FarnesinaDo you know how many museums  are there in Rome? My count is 83.

Of course you can’t visit them all and – between you and me  – not all of them deserve a visit! Therefore you need help choosing which one might be  the most interesting to you and what to focus on once you’re in these huge collections. Gorgeous masterpieces can be found in empty art galleries and in hidden museums, far from the crowds.

First of all, ask yourself what you really like and if you are mostly interested in:

  • History of the city: Musei Capitolini, Crypta Balbi, MAME, Castel Sant’Angelo, Palazzo Venezia, Napoleonic museum, Palazzo Braschi, Museum of the Liberation (WWII)…
  • Ancient life and art: Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia, National Roman Museum of Palazzo Massimo, Centrale Montemartini, Museo Barracco, Diocletian or Caracalla Baths…
  • Renaissance and Baroque art: Galleria Borghese, Palazzo Altemps, Galleria Doria-Pamphilj, Palazzo Barberini, Galleria Colonna, Villa Farnesina alla Lungara…
  • Contemporary Rome: Villa Torlonia and its museums, National Gallery, MACRO, MAXXI, a walk in the EUR district…

These are just suggestions of the best museums in town. Ask for more details and you’ll discover places which will stay in your memory forever! Trust us … a guide is first of all a filter to pick what’s best for you.