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When in Rome, Italy explore Rome art galleries and outstanding museums. Rome is the greatest open-air museum in the world however besides Rome Vatican Museums, ancient Rome landmarks and stunning architecture, the Eternal City of Rome offers a wide choice of museums and exhibitions to tour while in Rome. From the Capitoline Museums to the Borghese Gallery or the recently renovated Barberini Palace National Gallery of Ancient Art to name just a few, Rome museums keep amazed and entertained art lovers who have the opportunity to discover Rome 2500 years of culture and history.
Contact us if you wish to visit a museum of Rome with one of our qualified licensed professional Rome touristic guides being informed that except for the Colosseum the below museums are closed on Mondays.

In the heart of Renaissance Rome an historical 16th century palace hosts the Barracco Museum of Ancient Roman and Greeks sculptures. The Barracco museum in Rome hosts over 400 artworks featuring a prestigious collection of art from ancient civilizations including Assyrian, Egyptian, Cypriot, Phoenician, Etruscan, Greek and Roman works and sculptures, all very attractive, and makes a great half Rome day tour in Rome just off the beaten path a short walk from Navona square! The Barracco museum in Rome due to its size and location offers families with children visiting Rome a fun and informative alternative to larger museums in Rome while providing an excellent introduction to Egyptian, Greek and Roman art and history. See reviews on our blog or visit our Facebook page to enjoy the photo gallery.

The Baroque Barberini Palace in Rome houses the National Gallery of Ancient Art, one of the most important painting collections in Italy that includes, among many others, Raphael, Caravaggio, Titian, Canaletto, Guercino and Pietro da Cortona.
A private guided Rome tour of the Barberini collection with skip the line tickets led by our team of PhD qualified Rome tour guides is a fantastic opportunity to discover paintings and frescoes from Italian, Flemish and Dutch artists ranging from the Middle Ages to the 18th century including baroque masterpieces like Bernini facade and Borromini spiral staircase. The Barberini Rome museum and its lovely gardens are especially suited for families visiting Rome with children.

While in Rome tour the Borghese Gallery, one of the best art collections in the world set in a charming 17th century Roman Villa overlooking the luscious green landscape of the Villa Borghese gardens. Known as the "Queen of all private collections" no trip to Rome would be complete without a tour of Borghese Gallery especially if you are an enthusiast of Raphael, Titian and Caravaggio. The Galleria Borghese museum is home to exceptional Renaissance and Baroque paintings and remarkable artworks like Bernini's "Apollo and Daphne" and "David" and Canova's sculpture of Paulina Bonaparte. After touring the Borghese Gallery our guests have the opportunity after a leisure stroll through the Borghese gardens to reach Piazza del Popolo and visit the Church of Santa Maria del Popolo to discover two more Caravaggio's masterpieces. These strictly private Rome Borghese Museum tours are led by highly qualified official Rome touristic guides. Visit our Facebook page to enjoy the photo gallery.

Rome Capitoline Museums, located atop the Capitoline Hill, the historical and religious center of ancient Rome, are the oldest public museum collection in the world founded by Pope Sixtus IV in 1471. The Capitoline Museums in Rome comprise of two separate buildings, the Palazzo dei Conservatori home to ancient Rome, renaissance and baroque artworks by Bernini, Titian, Tintoretto and Caravaggio together with the original of the equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius by Michelangelo, a copy of which stands in the middle of the Capitoline Piazza, and the Palazzo Nuovo housing Italy most important collection of ancient Roman sculptures and marbles. You start in the courtyard to see the remaining "pieces" of Constantine including his giant head and you can only imagine how huge the original statue must have been. Some of the highlights of the Capitoline museum are: Capitoline Venus, the colossal statue remains of Constantine, Bernini's Medusa, the Dying Gaul, the Capitoline She Wolf with Romulus and Remus symbol of Rome, the original Marcus Aurelius statue and the massive surviving portion of the foundation wall of the Temple of Jupiter. In addition, the stunning view over the Roman Forum and the Coliseum from the open arched windows make the Capitoline Museums a Rome must see site on any Roman holiday or Rome tour. Visit our Facebook page to enjoy the photo gallery.

