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Which museums are open today in Rome?

Today's museums come first, then the rest of the week. Many museums close on Monday, so check the day below.

Monday Today

  • Capitoline Museums & Piazza del Campidoglio · Ancient Rome · 🕗 09:30–19:30 · €15
    The world’s oldest public museums on Michelangelo’s Campidoglio square, with the Marcus Aurelius statue and a rooftop view.
  • Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel · Vatican & Prati · 🕗 08:00–20:00 · €20
    Raphael Rooms, galleries and Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel; book a time slot online to skip the queue.
  • Ara Pacis Museum · Tridente & Villa Borghese · 🕗 09:30–19:30 · €14
    Richard Meier's glass pavilion shelters Augustus's altar of peace (13 BC), a masterpiece of Roman relief.
  • Trajan's Markets & Imperial Forums Museum · Ancient Rome · 🕗 09:30–19:30
    The multi-storey shopping complex of Emperor Trajan (2nd century) with a museum of the Imperial Forums.
  • Galleria Doria Pamphilj · Centro Storico · 🕗 09:00–19:00 · €16
    Princely palace with a private collection: Caravaggio, Velázquez's Pope Innocent X and rich 18th-century halls.
  • Capuchin Crypt · Tridente & Villa Borghese · 🕗 09:30–13:30, 14:30–18:30 · €10
    Museum and chapels decorated with the bones of about 4,000 Capuchin friars under Santa Maria della Concezione.

Closed this day: Galleria Borghese, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Massimo, Explora Children's Museum, Casina di Raffaello

Tuesday Today

  • Capitoline Museums & Piazza del Campidoglio · Ancient Rome · 🕗 09:30–19:30 · €15
    The world’s oldest public museums on Michelangelo’s Campidoglio square, with the Marcus Aurelius statue and a rooftop view.
  • Galleria Borghese · Tridente & Villa Borghese · 🕗 09:00–19:00 · €16
    Bernini’s sculptures and Caravaggio paintings in a villa; two-hour timed visits for 180 people.
  • Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel · Vatican & Prati · 🕗 08:00–20:00 · €20
    Raphael Rooms, galleries and Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel; book a time slot online to skip the queue.
  • National Roman Museum, Palazzo Massimo · Termini & Esquilino · 🕗 09:30–19:00 · €15
    Ancient Rome’s finest frescoes, mosaics and sculpture, near Termini station.
  • Explora Children's Museum · Tridente & Villa Borghese · 🕗 10:00–18:45
    Hands-on museum for children up to 12 in 105-minute timed slots; booking recommended, slots sell out.
  • Casina di Raffaello · Tridente & Villa Borghese · 🕗 10:00–18:00
    Small villa in Villa Borghese with play rooms, workshops and a garden for children up to 10; often free to enter.
  • Ara Pacis Museum · Tridente & Villa Borghese · 🕗 09:30–19:30 · €14
    Richard Meier's glass pavilion shelters Augustus's altar of peace (13 BC), a masterpiece of Roman relief.
  • Trajan's Markets & Imperial Forums Museum · Ancient Rome · 🕗 09:30–19:30
    The multi-storey shopping complex of Emperor Trajan (2nd century) with a museum of the Imperial Forums.
  • Galleria Doria Pamphilj · Centro Storico · 🕗 09:00–19:00 · €16
    Princely palace with a private collection: Caravaggio, Velázquez's Pope Innocent X and rich 18th-century halls.
  • Capuchin Crypt · Tridente & Villa Borghese · 🕗 09:30–13:30, 14:30–18:30 · €10
    Museum and chapels decorated with the bones of about 4,000 Capuchin friars under Santa Maria della Concezione.

Wednesday Today

  • Capitoline Museums & Piazza del Campidoglio · Ancient Rome · 🕗 09:30–19:30 · €15
    The world’s oldest public museums on Michelangelo’s Campidoglio square, with the Marcus Aurelius statue and a rooftop view.
  • Galleria Borghese · Tridente & Villa Borghese · 🕗 09:00–19:00 · €16
    Bernini’s sculptures and Caravaggio paintings in a villa; two-hour timed visits for 180 people.
  • Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel · Vatican & Prati · 🕗 08:00–20:00 · €20
    Raphael Rooms, galleries and Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel; book a time slot online to skip the queue.
  • National Roman Museum, Palazzo Massimo · Termini & Esquilino · 🕗 09:30–19:00 · €15
    Ancient Rome’s finest frescoes, mosaics and sculpture, near Termini station.
  • Explora Children's Museum · Tridente & Villa Borghese · 🕗 10:00–18:45
    Hands-on museum for children up to 12 in 105-minute timed slots; booking recommended, slots sell out.
  • Casina di Raffaello · Tridente & Villa Borghese · 🕗 10:00–18:00
    Small villa in Villa Borghese with play rooms, workshops and a garden for children up to 10; often free to enter.
  • Ara Pacis Museum · Tridente & Villa Borghese · 🕗 09:30–19:30 · €14
    Richard Meier's glass pavilion shelters Augustus's altar of peace (13 BC), a masterpiece of Roman relief.
  • Trajan's Markets & Imperial Forums Museum · Ancient Rome · 🕗 09:30–19:30
    The multi-storey shopping complex of Emperor Trajan (2nd century) with a museum of the Imperial Forums.
  • Capuchin Crypt · Tridente & Villa Borghese · 🕗 09:30–13:30, 14:30–18:30 · €10
    Museum and chapels decorated with the bones of about 4,000 Capuchin friars under Santa Maria della Concezione.

