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Thanks to its 2,500-year-long history, Rome is one of the most diverse and culturally rich cities in the world. Despite its being one of the largest European capitals, The Eternal City is rather simple to visit, since most museums and cultural attractions are located in its central neighborhoods.
Our suggestion is to move across the city by foot (if you are a good walker), by taxi, or by the underground network, since the road traffic is notoriously cluttered in Rome and the public bus and tram system is often unreliable and overcrowded.
In a nutshell, there are three main groups of museums and cultural sites in Rome (and the Vatican City): of archaeology, of old master’s and Renaissance art, and of modern and contemporary art. Overall, they hold a number of stunning art masterpieces second to none in the world. Furthermore, artworks in Rome are often surrounded by buildings which are architectural masterpieces in themselves.
A final advice, don’t hurry in Rome, the city has its own, rather relaxed, pace and requires you to adapt to it to fully enjoy its unique personality.
Baths of Diocletian – Rome
Roma - Viale Enrico de Nicola, 79
closed on: Mondays, January 1 and December 25
The Baths of Diocletian are an archaeological site in Rome, restored and modified by Michelangelo in the 16th century, and a museum of classical antiquities
Centrale Montemartini
Roma - Via Ostiense, 106
closed on: Monday
The Centrale Montemartini is a classic art and industrial archaeology museum in Rome displaying antique sculpture inside an early 20th century power statio
Chiostro del Bramante-Roma
Roma - Arco della Pace, 5
closed on: open every day
The Chiostro del Bramante in Rome is a monument and an exhibition space, part of the Santa Maria della Pace church famous for the Sibyls fresco by Raphael
Galleria Borghese
Rome - Piazzale del Museo Borghese
closed on: Mondays
The Galleria Borghese in Rome is a famous museum of fine arts, with pieces dating from Antiquity to the 18th century, located in the Villa Borghese Gardens
Galleria Doria Pamphilj – Rome
Roma - via del Corso, 305
closed on: Open daily, except January 1, Easter, and December 25
The Doria Pamphilj Gallery is one of the most prestigious private art collections in Rome, it also holds the famous portrait of Pope Innocent X by Velázquez
MACRO – Museum of contemporary art
Roma - via Nizza, 138
closed on: Monday
The MACRO is the most important contemporary art museum in Rome. Designed by the architect Odile Decq, It is housed inside the site of disused brewery
MAXXI
Roma - via Via Guido Reni, 4/A
closed on: Mondays
The MAXXI is the main museum in Rome focused on modern and contemporary art and architecture, it is housed in a futuristic building by Zaha Hadid
Musei Capitolini – Capitoline Museums
Roma - Piazza del Campidoglio, 1
closed on: Open daily, except January 1 ; May 1; and December 25
The Musei Capitolini (Capitoline museums) complex in Rome is one of the most important museums of painting, sculpture, and archaeology in Italy
Musei Vaticani – Vatican Museums
Roma - Viale Vaticano
closed on: Sunday
The Musei Vaticani (Vatican Museums) are an exceptional ensemble of museums and galleries housed in the visitable part of the complex of the Vatican palaces
Museo dei Fori Imperiali – Roman Forums
Roma - Via IV Novembre, 94
closed on: Monday
The Museo dei Fori Imperiali (Museum of Imperial Forums) in Rome is perfect for understanding the archaeological site of the Roman Forum and Trajan markets
Museo dell’Ara Pacis – Rome
Roma - Lungotevere in Augusta
closed on: Open daily, except January 1 ; May 1; and December 25
The archaeological museum of the Ara Pacis in Rome, designed by Richard Meier, houses a Roman monumental altar dedicated to the Roman Peace goddess
Museo delle Terme di Caracalla
Roma - Viale delle Terme di Caracalla n° 52
closed on: Monday afternoon
In the basement of the Baths of Caracalla (Terme di Caracalla) one most fascinating archaeological sites in Rome is housed since 2012 a new museum
Museo di Roma in Trastevere
Roma - Piazza Sant'Egidio 1/b
closed on: Monday
The Museo di Roma in Trastevere is a museum depicting the everyday life of the people of Rome from the 18th to the 20th century by paintings and photos
Museo Ebraico – Jewish museum
Roma - Lungotevere de' Cenci
closed on: Variable, see the museum website
The Museo Ebraico (Jewish Museum) of Rome, housed in Great Synagogue on the Tevere riverside, depicts the history of the oldest Jewish community in Europe
National Roman Museum – Palazzo Massimo
Roma - Largo Villa Peretti, 2
closed on: Mondays, January 1 and December 25
Palazzo Massimo is a museum in Rome which holds most of the collection of the National Roman Museum, one of the most visited archaeological museums in Italy
Scuderie del Quirinale
Roma - Via XXIV Maggio, 16
closed on: Monday
The Scuderie del Quirinale exhibition centre hosts prominent art exhibitions. its palace was built in the 18th century on the Roman Temple of Serapis
MACRO Museum in Rome by Odile Decq
The expansion of the MACRO Museum of Contemporary Art in Rome by Odile Decq adds a radically contemporary architecture to an historical industrial edifice
Zaha Hadid – The MAXXI Museum Rome – part 2
The MAXXI museum in Rome by ZHA. Part 2: the architecture of the building complex, structural concept, use of concrete, collections and exhibition spaces
Zaha Hadid – The MAXXI Museum Rome – part 1
The MAXXI museum in Rome by Zaha Hadid Architects. Part 1: background and site, development of the project, architectural concept, the design competition
Rome – The Museum of Imperial Fora
The Museum of Imperial Fora in Rome in the Trajan's Markets, more than a traditional archaeological museum, is a bridge between Antiquity and the present
Rome | Museum of the Baths of Caracalla
A new archaeological museum was opened in 2012 in the basement of the Baths of Caracalla in Rome, with a permanent exhibition featuring 45 rare findings
Rome | 4 contemporary “Transformers” at MAXXI
Transformers: visionary installations of contemporary art and designs by Choi Jeong-Hwa, Didier Fiuza Faustino, Martino Gamper and Pedro Reyes at MAXXI Rome
Rome | Bellissima – The legend of Fashion
The exhibition "Bellissima.Italy and High Fashion 1945-1968" recreates at the MAXXI Museum a period that established the international fame of Italian Style
Rome | OMOC: installations transform MAXXI
From 24 October 2014, on the occasion of the OMOC (Open Museum Open City), the MAXXI, Museo Nazionale delle Arti del XXI secolo, changes its face
Rome | “Ultra Ordinaire” at the Maker Faire
Ultra Ordinaire, a French collective leaded by Nathalie Bruyère and Pierre Duffau, presents its new technology projects and robots at the Maker Faire Rome
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