27 November 2024

Museums and archaeological sites with free admission in Rome

Masterpieces, exhibitions and historical sites: the capital opens its doors for free every first Sunday of each month

On December 1st, like every first Sunday of the month, the civic museums and the main archaeological sites of Roma Capitale will be accessible free of charge to citizens and tourists. The initiative, promoted by Roma Capitale and the Capitoline Superintendence of Cultural Heritage, allows you to discover the vast cultural heritage of the city, from permanent collections to temporary exhibitions.

The event provides free access not only to the permanent collections, but also to numerous temporary exhibitions set up in the civic museums, offering a journey through ancient works, contemporary art and photographic installations.

Archaeological sites in Rome with free admission not to be missed

Among the symbolic places of Roman archaeology that can be visited free of charge are:

Caelian Archaeological Park, with the evocative Museum of the Forma Urbis;
Sacred Area of Largo Argentina, one of the oldest archaeological complexes in the city;
Circus Maximus, which offers a fascinating dive into the imperial past;
Villa of Maxentius, a suggestive site along the Via Appia Antica;
Imperial Forums, where you can immerse yourself in the grandeur of ancient Rome.

Civic museums and temporary exhibitions in Rome with free admission

Capitoline Museums

The Capitoline Museums, in the heart of the city, are an ideal starting point. Located in Piazza del Campidoglio, they offer the opportunity to admire both the historical collections and temporary exhibitions of the highest level.

Titian, Lotto, Crivelli and Guercino is an exhibition that brings together six masterpieces from the Pinacoteca di Ancona. The works, including the Madonna and Child by Carlo Crivelli and the monumental Crucifixion by Titian, tell the talent of the great Italian masters between the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, highlighting the cultural richness of the Marche.

I Colori dell'Antico offers an overview of the use of colored marbles in art, from the classical world to the twentieth century. The exhibition, hosted in the halls of Palazzo Clementino, represents a journey into sculptural and decorative art through a refined selection of pieces from the Santarelli Foundation.

Outside, in the garden of Villa Caffarelli, it is possible to admire the majestic full-scale reconstruction of the Colossus of Constantine, about 13 meters high. This innovative project combines modern technologies and original fragments dating back to the fourth century AD, allowing you to relive the grandeur of Roman antiquity.

Museum of Rome in Trastevere

In the characteristic district of Trastevere, the Museum of Rome in Trastevere hosts a series of exhibitions that explore different themes, from contemporary history to photographic reportage.

Roma ChilometroZero is a project that involves 15 Roman photographers, called upon to document the complexity, changes and peculiarities of the city. The images tell of a lively and constantly evolving Rome , through the different narrative and stylistic approaches of the participating photographers.

Witnesses of a War is a touching exhibition that narrates the Mexican Revolution through 40 photographs from the Casasola Archive, an iconographic treasure of twentieth-century Mexico. The exhibition is organized in collaboration with the Embassy of Mexico to celebrate 150 years of diplomatic relations between Italy and Mexico.

Dino Ignani. 80's Dark Rome takes the visitor to discover the Rome of the Eighties, exploring the dark cultural and music scene through a series of evocative portraits of the young people who animated the nightlife of the time.

Gallery of Modern Art

In Via Francesco Crispi, the Gallery of Modern Art in Rome hosts two unmissable exhibitions.

Aesthetics of Deformation explores the expressionist line of Italian art between the Thirties and Fifties. The works selected from the Iannaccone collection in Milan offer a journey into expressionist painting and sculpture, highlighting artists of the Roman School and the Corrente group.

La poesia ti guarda, in homage to Gruppo 70, celebrates sixty years since the birth of this artistic partnership, emphasizing the verbo-visual research and innovation that characterized the movement.

Museums of Villa Torlonia

The Museums of Villa Torlonia offer a unique context, where the exhibitions dialogue with the Art Nouveau architecture of its structures, such as the Casina delle Civette.

Niki Berlinguer. The Lady of the Tapestries is an extraordinary exhibition of textile works created by the artist, a pioneer in translating painting into textile narratives. The tapestries on display harmonize perfectly with the museum's ornate environments, offering a unique insight into twentieth-century textile art.

In addition to the main museums, numerous spaces in Roma Capitale offer free admission and host fascinating exhibitions. These include:

Museo Carlo Bilotti - Orangery of Villa Borghese, the exhibition Sandro Visca - Fracturae explores the dialogue between matter and form, enhancing fragmentary nature as a metaphor for the human condition.

Napoleonic Museum, the exhibition Giuseppe Primoli and the charm of the Orient highlights the relationship between Count Primoli and Asian culture, with documents and artifacts of extraordinary value.

The following exhibitions are exceptions to free admission:

Rome painter. Women artists in Rome between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries at the Museo di Roma, which focuses on women artists who worked in Rome starting from the sixteenth century, with a path that reaches up to 1800 and the new ways of progressive access to training that slowly impose themselves in accordance with the European panorama. At the center of the exhibition are the many women artists who from the sixteenth to the nineteenth century made Rome their place of study and work with a rich, varied production of absolute artistic importance, often relegated to a sort of historiographical silence.
Air-raid shelter and bunker of Villa Torlonia with a new exhibition itinerary that documents the life of Mussolini and his family in the villa and, through an immersive multimedia experience, allows you to relive the dramatic moments of the air raids during the Second World War.
Circo Maximo Experience, offers an immersive visit of the Circus Maximus in augmented and virtual reality, from 9:30 am to 4:00 pm (every 15 minutes with last admission at 2:50 pm).

Every first Sunday of the month, the civic museums of Roma Capitale offer not only an opportunity to explore art and history, but also a moment to reflect on cultural and social developments through temporary exhibitions. It is an event not to be missed for those who want to immerse themselves in the artistic heart of the city, rediscovering the beauty and depth of Roman culture, free of charge and within everyone's reach.

By the Editorial staff of Avion Tourism Magazine

Text source and photo: Roma Capitale Press Office

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