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Museums & Exhibitions in Rome
Exhibitions, museum days and gallery events in the Centro Storico, Trastevere, Monti, Testaccio, the Vatican and Prati, Villa Borghese and the Appian Way, each checked against the venue’s own listing.
115 exhibitions and museum events in Rome
THRU SUN, OCT 25All That Changes You: Metamorphosis by Isaac Julien
Galleria Borghese · Flaminio, Parioli & Villa Borghese
Runs over several days
€16 + €2 booking fee (museum ticket)
THRU SUN, NOV 1The World of the Stage II: Yuan Gong
Palazzo Merulana · Monti, Esquilino & Termini
Runs over several days
See listing
DAILY EXCEPT WED · 9 AM–12 PM, 2–5 PMGuided Tours of the Catacombs of San Callisto
Catacombs of San Callisto · Appian Way, EUR & South
Recurring
€10 / €7 reduced
FRI–SUN · FROM 9 AMDomus Aurea Visit with Virtual Reality
Domus Aurea · Colosseum, Celio & Aventine
Recurring
€26 with VR route · €18 unguided slots · €2 EU 18–24
DAILY EXCEPT TUE · 9 AM–12 PM, 2–5 PMGuided Tours of the Catacombs of Domitilla
Catacombs of Domitilla · Appian Way, EUR & South
Recurring
See listing
LAST SUNDAY · 9 AMFree Last Sunday at the Vatican Museums
Vatican Museums · Vatican & Prati
Recurring
Free
DAILY EXCEPT MON · 9:15 AM–5:15 PMEnglish Guided Tours of the Catacombs of San Sebastiano
Catacombs of San Sebastiano · Appian Way, EUR & South
Recurring
€10 / €7 children · €12 online
SAT & SUN · 10 AM–4 PMGuided Visits to Castello Caetani in Sermoneta
Castello Caetani · Day Trips
Recurring
€8.25
SAT & SUN · 10 AM & 4:30 PMGuided Visits to the Villa di Sette Bassi Excavations
Villa di Sette Bassi · Appian Way, EUR & South
Recurring
€8 or €6 / €2 reduced
SAT & SUN · 10 AM & 12 PMPaper Mill Museum Visits at the Ex Cartiera Latina
Museo Ex Cartiera Latina · Appian Way, EUR & South
Recurring
€6 · free categories available
DAILY EXCEPT TUESDAY · 10 AMVilla Medici Guided Tour in English
Villa Medici (French Academy in Rome) · Centro Storico
Recurring
€18 / €15 reduced
FRI–SUN · 8 PM, 9 PM, 10 PML'Ara si Rivela: The Altar of Peace in Colour
Ara Pacis Museum · Centro Storico
Recurring
€15 / €13 reduced · family €22
MONDAYS · 3 PMMonday Afternoons at Galleria Corsini
Galleria Corsini · Trastevere & Monteverde
Recurring
See listing
THU, OCT 29Free Day at the Casa di Goethe: 240 Years Since Goethe Reached Rome
Casa di Goethe · Centro Storico · 8 h
One-time
Free
THURSDAYS · 7 PMThursday Evenings at the National Gallery of Modern Art
National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art (GNAMC) · Flaminio, Parioli & Villa Borghese
Recurring
€10
FRIDAYS · 9:30 AMGalleria Colonna Guided Tour in English
Galleria Colonna · Centro Storico
Recurring
€35 · €30 FAI members
SATURDAYS · 9:15 AMSaturday Morning Opening at Galleria Colonna
Galleria Colonna · Centro Storico
Recurring
€15 short route · €25 complete route
SATURDAYS · 10 AMAQVA: Catastrophe and Wonder at the Vatican Library
Vatican Apostolic Library · Vatican & Prati
Recurring
€15 / €10 reduced
SATURDAYS · 11 AMVilla Torlonia Bunker Tour in English
Musei di Villa Torlonia · Flaminio, Parioli & Villa Borghese
Recurring
€12 / €6 reduced
SAT, OCT 31Secret Metella: Guided Tour of the Mausoleum's Hidden Side
Mausoleum of Cecilia Metella · Appian Way, EUR & South
One-time
Dedicated ticket required · booking advised
1ST SUNDAY · 8:30 AMFree First Sunday at the Villa Giulia Etruscan Museum
Villa Giulia National Etruscan Museum · Flaminio, Parioli & Villa Borghese
Recurring
Free
1ST SUNDAY · 8:30 AMFree First Sunday at the Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine
Colosseum Archaeological Park · Colosseum, Celio & Aventine