Closed this day: Galleria Doria Pamphilj

Thursday Today

  • Capitoline Museums & Piazza del Campidoglio · Ancient Rome · 🕗 09:30–19:30 · €15
    The world’s oldest public museums on Michelangelo’s Campidoglio square, with the Marcus Aurelius statue and a rooftop view.
  • Galleria Borghese · Tridente & Villa Borghese · 🕗 09:00–19:00 · €16
    Bernini’s sculptures and Caravaggio paintings in a villa; two-hour timed visits for 180 people.
  • Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel · Vatican & Prati · 🕗 08:00–20:00 · €20
    Raphael Rooms, galleries and Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel; book a time slot online to skip the queue.
  • National Roman Museum, Palazzo Massimo · Termini & Esquilino · 🕗 09:30–19:00 · €15
    Ancient Rome’s finest frescoes, mosaics and sculpture, near Termini station.
  • Explora Children's Museum · Tridente & Villa Borghese · 🕗 10:00–18:45
    Hands-on museum for children up to 12 in 105-minute timed slots; booking recommended, slots sell out.
  • Casina di Raffaello · Tridente & Villa Borghese · 🕗 10:00–18:00
    Small villa in Villa Borghese with play rooms, workshops and a garden for children up to 10; often free to enter.
  • Ara Pacis Museum · Tridente & Villa Borghese · 🕗 09:30–19:30 · €14
    Richard Meier's glass pavilion shelters Augustus's altar of peace (13 BC), a masterpiece of Roman relief.
  • Trajan's Markets & Imperial Forums Museum · Ancient Rome · 🕗 09:30–19:30
    The multi-storey shopping complex of Emperor Trajan (2nd century) with a museum of the Imperial Forums.
  • Galleria Doria Pamphilj · Centro Storico · 🕗 09:00–19:00 · €16
    Princely palace with a private collection: Caravaggio, Velázquez's Pope Innocent X and rich 18th-century halls.
  • Capuchin Crypt · Tridente & Villa Borghese · 🕗 09:30–13:30, 14:30–18:30 · €10
    Museum and chapels decorated with the bones of about 4,000 Capuchin friars under Santa Maria della Concezione.

Friday Today

  • Capitoline Museums & Piazza del Campidoglio · Ancient Rome · 🕗 09:30–19:30 · €15
    The world’s oldest public museums on Michelangelo’s Campidoglio square, with the Marcus Aurelius statue and a rooftop view.
  • Galleria Borghese · Tridente & Villa Borghese · 🕗 09:00–19:00 · €16
    Bernini’s sculptures and Caravaggio paintings in a villa; two-hour timed visits for 180 people.
  • Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel · Vatican & Prati · 🕗 08:00–20:00 · €20
    Raphael Rooms, galleries and Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel; book a time slot online to skip the queue.
  • National Roman Museum, Palazzo Massimo · Termini & Esquilino · 🕗 09:30–19:00 · €15
    Ancient Rome’s finest frescoes, mosaics and sculpture, near Termini station.
  • Explora Children's Museum · Tridente & Villa Borghese · 🕗 10:00–18:45
    Hands-on museum for children up to 12 in 105-minute timed slots; booking recommended, slots sell out.
  • Casina di Raffaello · Tridente & Villa Borghese · 🕗 10:00–18:00
    Small villa in Villa Borghese with play rooms, workshops and a garden for children up to 10; often free to enter.
  • Ara Pacis Museum · Tridente & Villa Borghese · 🕗 09:30–19:30 · €14
    Richard Meier's glass pavilion shelters Augustus's altar of peace (13 BC), a masterpiece of Roman relief.
  • Trajan's Markets & Imperial Forums Museum · Ancient Rome · 🕗 09:30–19:30
    The multi-storey shopping complex of Emperor Trajan (2nd century) with a museum of the Imperial Forums.
  • Galleria Doria Pamphilj · Centro Storico · 🕗 10:00–20:00 · €16
    Princely palace with a private collection: Caravaggio, Velázquez's Pope Innocent X and rich 18th-century halls.
  • Capuchin Crypt · Tridente & Villa Borghese · 🕗 09:30–13:30, 14:30–18:30 · €10
    Museum and chapels decorated with the bones of about 4,000 Capuchin friars under Santa Maria della Concezione.

