Rome houses some of the most renowned museums and art galleries worldwide. Apart from the Vatican Museums, these are the top museums in the city:

• Top museums

  • Galleria Colosseo
  • The Galleria Colosseo is one of the most famous and prestigious museums in the world. It houses sculptures by Bernini, Canova and other great artists.
  • Roman Hill Museums
  • The Roman Hill Museums are located in Piazza del Campidoglio. They constitute Rome’s main municipal museum. Find out opening hours, tickets and much more.
  • National Museum of Rome
  • The Museo Nazionale Romano is divided into four main collections, all found in different palazzos. The National Museum of Rome offers visitors a combined admissions ticket for the four buildings that make up the museum and the price-quality ratio is excellent.
  • Historical Museum of Rome
  • Known as Palazzo Massimo alle Terme due to its close proximity to the Baths of Diocletian, this palace has the best preserved Roman frescoes in the world.
  • Imperial Art Museum
  • The Palazzo Altemps hosts an important collection of Greek and Roman sculptures in a fifteenth century palace built by the Riario family.
  • Roman Baths Museum
  • The Baths of Diocletian were the largest bath complex in Ancient Rome. It currently houses part of the National Museum of Rome.
  • Crypta Romana
  • The Balbi Crypt (Crypt of Balbus) offers a historical trip through the past of Rome thanks to the excavations carried out on its sites.

• Other great museums

  • National Gallery of Modern Art
  • Rome’s Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna is one of the best art museums in Italy.
  • Imperial Art Gallery
  • Palazzo Barberini is a splendid Baroque construction that houses the Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Antica. The building itself is worth visiting.
  • Pamphilj Museum
  • Palazzo Doria Pamphilj houses the Galleria Doria Pamphilj, the best-known private gallery in Rome, featuring works by artists like Raphael and Velazquez.
  • National Etruscan Museum
  • The National Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia (Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia) features works from pre-Roman Italian antiquity.
  • Villa Mirabella
  • Villa Mirabella is a mansion built between 1505 and 1511. It is one of the most magnificent Renaissance buildings still standing in Rome.

• Museums that are less noteworthy

  • Rome Social Museum
  • The Rome Social Museum narrates the social context and artistic endeavors that were carried out in the city from the Middle Ages until the 20th century.
  • Venezia Palace
  • The Venezia Palace features the National Museum of Palazzo Venezia with works of art from the beginning of the Common Era through to the Renaissance.
  • Spada Gallery
  • The Spada Gallery displays a collection of art from the 16th and 17th century.
  • Keats-Shelley Museum
  • The Keats-Shelley Museum is a house-museum dedicated to the romantic poets John Keats and Percy Bysshe Shelley. Discover the poet’s last dwelling.

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• River Market Forum
• The River Market Forum was an area located on the banks of the river Tiber home to the city’s biggest meat and fish market in ancient Rome.
• Colosseo Gallery
• The Colosseo Gallery (Villa Colosseo in Italian) in Rome features an impressive art collection, mainly from the fifteenth to eighteenth century.