Recurring
Free · tickets handed out on the day, no booking
1ST SUNDAY · 8:30 AMFree First Sunday at Villa d'Este
Villa d'Este · Day Trips
Recurring
Free
1ST SUNDAY · 8:30 AMFree First Sunday at Ostia Antica
Ostia Antica Archaeological Park · Day Trips
Recurring
Free · no booking needed
1ST SUNDAY · 8:30 AMFree First Sunday at Villa Adriana
Villa Adriana · Day Trips
Recurring
Free
1ST SUNDAY · 9 AMFree First Sunday at Cerveteri's Etruscan Necropolis
Banditaccia Necropolis · Day Trips
Recurring
Free · exhibitions €2
1ST SUNDAY · 9 AMFree First Sunday at Palazzo Altemps
Palazzo Altemps · Centro Storico
Recurring
Free · no booking needed
1ST SUNDAY · 9 AMFree First Sunday at the Pantheon
Pantheon · Centro Storico
Recurring
Free · tickets collected on site
1ST SUNDAY · 9 AMFree First Sunday at Galleria Borghese
Galleria Borghese · Flaminio, Parioli & Villa Borghese
Recurring
Free admission + €2 booking fee · booking required
1ST SUNDAY · 9 AMFree First Sunday at Castel Sant'Angelo
Castel Sant'Angelo · Vatican & Prati
Recurring
Free · no booking, queue at the ticket desk
1ST SUNDAY · 9 AMFree First Sunday at Palazzo Massimo
Palazzo Massimo alle Terme · Monti, Esquilino & Termini
Recurring
Free · no booking needed
1ST SUNDAY · 9 AMFree First Sunday at the Baths of Diocletian
Baths of Diocletian (Museo Nazionale Romano) · Monti, Esquilino & Termini
Recurring
Free · no booking needed
1ST SUNDAY · 9 AMFree First Sunday at the Baths of Caracalla
Baths of Caracalla · Colosseum, Celio & Aventine
Recurring
Free · no booking needed
1ST SUNDAY · 9 AMFree First Sunday at the National Gallery of Modern Art
National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art (GNAMC) · Flaminio, Parioli & Villa Borghese
Recurring
Free · booking required
1ST SUNDAY · 9 AMFree First Sunday at Villa dei Quintili
Villa dei Quintili and Santa Maria Nova · Appian Way, EUR & South
Recurring
Free · ticket required
1ST SUNDAY · 9 AMFree First Sunday at the Mausoleum of Cecilia Metella
Mausoleum of Cecilia Metella · Appian Way, EUR & South
Recurring
Free · ticket required
1ST SUNDAY · 9 AMFree First Sunday at the Sanctuary of Hercules Victor
Sanctuary of Hercules Victor · Day Trips
Recurring
Free
1ST SUNDAY · 9 AMFree First Sunday at Tarquinia's Painted Tombs
Monterozzi Necropolis · Day Trips
Recurring
Free
1ST SUNDAY · 9:30 AMFree First Sunday at the Capitoline Museums
Capitoline Museums · Centro Storico
Recurring
Free
1ST SUNDAY · 9:30 AMFree First Sunday at Trajan's Markets
Trajan's Markets – Museum of the Imperial Forums · Monti, Esquilino & Termini
Recurring
Free
1ST SUNDAY · 9:30 AMFree First Sunday at the Ara Pacis Museum
Ara Pacis Museum · Centro Storico
Recurring
Free
1ST SUNDAY · 9:30 AMFree First Sunday at the Vittoriano and Palazzo Venezia
Vittoriano and Palazzo Venezia (VIVE) · Centro Storico
Recurring
Free · no booking needed
1ST SUNDAY · 10 AMFree First Sunday at Galleria Corsini
Galleria Corsini · Trastevere & Monteverde
Recurring
Free · booking recommended
1ST SUNDAY · 10 AMFree First Sunday at Palazzo Barberini
Palazzo Barberini · Monti, Esquilino & Termini
Recurring
Free · booking recommended
SUN, NOV 1The Flying Engineer: Free Evening Opening with Guided Tours
Villa dei Quintili and Santa Maria Nova · Appian Way, EUR & South · 3 h
One-time
Free · ticket required
1ST MONDAY · 2 PMFirst-Monday Afternoon Opening at Castel Sant'Angelo
Castel Sant'Angelo · Vatican & Prati
Recurring
€5 · on-site tickets only
WED, NOV 4Free Admission Day at the Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine
Colosseum Archaeological Park · Colosseum, Celio & Aventine · 8 h
One-time