When in Rome a private guided tour of the Roman Forum, the Palatine Hill along with the iconic Coliseum one of the most dramatic, historic and recognized archaeological monuments on earth is a must for any traveler visiting Rome, even on a Rome short break or Rome shore excursion.
Nancy Aiello skip the line Coliseum Rome tour led by our qualified licensed official Rome tour guides offers a fun and informative tour of the Coliseum inside, the Roman Forum and the Palatine hill to allow Rome first timers to discover Imperial Rome and live a day in the life of ancient Rome. The Imperial Rome private guided tours of ancient Rome are suitable for families visiting Rome with children and can be further personalized to include a lesson at the Roman Gladiator School or a picnic by the luscious Golden House of Nero.

A private tour of the National Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia in Rome which displays a significant collection of archaeological Etruscan artifacts, including a reconstructed temple, led by our team of qualified official Rome tour guides is a great opportunity to learn about the history of ancient Rome and explore a priceless collection of art and artifacts from the mysterious Etruscan civilization in the settings of the Renaissance papal palace of Villa Giulia located a short walk from the National Gallery of Modern Art.
The Etruscan Museum in Rome offers one of the world's best collections of discoveries and masterpieces of the Etruscan heritage with outstanding highlights such as the life-size Bride and Groom funerary monument, the 515 BC Euphronios krater previously at the Met in NY and a remarkable collection of Etruscan gold, coins and jewelry.

Rome National Gallery of Modern Art AKA GNAM, housed in an elegant neoclassical palace built in 1912, showcases Italy leading collections of modern art by 19th and 20th centuries major Italian painters and sculptors, a remarkable Dadaist collection, and a few notable works by foreign artists including Calder, Cézanne, Giacometti, Braque, Degas, Kandinsky, Mondrian, Monet, Pollock, Rodin, Van Gogh and Klein. The location and the building for this art collection are stunning, and so is the collection itself. This rich gallery of artworks from the XIX and XX centuries owes much to the efforts of Palma Bucarelli, who directed this museum from 1942 to 1975 and improved its international standing. This is currently one of the best museums in Rome and it is definitely worth a visit if you are interested in art and amust see for any intellectual traveler eager to discover Italy art. When in Rome a private guided tour of the GNAM collection led by our qualified official tour guides is a must see for any Italy art lover visiting Rome.
The acronym of its name - GNAM - is curious: it's the informal expression used by Italians to say "wow, it's tasty".

The National Museum of Rome is a set of four museums split between various branches across Rome. A private guided tour of Rome National Museums led by Nancy Aiello Tours' highly qualified official Rome tour guides offers the opportunity to explore ancient Rome's history and art with an off the beaten track ancient Rome tour.
The Rome Baths of Diocletian museum, set in the ancient Rome Baths of Diocletian hosts a wonderful collection of Greek and Roman mosaics and frescoes coming from imperial villas.
Rome Crypta Balbi is a recent addition to the several museums in Rome. A guided underground Rome tour of the Crypta Balbi lead visitors through over 2500 years of Rome's history.
Rome Palazzo Altemps museum hosts a wonderful collection of Egyptian, Greek, and Roman sculptures and Renaissance architecture in Rome.
The Rome Palazzo Massimo alle Terme museum hosts a magnificent collection of ancient Roman sculptures, wonderful and well preserved mosaics. The collection includes world renowned paintings from the Imperial-era Villa Farnesina in Rome.

The cylindrical 19-century-old Castel Sant'Angelo is one of Rome's most striking landmarks and has an intriguing history. When in Rome discover the impressive riverside Papal fortress of St. Angel Castle, a microcosm of Rome layer upon layer building upon building telling the history of Rome. This most magnificent of all the ancient Rome Imperial Tombs built by Emperor Hadrian, who also built his amazing villa in Tivoli and renovated the Pantheon in Rome became the Pope fortress in the Middle Ages and a Papal pleasure dome in the Renaissance. Perhaps the most universal monument in Rome. Today Saint Angel Castle hosts an important military and artistic museum spread over five floors where parents and kids alike visit the old jails and enjoy the magnificent frescoes adorning the Papal rooms. On the top floor there is a huge terrace that offers one of the finest 360° degrees views of the Eternal City of Rome and the nearby Vatican.