Saturday Today

  • Capitoline Museums & Piazza del Campidoglio · Ancient Rome · 🕗 09:30–19:30 · €15
    The world’s oldest public museums on Michelangelo’s Campidoglio square, with the Marcus Aurelius statue and a rooftop view.
  • Galleria Borghese · Tridente & Villa Borghese · 🕗 09:00–19:00 · €16
    Bernini’s sculptures and Caravaggio paintings in a villa; two-hour timed visits for 180 people.
  • Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel · Vatican & Prati · 🕗 08:00–20:00 · €20
    Raphael Rooms, galleries and Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel; book a time slot online to skip the queue.
  • National Roman Museum, Palazzo Massimo · Termini & Esquilino · 🕗 09:30–19:00 · €15
    Ancient Rome’s finest frescoes, mosaics and sculpture, near Termini station.
  • Explora Children's Museum · Tridente & Villa Borghese · 🕗 10:00–18:45
    Hands-on museum for children up to 12 in 105-minute timed slots; booking recommended, slots sell out.
  • Casina di Raffaello · Tridente & Villa Borghese · 🕗 10:00–19:00
    Small villa in Villa Borghese with play rooms, workshops and a garden for children up to 10; often free to enter.
  • Ara Pacis Museum · Tridente & Villa Borghese · 🕗 09:30–19:30 · €14
    Richard Meier's glass pavilion shelters Augustus's altar of peace (13 BC), a masterpiece of Roman relief.
  • Trajan's Markets & Imperial Forums Museum · Ancient Rome · 🕗 09:30–19:30
    The multi-storey shopping complex of Emperor Trajan (2nd century) with a museum of the Imperial Forums.
  • Galleria Doria Pamphilj · Centro Storico · 🕗 10:00–20:00 · €16
    Princely palace with a private collection: Caravaggio, Velázquez's Pope Innocent X and rich 18th-century halls.
  • Capuchin Crypt · Tridente & Villa Borghese · 🕗 09:30–13:30, 14:30–18:30 · €10
    Museum and chapels decorated with the bones of about 4,000 Capuchin friars under Santa Maria della Concezione.

Sunday Today

  • Capitoline Museums & Piazza del Campidoglio · Ancient Rome · 🕗 09:30–19:30 · €15
    The world’s oldest public museums on Michelangelo’s Campidoglio square, with the Marcus Aurelius statue and a rooftop view.
  • Galleria Borghese · Tridente & Villa Borghese · 🕗 09:00–19:00 · €16
    Bernini’s sculptures and Caravaggio paintings in a villa; two-hour timed visits for 180 people.
  • National Roman Museum, Palazzo Massimo · Termini & Esquilino · 🕗 09:30–19:00 · €15
    Ancient Rome’s finest frescoes, mosaics and sculpture, near Termini station.
  • Explora Children's Museum · Tridente & Villa Borghese · 🕗 10:00–18:45
    Hands-on museum for children up to 12 in 105-minute timed slots; booking recommended, slots sell out.
  • Casina di Raffaello · Tridente & Villa Borghese · 🕗 10:00–19:00
    Small villa in Villa Borghese with play rooms, workshops and a garden for children up to 10; often free to enter.
  • Ara Pacis Museum · Tridente & Villa Borghese · 🕗 09:30–19:30 · €14
    Richard Meier's glass pavilion shelters Augustus's altar of peace (13 BC), a masterpiece of Roman relief.
  • Trajan's Markets & Imperial Forums Museum · Ancient Rome · 🕗 09:30–19:30
    The multi-storey shopping complex of Emperor Trajan (2nd century) with a museum of the Imperial Forums.
  • Galleria Doria Pamphilj · Centro Storico · 🕗 10:00–20:00 · €16
    Princely palace with a private collection: Caravaggio, Velázquez's Pope Innocent X and rich 18th-century halls.
  • Capuchin Crypt · Tridente & Villa Borghese · 🕗 09:30–13:30, 14:30–18:30 · €10
    Museum and chapels decorated with the bones of about 4,000 Capuchin friars under Santa Maria della Concezione.

Closed this day: Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel

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Last updated: 10 October 2026