Free · tickets handed out on the day
WED, NOV 4Free Admission Day at Villa Adriana
Villa Adriana · Day Trips · 8.5 h
One-time
Free
WED, NOV 4Free Admission Day at Ostia Antica
Ostia Antica Archaeological Park · Day Trips · 8 h
One-time
Free
WED, NOV 4Free Admission Day at Villa d'Este
Villa d'Este · Day Trips · 8.5 h
One-time
Free
WED, NOV 4Free Admission Day at Castel Sant'Angelo
Castel Sant'Angelo · Vatican & Prati · 10.5 h
One-time
Free · no booking
WED, NOV 4Free Admission Day at Villa dei Quintili
Villa dei Quintili and Santa Maria Nova · Appian Way, EUR & South · 7.5 h
One-time
Free · ticket required
WED, NOV 4Free Admission Day at the Mausoleum of Cecilia Metella
Mausoleum of Cecilia Metella · Appian Way, EUR & South · 7.5 h
One-time
Free · ticket required
WED, NOV 4Free Admission Day at the Pantheon
Pantheon · Centro Storico · 10 h
One-time
Free · tickets collected on site
WED, NOV 4Free Admission Day at the National Gallery of Modern Art
National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art (GNAMC) · Flaminio, Parioli & Villa Borghese · 10 h
One-time
Free · booking required
WED, NOV 4Free Admission Day in Palestrina
National Archaeological Museum of Palestrina · Day Trips · 10.5 h
One-time
Free · no booking needed
WED, NOV 4Cent'anni a Roma: The Abbey Awards, 1926–2026
British School at Rome · Flaminio, Parioli & Villa Borghese · 3 h
One-time
See listing
2ND SUNDAY · 9 AMSecond-Sunday Opening at Villa Farnesina
Villa Farnesina · Trastevere & Monteverde
Recurring
€12 / €10 reduced
WED, DEC 2Winter Open Studios
British School at Rome · Flaminio, Parioli & Villa Borghese
One-time
Free · no registration
WED, DEC 16BSR Open House: Celebrating 125 Years
British School at Rome · Flaminio, Parioli & Villa Borghese · 3 h
One-time
Free · no registration
THRU SUN, NOV 8Troy and Rome: Myths, Legends and Stories of the Ancient Mediterranean
Colosseum Archaeological Park · Colosseum, Celio & Aventine
Runs over several days
€18 / €2 EU ages 18–25 (Colosseum ticket)
THRU SUN, NOV 8The Flying Engineer: Taruffi Returns to the Appian Way
Villa dei Quintili and Santa Maria Nova · Appian Way, EUR & South
Runs over several days
€8 site ticket / €2 reduced
THRU SUN, NOV 8States of Uncertain Domesticities
Museo Carlo Bilotti – Aranciera di Villa Borghese · Flaminio, Parioli & Villa Borghese
Runs over several days
€7.50 / €6 reduced
THRU SAT, NOV 14Living! Julian Beck, Painter
Ripense – Accademia Nazionale di San Luca · Trastevere & Monteverde
Runs over several days
Free
THRU SUN, NOV 15Biodiversity Portrayed: Red-Label Types and Nabokov's Immortality
Museo Civico di Zoologia · Flaminio, Parioli & Villa Borghese
Runs over several days
€10.50 / €5.50 reduced
THRU SUN, NOV 15Moda in Luce 1955–1975: Rome Between Glamour and Industry
Centrale Montemartini · Testaccio, Ostiense & Garbatella
Runs over several days
€11 / €6.50 reduced
THRU SUN, NOV 15Aegyptus: From the Nile to the Mediterranean
Baths of Diocletian (Museo Nazionale Romano) · Monti, Esquilino & Termini
Runs over several days
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THRU SUN, NOV 15Divina d'Acciaio: A Portrait Statue of Maria Callas
Museo di Scultura Antica Giovanni Barracco · Centro Storico
Runs over several days
€7.50 / €6 reduced
THRU SUN, NOV 15Marina Bindella: Cosmographies
Museo Carlo Bilotti – Aranciera di Villa Borghese · Flaminio, Parioli & Villa Borghese
Runs over several days
€7.50 / €6 reduced
THRU SUN, NOV 15Miriam Cahn: What Looks at Me
MACRO – Museum of Contemporary Art of Rome · Flaminio, Parioli & Villa Borghese
Runs over several days
€6 museum ticket
THRU SAT, NOV 21In Hoc Signo: Christian Traces Between Ostia and Portus
