Corsini admission, the National Roman Museum ticket and the optional Capitolini Card cover different museums and validity periods. Check exhibition supplements and any admission you already hold before buying a pass.

Official Vatican ticket rulesOfficial National Roman Museum admissionCurrent Capitoline prices

Prices are in euros. Check the selected date, exhibition supplements and ticket inclusions before paying.

Colonna’s Saturday entry window ends at 13:15; that is the last admission time, not the building’s closing time.

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