Castello di Giulio II · Day Trips
Runs over several days
€6 / €2 reduced (castle ticket)
THRU SUN, NOV 22Fires on the Tiber: Rome Through the Eyes of Kanutas Ruseckas
Castel Sant'Angelo · Vatican & Prati
Runs over several days
€18 / €2 reduced (castle ticket)
THRU SUN, NOV 22Contemporary Women Artists at Casa Andersen: The Body as Dwelling
Casa Museo Hendrik Christian Andersen · Flaminio, Parioli & Villa Borghese
Runs over several days
€6 / €2 reduced
THRU SUN, NOV 22Las Grietas: On the Trail of a Fantasy
Museo di Roma in Trastevere · Trastevere & Monteverde
Runs over several days
€9.50 / €5 reduced
THRU SUN, NOV 22Agnieszka Mastalerz: The Props Assist the House
Musei di Villa Torlonia · Flaminio, Parioli & Villa Borghese
Runs over several days
€8 / €5 reduced
THRU SAT, NOV 28Eugenio Tibaldi: BENU
Fondazione Pastificio Cerere · San Lorenzo, Pigneto & East
Runs over several days
Free
THRU SUN, NOV 29Luigi & Iango: Special Bodies
National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art (GNAMC) · Flaminio, Parioli & Villa Borghese
Runs over several days
€17 / €2 reduced (museum ticket)
THRU SUN, NOV 29Under a Lucky Star: The Making of the Italian Emblem
Musei di Villa Torlonia · Flaminio, Parioli & Villa Borghese
Runs over several days
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THRU SUN, NOV 29Luchino Visconti and the Staging of History
Castel Sant'Angelo · Vatican & Prati
Runs over several days
€18 / €2 reduced (castle ticket)
TUE, OCT 27The Ennio Calabria Donation
National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art (GNAMC) · Flaminio, Parioli & Villa Borghese
Runs over several days
€17 / €2 reduced (gallery ticket)
THRU SUN, DEC 6Fulco Pratesi: Pioneer Watercolours
Museo di Roma in Trastevere · Trastevere & Monteverde
Runs over several days
€9.50 / €5 reduced
THRU TUE, DEC 8Titian: Dialogues Between the Sacred and the Profane
Galleria Borghese · Flaminio, Parioli & Villa Borghese
Runs over several days
€16 + €2 booking fee (museum ticket)
THRU SUN, DEC 13Diego Rivera and the Making of Modern Art in Mexico
Capitoline Museums · Centro Storico
Runs over several days
€15 / €13 reduced
THRU THU, DEC 31Artist at the GNAMC: Marinella Senatore
National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art (GNAMC) · Flaminio, Parioli & Villa Borghese
Runs over several days
€17 / €2 reduced (gallery ticket)
THRU SUN, JAN 3Dayanita Singh: Archive
Villa Giulia National Etruscan Museum · Flaminio, Parioli & Villa Borghese
Runs over several days
€13 / €2 reduced (museum ticket)
THRU MON, JAN 4The Unfinished: Poetics and Technique
Capitoline Museums · Centro Storico
Runs over several days
Included in museum admission
THRU SUN, JAN 10Elvi Ratti: Aurea
Casa Museo Boncompagni Ludovisi · Flaminio, Parioli & Villa Borghese
Runs over several days
€6 / €2 reduced
THRU SUN, JAN 10Frank Horvat
Baths of Caracalla · Colosseum, Celio & Aventine
Runs over several days
€10 / €4 reduced
THRU SUN, JAN 10Angels: Messengers, Guardians and Wanderers
Capitoline Museums · Centro Storico
Runs over several days
€16.50 / €11 reduced (museum + exhibition)
THRU SUN, JAN 10Italian Baroque in Dresden
Museo Napoleonico · Centro Storico
Runs over several days
€7.50 / €6 reduced
THRU SUN, JAN 10From Franciscan Preaching to the Monti di Pietà
Palazzo Sciarra Colonna (Museo del Corso) · Centro Storico
Runs over several days
Free
THRU SUN, JAN 10In the Footsteps of Francis: Art, Restoration and the Contemporary
Palazzo Sciarra Colonna (Museo del Corso) · Centro Storico
Runs over several days
Free · guided tours €7
FRI, NOV 13Shirin Neshat: Do U Dare!
MAXXI National Museum of 21st Century Arts · Flaminio, Parioli & Villa Borghese
Runs over several days
€14 online / €15 at the door · €11 / €12 reduced
THRU MON, JAN 18Black Sun: Petroleum and Contemporary Art
Villa Medici (French Academy in Rome) · Centro Storico
Runs over several days
€12 / €10 reduced (dated) · €15 / €12 (open ticket)
THRU SUN, JAN 31Sappho: The Spirit of Poetry
Colosseum Archaeological Park · Colosseum, Celio & Aventine
Runs over several days
From €18 / €2 EU ages 18–25 (park tickets)
THRU SUN, JAN 31Marialba Russo: Reverse Gaze
MACRO – Museum of Contemporary Art of Rome · Flaminio, Parioli & Villa Borghese
Runs over several days
€6 museum ticket
THRU SUN, JAN 31Richard Avedon: In the American West, 1979–1984
Palazzo delle Esposizioni · Monti, Esquilino & Termini
Runs over several days
€12 / €10 reduced (until 1 Nov) · €15 / €12 reduced (from 3 Nov)
FRI, OCT 30Correnti Sotterranee: Paintings by Marina Baciocchi
Museo delle Mura · Appian Way, EUR & South
Runs over several days
Free
THRU SUN, FEB 7GAM 100: A Century of Rome's Municipal Gallery
Galleria d'Arte Moderna di Roma Capitale · Centro Storico
Runs over several days
€14.50 / €10 reduced
THRU SUN, FEB 7Pontormo
Scuderie del Quirinale · Monti, Esquilino & Termini
Runs over several days
€18 / €16 reduced · €12 under 30 · €5 ages 6–17 (+ €2.50 booking fee)
THRU SUN, FEB 7Sophie Calle: Marriages, Break-ups and Funerals Included
MAXXI National Museum of 21st Century Arts · Flaminio, Parioli & Villa Borghese
Runs over several days
€14 online / €15 at the door · €11 / €12 reduced · €10 for everyone online until 12 Nov
THRU SUN, FEB 7Nature – Tatiana Bilbao Estudio: Open Field
MAXXI National Museum of 21st Century Arts · Flaminio, Parioli & Villa Borghese
Runs over several days
€14 online / €15 at the door · €11 / €12 reduced · €10 for everyone until 12 Nov
THRU SUN, FEB 14Kandinsky
Palazzo Bonaparte · Centro Storico
Runs over several days
€18 / reduced from €7
WED, OCT 28The Thin Line
Museo di Roma in Trastevere · Trastevere & Monteverde
Runs over several days
See listing
FRI, NOV 27Carlo Maria Mariani at Villa Farnesina: The Essence of Painting
Villa Farnesina · Trastevere & Monteverde
Runs over several days
€12 / €10 reduced (villa admission)
THRU SUN, FEB 28Elisa Montessori: Over Time
Musei di Villa Torlonia · Flaminio, Parioli & Villa Borghese
Runs over several days
€13.50 / €9 reduced
FRI, NOV 13Gordon Matta-Clark: Not the Work... The Worker
MAXXI National Museum of 21st Century Arts · Flaminio, Parioli & Villa Borghese
Runs over several days
€14 online / €15 at the door · €11 / €12 reduced
FRI, NOV 6MAXXI Bvlgari Prize 2026
MAXXI National Museum of 21st Century Arts · Flaminio, Parioli & Villa Borghese
Runs over several days
€14 online / €15 at the door · €11 / €12 reduced · €10 for everyone until 12 Nov
THRU SUN, MAR 21De Chirico and Metaphysics
National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art (GNAMC) · Flaminio, Parioli & Villa Borghese
Runs over several days
€17 / €2 reduced (museum ticket)
WED, NOV 18Marina Abramović: Historical Works and Transforming Energy
National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art (GNAMC) · Flaminio, Parioli & Villa Borghese
Runs over several days
€17 / €2 reduced (museum ticket)
WED, DEC 2Et in Arcadia Ego: Goethe in Dialogue with Guercino, Raphael and Poerio
Casa di Goethe · Centro Storico
Runs over several days
€6 / €5 reduced (museum admission)
THRU SUN, APR 11Keith Haring
Museo di Roma – Palazzo Braschi · Centro Storico
Runs over several days
€17 / €15 reduced (exhibition) · €25 / €19 with museum
FRI, DEC 18Frontiers: The Geopolitics of Architecture
MAXXI National Museum of 21st Century Arts · Flaminio, Parioli & Villa Borghese
Runs over several days
€14 online / €15 at the door · €11 / €12 reduced
THU, NOV 5The Power of the Portrait: Egypt and Rome, the Fayum Faces
Ara Pacis Museum · Centro Storico
Runs over several days
€17 (+ €1 presale)
FRI, DEC 4Ritrovarsi: The MAXXI Collection
MAXXI National Museum of 21st Century Arts · Flaminio, Parioli & Villa Borghese
Runs over several days
€14 online / €15 at the door · €11 / €12 reduced